Richard Tee

Richard Tee (24 de noviembre de 1943 - 21 de julio de 1993) fue teclista, cantante y músico de sesión estadounidense.

Tras trabajar como el pianista de la casa discográfica Motown,​ Tee pronto se convirtió en miembro del grupo de músicos de sesión especialmente activos en las décadas de 1970 y 1980 en Nueva York. Fue asimismo miembro fundador del grupo Stuff,​ y miembro, con otros integrantes de esa banda, del Gadd Gang, liderada por Steve Gadd.​

Grabó y tocó con muchos de los grandes nombres del jazz y del soul estadounidense, como Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Grover Washington, Jr., George Benson, Stanley Turrentine, Roberta Flack, y Diana Ross, además de artistas de otros géneros, como Patti Austin, George Harrison, Paul Simon​ y Peter Gabriel.

Discografía

cómo líder

• Strokin' (Columbia-Tappan Zee 1979)
• Natural Ingredients (Columbia-Tappan Zee 1980)
• The Best of Richard Tee (Columbia-Tappan Zee 1981)
• Contemporary Piano (DCI 1982)
• The Bottom Line (King Records 1985)
• Inside You (Columbia 1989)
• Real Time (One Voice 1992)
• Bottom Line 2003

con Hank Crawford

• Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul (1969)
• Help Me make It Through the Night (1972)
• We Got a Good Thing Goin' (1972)
• Wildflower (1973)

con George Benson

• Tell It Like It Is (1969)
• Big Boss Band - George Benson with the Count Basie Orchestra - (1990)
• Love Remembers (1993)

con Grover Washington, Jr.

• Inner City Blues (1971)
• All the King's Horses (1972)
• Soul Box/Vol. 2 (1973)
• Feels So Good (1975)
• Winelight (1980)
• Skylarkin' (1980)
• Come Morning (1981)
• The Best Is Yet to Come (1982)
• In Concert (1982)
• Inside Moves (1984)

con Cornell Dupree

• Teasin' (1974)
• Coast to Coast (1988)
• Can't Get Through (1991)
• Child's Play (1992)
• Uncle Funky (1992)

con Stuff

• Stuff (1976)
• More Stuff (1977)
• Stuff It (1978)
• Live Stuff (1978)
• Live In New York (1980)
• East (1981)
• Best Stuff (1981)

con Steve Gadd/ The Gadd Gang

• Gadd About (1984)
• The Gadd Gang (1986)
• Here & Now (1988)
• Live at Bottom Line (1988)
• Gadd Gang (1991)

cómo músico de sesión

• Tune In, Turn On to the Hippest Commercials of the 60's (1967) - Benny Golson
• Soul Drums (1968) - Bernard Purdie
• Soul Rebel (1968) - Bob Marley
• Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes (1969) - Shirley Scott
• I Heard That (1969) - Quincy Jones
• Watch What Happens (1969) - Lena Horne & Agbor Szabo
• Good Vibes (1969) - Gary Burton
• Live at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper (1970) - Esther Phillips
• Everybody's Talkin' (1970) - King Curtis
• Suite 16 (1970) - Yusef Lateef
• Boys from Dayton (1971) - Snooky Young
• Blacknuss (1971) - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• Salt Song (1971) - Stanley Turrentine
• Quiet Fire (1971) - Roberta Flack
• Push Push (1971) - Herbie Mann
• Young, Gifted and Black (1972) - Aretha Franklin
• Chuck Rainey Coalition (1972) - Chuck Rainey
• Sweet Buns & Barbecue (1972) - Houston Person
• Soul Is...Pretty Purdie (1972) - Bernard Purdie
• Alone Again (Naturally) (1972) - Esther Phillips
• The Weapon (1972) - David Newman
• The Final Comedown (1972) - Grant Green
• Blues Farm (1973) - Ron Carter
• Your Baby is a Lady (1973) - Jackie DeShannon
• Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973) - Stanley Turrentine
• Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
• In the Beginning (1974) - Hubert Laws
• AWB (1974) - Average White Band
• The Disco Kid (1975) - Van McCoy
• Negril (1975) - Eric Gale
• The New York Connection (1975) Tom Scott
• Gone At Last (1975) Paul Simon
• "Lost Generation" (1975) Elliott Murphy
• Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) - George Harrison
• The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color (1976) - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• Dinner Music (1976) Carla Bley
• End of a Rainbow (1976) Patti Austin
• The Real McCoy (1976) Van McCoy
• The Stranger (1977) Billy Joel
• The Atlantic Family Live in Montreaux 1977
• Multiprication Eric Gale 1978
• Intimate Strangers Tom Scott (1978)
• Warmer Communications (1978) Average White Band
• "The Wiz" (1979) BSO fproduced by Quincy Jones
• One Trick Pony - (1980) Paul Simon
• Apple Juice (1981) Tom Scott
• RIT Lee Ritenour 1981
• "The Concert in Central Park" (1981) Simon and Garfunkel
• Living Eyes (1981) Bee Gees
• Heartbreaker (1982) Dionne Warwick
• Blade Runner (1982) (Not OST) in "Memories of Green" song
• Fill Up The Night (1983) Sadao Watanabe
• Hearts and Bones (1983) Paul Simon
• An Innocent Man Billy Joel (1984)
• Universal Rhythm Ralph MacDonald 1984
• Underground (song) David Bowie (1986)
• So Peter Gabriel (1986)
• Streamlines Tom Scott 1987
• Sound Investment Flip Phillips & Scott Hamilton 1987
• Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) Diana Ross
• At Home (1987) Janis Siegel
• The Camera Never Lies (1987) Michael Franks
• Close Up (1988) Dave Sanborn
• At Last (1989) Lou Rawls
• Street Smarts (1989) Eddie Gomez
• Midnight in San Juan (1989) Earl Klugh
• Bottom's Up Victor Bailey (1989)
• Star Time James Brown (1991)
• Upfront David Sanborn (1992)
• Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Aretha Franklin (1992)
• Legendary Lou Rawls Lou Rawls (1992)
• I'll Take Care of You Cissy Houston/Chuck Jackson (1992)
• Anthology: Down in Birdland Manhattan Transfer (1992)
• Evolution of Herbie Mann'" Herbie Mann (1993)
• Greatest Hits 80-94 Aretha Franklin (1993)
• Instant Soul: Legendary King Curtis King Curtis 1993
• Softly with these Songs: The Best... Roberta Flack 1993
• Friends Can Be Lovers Dionne Warwick (1993)
• Skyline Phil Carmen (1993)

Enlaces externos

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• Datos: Q712959