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24/7 (Gerald Albright and Norman Brown album)

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24/7
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 2012
GenreJazz
Length51:12
LabelConcord Jazz
ProducerGerald Albright, Norman Brown, Herman Jackson

24/7 is a collaboration album by Gerald Albright & Norman Brown. The album was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.[1]

Track listing

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  1. "In the Moment" (Gerald Albright) - 4:47
  2. "Keep it Moving" (Herman Jackson) - 5:03
  3. "Perfect Love" (Norman Brown, Dr. Farid Zarif) - 4:29
  4. "Buenos Amigos" (Albright) - 5:20
  5. "Tomorrow" (The Brothers Johnson) - 5:53
  6. "Yes I Can" (Brown) - 4:38
  7. "24/7" (Albright) - 5:59
  8. "Champagne Life" (David Dorohn, Shaffer Smith) - 5:22
  9. "The Best Is Yet to Come" (Brown, Jeanette Harris) - 4:41
  10. "Power of Your Smile" (Albright) - 5:00

Personnel

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  • Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, EWI, programming, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, arrangements, horn arrangements
  • Norman Brown – guitars, rhythm guitar
  • Phil Davis – keyboards
  • Tracy Carter – keyboards, arrangements
  • Herman Jackson – keyboards, arrangements, horn arrangements
  • Mark Cargill – programming, strings, harp
  • Rick Watford – guitars, rhythm guitar
  • Byron Miller – bass
  • Ricky Lawson – drums
  • Charles Streeter – drums
  • Jay Williams – drums
  • Ray Ysalas – percussion
  • Jeanette Harris – horn arrangements
  • Selina Albright – vocals, backing vocals
  • Rochella Brown – vocals
  • Demille Cole-Heard – vocals

Production

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  • Mark Wexler – executive producer
  • Gerald Albright – producer, engineer
  • Norman Brown – producer, engineer
  • Herman Jackson – producer, engineer
  • Tracy Carter – engineer
  • Phil Davis – engineer
  • Ricky Lawson – engineer
  • Michael Vail Blum – engineer, mixing
  • Rick Watford – engineer
  • Jay Williams – engineer
  • Don Murray – mixing
  • Paul Blakemore – mastering
  • Michael Stever – music copyist
  • Larissa Collins – art direction
  • Albert J. Roman – package design
  • Lori Stoll – photography

Charts

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Weekly

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Current Albums (Billboard)[2] 168
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 4
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[5] 25

Year-end

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Chart (2012) Rank
Jazz Albums (Billboard)[6] 21
Chart (2013) Rank
Jazz Albums (Billboard)[7] 47

References

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  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.
  2. ^ "Billboard Biz". Billboard. Click "Charts. "Put "Gerald Albright / Norman Brown" in the artist field and choose "Top Current Albums" in the "Chart Name" field. Click "Submit." Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Gerald Albright Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Jazz Albums – Year-End". Billboard. 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  7. ^ "Jazz Albums – Year-End". Billboard. 2013. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
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