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Ledisi Anibade Young is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her first name means "to bring forth" or "to come here" in Yoruba
. Ledisi is known for her jazz influenced vocals. In 1995, Ledisi formed the group known as Anibade. After unsuccessfully trying to get the group signed to a major label, she formed LeSun Records with Sundra Manning. Along with her group Anibade, Ledisi released an album entitled Take Time. The album gained major airplay from local radio stations.
In 2000, Ledisi released her first album, entitled Soulsinger: The Revival
. Ledisi and her group toured in 2001, performing various shows. In 2002, Ledisi released her second album, Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
. The album won her an award for "Outstanding Jazz Album" at the California Music Awards.
In 2007, Ledisi signed a major record deal with Verve Forecast and released her third album in August of that year, entitled Lost & Found
, which sold almost 217,000 copies and earned her two Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist. In 2008, Ledisi released her Christmas album, It's Christmas
.
In 2009, Ledisi released her fourth album Turn Me Loose
, which earned her 2 Grammy nominations.
Ledisi first began performing publicly at age eight with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra. She moved to Oakland, California
, where she was nominated for a Shellie award in 1990 for her performance in a production of The Wiz
and performed in an extended run with the San Francisco cabaret
troupe, Beach Blanket Babylon
. She studied opera and piano for five years at University of California Berkeley in their Young Musicians Program.
, independently on her label, LeSun Records. The album spun off four singles, "Soulsinger", "Take Time", "Get Outta My Kitchen", and "Good Lovin'". After the release of Soulsinger: The Revival
, Ledisi toured with her group Anibade.
In 2002, Ledisi released her second album, Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
, which was also released independently. The album featured the singles "Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue" and "Autumn Leaves". During this time she also recorded commercials for the Sci Fi Channel
. In 2003, Ledisi won "Outstanding Jazz Album" for Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
at the California Music Awards.
and released "Blues in the Night" which featured on the tribute album, We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
.
In August 2007, Ledisi's third album, Lost & Found
, was released. During the time of her hiatus, Ledisi stated that she was unsure of wanting to stay within the music industry. In response, Ledisi wrote the song "Alright" to express her life. "Alright" became the lead single and debuted at #45 on the Billboard
Hot R&B chart. The album's second single, "In The Morning", debuted at #49 on the Billboard Hot R&B chart. Other songs from the album charted but were not released as singles. "Think of You" charted at #71 on the Hot R&B charts, "Joy" charted at #103 on the Hot R&B charts and #29 on the Adult R&B Airplay.
In December 2007, the album earned her two Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist
. In 2008, Ledisi continued her tour to promote the album, Lost & Found
. By January 2009, the album had sold 216,894 copies.
In September 2008, Ledisi released her Christmas album, It's Christmas
, which featured the singles "This Christmas" and "Children Go Where I Send Thee". In December 2008, Ledisi's T.V. special aired on Gospel Channel, entitled "Ledisi Christmas". Ledisi performed a few songs from her Christmas album
. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Give Love On Christmas Day" charted on the Hot R&B charts at #113.
. The album was released on August 18, 2009. Speaking in April 2010 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis - Deputy Editor of the award-winning Blues & Soul
- Ledisi explained the album's title reflected its musical diversity: "The title 'Turn Me Loose' is basically me saying 'I don't wanna be boxed in! Let me be myself as a performer and singer, because I do EVERYTHING! Not just one particular style!'." She employed production from seasoned Rhythm and Blues songwriter-producers such as Raphael Saddiq,Jimmy Jam + Terry Lewis, James "Big Jim" Wright & Carvin & Ivan. The first single from this album was 'Goin' Thru Changes'. Watch this approved EPK - http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=61888932 to get an insight on her album. The second single was chosen to be Higher Than This, produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and James "Big Jim" Wright.
On May 13, 2010, Ledisi performed at Charter Oak Cultural Center's 9th Annual Gala, a fundraiser for free after-school youth arts programming in inner-city Hartford. She performed several songs from Turn Me Loose, and also performed a duet with Anika Noni Rose
, a tribute to the late Lena Horne.
on his North American INTIMACY Tour. On March 10, 2011, during her opening act in Atlanta, Georgia, Ledisi announced that she had finished recording her fifth studio album on March 9, 2011.
Ledisi's sixth studio album, Pieces of Me
, was released on June 14, 2011. It debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 Charts, selling 38,000 in its first week. The album's title track served as the album's lead single.
Ledisi has performed at the White House
3 times at the behest of President and First Lady Obama.
Ledisi is, currently, preparing for her first headlining tour to promote her album, Pieces of Me. The tour begins on October 20, 2011 in Raleigh, NC.
With this album, Ledisi was nominated to 3 Grammy indications (with chances to win) for the Grammy Awards 2012, on the categories Best R&B Album, Best R&B Perfomance and Best R&B Song, with the album and the lead single "Pieces of Me"
Yoruba language
Yorùbá is a Niger–Congo language spoken in West Africa by approximately 20 million speakers. The native tongue of the Yoruba people, it is spoken, among other languages, in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo and in communities in other parts of Africa, Europe and the Americas...
