Pushing the Envelope (album) explained

Pushing the Envelope
Type:	studio
Artist:	Gerald Albright
Cover:	Pushing the Envelope (album).jpg
Released:	June 15, 2010
Recorded:	Unknown
Genre:	Jazz, R&B
Label:	Heads Up Records
Producer:	Gerald Albright
Prev Title:	Sax for Stax
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	24/7
Next Year:	2012

Pushing the Envelope is the twelfth studio album by saxophone player Gerald Albright. It was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2011.^[1]

Guests

Guests on the album include:

• Fred Wesley on track 1
• Earl Klugh on track 6
• George Duke on track 8

Track listing

All songs written by Gerald Albright, except where noted.

1. "What Would James Do?" - 5:32 (featuring Fred Wesley)
2. "Get on the Floor" (Michael Jackson, Louis Johnson) - 4:56
3. "Bobo's Groove" - 5:02
4. "Capetown Strut" - 4:52
5. "Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:57
6. "I Found the Klugh" - 5:36 (featuring Earl Klugh)
7. "Embrace the Spirit" - 6:01
8. "The Road to Peace [A Prayer for Haiti]" - 5:10 (featuring George Duke)
9. "Highway 70" - 4:53
10. "From the Soul" - 5:40

Personnel

• Gerald Albright – alto saxophone (1-4, 6-10), baritone saxophone (1-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, tenor saxophone (1-4, 6-10), keyboards (1, 4, 6, 7, 8), bass guitar (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 10), drum programming (1), synthesizer programming (2, 3), EWI controller (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9), backing vocals (4), synthesizers (5), soprano saxophone (5, 8), percussion programming (6, 8)
• Tracy Carter – keyboards (1-5, 7-10)
• Luther Hanes – keyboards (6)
• George Duke – acoustic piano (8)
• Rick Watford – guitars (1, 2, 3, 6-10)
• Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (6)
• Ricky Lawson – drums (2-10)
• Fred Wesley – trombone (1)
• Mark Cargill – string section (2, 5), string arrangements and conductor (2, 5)
• Selina Albright – backing vocals (2, 5)

Production

• Mark Wexler – executive producer
• Gerald Albright – producer, arrangements, recording
• Yuya Morishita – drum recording (2-10)
• Greg Cook – string recording (2, 5)
• Erik Zobler – piano recording (8)
• Don Murray – mixing
• Sangwook "Sunny" Nam – mastering
• Larissa Collins – art direction
• Albert J. Roman – cover design
• Lori Stoll – photography
• Steve Chapman and Chapman Management – management

Studios

• Recorded at Bright Music Studios (Castle Rock, Colorado).
• Drums recorded at Ahhsum Studios (West Covina, California).
• Strings recorded at CCI Media (Torrance, California).
• Piano recorded at LeGonks West (Hollywood, California).
• Mixed at G Studio Digital (Studio City, California).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California).

Notes and References

1. Web site: 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards . 2024-02-10 . The Recording Academy.