Tag: Gerald Albright Signature Alto

Hallelujah

This song was released 35 years ago on Cohen’s ‘Various Positions’ album. The album was rejected by Columbia Records… and the rest is history

Skyfall

Written and recorded in 2012 for the 23rd James Bond movie ‘Skyfall.’ The music was composed by Thomas Newman, and the song performed by Adele.

Year of the Cat

“On a morning from a Bogart movie…” Year of the Cat was released in 1976 by singer-songwriter Al Stewart

Come Fly With Me

While several individuals have recorded this song–such as Michael Bublé, Count Basie, Dean Martin and Lou Rawls–it was written in 1957 by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn for Frank Sinatra.

When a Man Loves a Woman

Putting together a few new tracks for an upcoming show. Nothing better than a little old-school soulful music by Percy Sledge (1966). This song went number 1 on the charts for 2 different artists.

I Have Nothing

Power ballad originally performed by Whitney Houston. The song was written by David Foster and Linda Thompson for the soundtrack of The Bodyguard (1992).

95 and Vine

An amazing venue for live entertainment. 95 and Vine in Port Orange, Florida is the place to be. It was fun entertaining happy wine drinkers for three hours on a Saturday evening. Decided to mix it up with music across five decades many genres. https://www.facebook.com/95andvine/   Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry (Sax Cover)…

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Turn the Page

Bob Seger song from 1973. The very distinguishable sax parts were written by Bob Seger’s sax player–Alto Reed. True story 😉

You Are So Beautiful

Classic song from Joe Cocker’s 1974 album, I Can Stand a Little Rain. Trying a new black bamboo reed 😉

Hard Candy Christmas

Written by Carol Hall and performed by Dolly Parton (1982). Tried to get this arrangement as close to the original as possible. From the musical ‘Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.’