. Ledisi is known for her jazz influenced vocals. In 1995, Ledisi formed the group known as Anibade. After unsuccessfully trying to get the group signed to a major label, she formed LeSun Records with Sundra Manning. Along with her group Anibade, Ledisi released an album entitled Take Time. The album gained major airplay from local radio stations.
In 2000, Ledisi released her first album, entitled Soulsinger: The Revival
Soulsinger: The Revival
Soulsinger: The Revival is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi. The album was released independently in January 2000 by Ledisi's label, LeSun Records, and was produced by members of Anibade...
. Ledisi and her group toured in 2001, performing various shows. In 2002, Ledisi released her second album, Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi. The album won for Outstanding Jazz Album at the 2003 California Music Awards.-Track listing:#"So Right" #"I've Got It"...
. The album won her an award for "Outstanding Jazz Album" at the California Music Awards.
In 2007, Ledisi signed a major record deal with Verve Forecast and released her third album in August of that year, entitled Lost & Found
Lost & Found (Ledisi album)
Lost & Found is the third studio album by American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter Ledisi, released August 28, 2007 on Verve Records. It is her major-label debut after releasing two independent albums with her producing partner and keyboardist Sundra Manning on their label LeSun Records...
, which sold almost 217,000 copies and earned her two Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist. In 2008, Ledisi released her Christmas album, It's Christmas
It's Christmas (Ledisi album)
It's Christmas is the Christmas album of singer, Ledisi. The album peaked #28 on the Top R&B charts. This is Ledisi's second release on Verve Forecast...
.
In 2009, Ledisi released her fourth album Turn Me Loose
Turn Me Loose (Ledisi album)
Turn Me Loose is the fourth studio album by American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter Ledisi, released August 18, 2009 on Verve Records. It was recorded after Ledisi's experience with writer's block, which she overcame after finding inspiration in listening to Buddy Miles's Them Changes...
, which earned her 2 Grammy nominations.
Early life
Ledisi grew up in a musical family; her mother sang in a Louisiana R&B band and her stepfather, Joseph Pierce,III, (deceased) was a drummer in the New Orleans area. Her biological father is soul singer Larry Sanders, although he left the family when she was a baby and did not meet again for nearly three decades.Ledisi first began performing publicly at age eight with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra. She moved to Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, where she was nominated for a Shellie award in 1990 for her performance in a production of The Wiz
The Wiz
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...
and performed in an extended run with the San Francisco cabaret
Cabaret
Cabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
troupe, Beach Blanket Babylon
Beach Blanket Babylon
Steve Silver's Beach Blanket Babylon is America's longest-running musical revue. The show began its run in 1974, at Club Savoy Tivoli and has since moved to the larger Club Fugazi in the North Beach district of San Francisco...
. She studied opera and piano for five years at University of California Berkeley in their Young Musicians Program.
1995-1999: Beginnings
In the 1990s, she formed a group called Anibade, alongside Sundra Manning (producer, keyboards, songwriting), Cedrickke Dennis (guitar), Nelson Braxton (bass), Wayne Braxton (sax), and Rob Rhodes (drums), playing a jazz and hip-hop influenced kind of soul. The group won acclaim in the Bay Area, and recorded a demo, "Take Time" which was played on local stations. Ledisi tried to get the group signed to a major label, but had no luck.2000-2003: Soulsinger: The Revival and Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
In January 2000, Ledisi released her first album, Soulsinger: The RevivalSoulsinger: The Revival
Soulsinger: The Revival is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi. The album was released independently in January 2000 by Ledisi's label, LeSun Records, and was produced by members of Anibade...
, independently on her label, LeSun Records. The album spun off four singles, "Soulsinger", "Take Time", "Get Outta My Kitchen", and "Good Lovin'". After the release of Soulsinger: The Revival
Soulsinger: The Revival
Soulsinger: The Revival is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi. The album was released independently in January 2000 by Ledisi's label, LeSun Records, and was produced by members of Anibade...
, Ledisi toured with her group Anibade.
In 2002, Ledisi released her second album, Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi. The album won for Outstanding Jazz Album at the 2003 California Music Awards.-Track listing:#"So Right" #"I've Got It"...
, which was also released independently. The album featured the singles "Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue" and "Autumn Leaves". During this time she also recorded commercials for the Sci Fi Channel
Sci Fi Channel (United States)
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
. In 2003, Ledisi won "Outstanding Jazz Album" for Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue
Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi. The album won for Outstanding Jazz Album at the 2003 California Music Awards.-Track listing:#"So Right" #"I've Got It"...
at the California Music Awards.
