New Beginnings (Gerald Albright album)

2006 studio album by Gerald Albright

New Beginnings is an album by Gerald Albright. It was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007 which became his first nomination in that category in his music career.^[1]

Track listing

1. "We Got The Groove" (Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber) - 4:07
2. "New Beginnings" (Albright) - 5:10
3. "Deep into My Soul" (Albright, Lorber) - 4:04
4. "And the Beat Goes On" - 4:36
5. "Georgia on My Mind" - 5:23
6. "Take Your Time" (Albright, Lorber) - 4:35
7. "I Want Somebody" (Albright, Chuckii Booker) - 4:28
8. "You Are My Love" (Albright, Luther Hanes) - 5:15
9. "Last But Not Least" (Albright) - 4:38
10. "I Need You" (Albright, Booker) - 3:53
11. "Big Shoes" (Albright, Lorber, Marion McClain) - 5:09
12. "Georgia on My Mind" (reprise) - 3:52

Personnel

• Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, bass guitar (1, 3, 4, 6-11), drum programming (1, 2, 5, 9, 11, 12), arrangements
• Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 3, 6), guitars (1, 3, 6), arrangements (1, 3, 6, 11), drum programming (3, 6)
• Tracy Carter – keyboards (2, 5, 9, 12), arrangements (2, 5, 9, 12)
• Patrice Rushen – acoustic piano solo (2)
• Rex Rideout – keyboards (4), drum programming (4), arrangements (4)
• Chuckii Booker – keyboards (7, 10), drum programming (7, 10), arrangements (7, 10), backing vocals (10)
• Luther Hanes – keyboards (8), backing vocals (8), arrangements (8)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (1, 3, 11)
• John "Jubu" Smith – guitars (2, 5, 12)
• Darrell Crooks – guitars (4)
• Rick Watford – guitars (8, 9)
• Marlon McClain – guitars (11)
• Melvin Lee Davis – bass guitar (2, 5, 12)
• Teddy Campbell – drums (1, 3, 6, 11)
• Anthony Moore – drums (2, 5, 12)
• Chris Botti – trumpet (11)
• Walter Scott – vocals (4)
• Wallace "Scotty" Scott – vocals (4)

Production

• Andi Howard – executive producer
• Mark Wexler – executive producer
• Jeff Lorber – producer (1, 3, 6, 11), engineer (1, 3, 6, 11)
• Gerald Albright – engineer (1, 3, 4, 6-11), producer (2, 5, 9, 12)
• Rex Rideout – producer (4), engineer (4)
• Chuckii Booker – producer (7, 10), engineer (7, 10)
• Luther Hanes – producer (8)
• Dave Rideau – engineer (1, 3, 6, 11)
• Anthony Jeffries – engineer (2, 5, 12)
• Tracy Carter – engineer (9)
• Sonny Mediana – art direction
• MAD Design – art direction
• Carl Studna – photography
• Phil Collins – liner notes
• Chapman Management – management

Studios

• Recorded at JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, California); Castle Oaks Studio (Calabasas, California); Riverphio Studios (Anaheim, California); KAR Studios and Da Crib Studio (Sherman Oaks, California).

References

1. "Jazz festival salutes Gerald Albright". Cape Gazette. October 10, 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-24. He has been nominated for several other Grammys, including in 2008 for New Beginnings and in 2009 for Sax for Stax. Subsequent Grammy nods were earned for 24/7 in 2012 and Slam Dunk in 2014. His latest release, 30, commemorates 30 years since the release of his debut CD, Just Between Us.