2006-2008: Lost & Found
During her five year hiatus, Ledisi made appearances on soundtracks. In 2007, she signed with VerveVerve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
and released "Blues in the Night" which featured on the tribute album, We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song is a 2007 tribute album to Ella Fitzgerald, released to mark the 90th anniversary of her birth.-Track listing:#"A-Tisket, A-Tasket"...
.
In August 2007, Ledisi's third album, Lost & Found
Lost & Found (Ledisi album)
Lost & Found is the third studio album by American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter Ledisi, released August 28, 2007 on Verve Records. It is her major-label debut after releasing two independent albums with her producing partner and keyboardist Sundra Manning on their label LeSun Records...
, was released. During the time of her hiatus, Ledisi stated that she was unsure of wanting to stay within the music industry. In response, Ledisi wrote the song "Alright" to express her life. "Alright" became the lead single and debuted at #45 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot R&B chart. The album's second single, "In The Morning", debuted at #49 on the Billboard Hot R&B chart. Other songs from the album charted but were not released as singles. "Think of You" charted at #71 on the Hot R&B charts, "Joy" charted at #103 on the Hot R&B charts and #29 on the Adult R&B Airplay.
In December 2007, the album earned her two Grammy nominations, including one for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967...
. In 2008, Ledisi continued her tour to promote the album, Lost & Found
Lost & Found (Ledisi album)
Lost & Found is the third studio album by American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter Ledisi, released August 28, 2007 on Verve Records. It is her major-label debut after releasing two independent albums with her producing partner and keyboardist Sundra Manning on their label LeSun Records...
. By January 2009, the album had sold 216,894 copies.
In September 2008, Ledisi released her Christmas album, It's Christmas
It's Christmas (Ledisi album)
It's Christmas is the Christmas album of singer, Ledisi. The album peaked #28 on the Top R&B charts. This is Ledisi's second release on Verve Forecast...
, which featured the singles "This Christmas" and "Children Go Where I Send Thee". In December 2008, Ledisi's T.V. special aired on Gospel Channel, entitled "Ledisi Christmas". Ledisi performed a few songs from her Christmas album
It's Christmas (Ledisi album)
It's Christmas is the Christmas album of singer, Ledisi. The album peaked #28 on the Top R&B charts. This is Ledisi's second release on Verve Forecast...
. "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" and "Give Love On Christmas Day" charted on the Hot R&B charts at #113.
2009: Turn Me Loose
In 2009, Ledisi's fourth studio album was announced to be titled, Turn Me LooseTurn Me Loose (Ledisi album)
Turn Me Loose is the fourth studio album by American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter Ledisi, released August 18, 2009 on Verve Records. It was recorded after Ledisi's experience with writer's block, which she overcame after finding inspiration in listening to Buddy Miles's Them Changes...
. The album was released on August 18, 2009. Speaking in April 2010 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis - Deputy Editor of the award-winning Blues & Soul
Blues & Soul
Blues & Soul is a British music magazine covering black music. Genres covered include soul, R&B, jazz, hip hop, reggae and world music. It was first published in 1966 and is known for first using the term Northern Soul....
- Ledisi explained the album's title reflected its musical diversity: "The title 'Turn Me Loose' is basically me saying 'I don't wanna be boxed in! Let me be myself as a performer and singer, because I do EVERYTHING! Not just one particular style!'." She employed production from seasoned Rhythm and Blues songwriter-producers such as Raphael Saddiq,Jimmy Jam + Terry Lewis, James "Big Jim" Wright & Carvin & Ivan. The first single from this album was 'Goin' Thru Changes'. Watch this approved EPK - http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=61888932 to get an insight on her album. The second single was chosen to be Higher Than This, produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and James "Big Jim" Wright.
On May 13, 2010, Ledisi performed at Charter Oak Cultural Center's 9th Annual Gala, a fundraiser for free after-school youth arts programming in inner-city Hartford. She performed several songs from Turn Me Loose, and also performed a duet with Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose is an American singer and actress known for her Tony Award winning performance in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change and her starring roles in the films Dreamgirls and The Princess and the Frog....
, a tribute to the late Lena Horne.
2011- Present: Pieces of Me
Ledisi toured with R&B/soul singer KemKem (singer)
KEM Owens , professionally known as "'KEM'", is an American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, and producer...
on his North American INTIMACY Tour. On March 10, 2011, during her opening act in Atlanta, Georgia, Ledisi announced that she had finished recording her fifth studio album on March 9, 2011.
Ledisi's sixth studio album, Pieces of Me
Pieces of Me (Ledisi album)
Pieces of Me is the fifth studio album by R&B singer Ledisi. It was released on June 14, 2011 via Verve Forecast.-Background:On March 10, 2011, during her opening act for singer Kem on the INTIMACY tour in Atlanta, Georgia, Ledisi stated that she had finished recording her fifth studio album the...
, was released on June 14, 2011. It debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 Charts, selling 38,000 in its first week. The album's title track served as the album's lead single.
Ledisi has performed at the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
3 times at the behest of President and First Lady Obama.
Ledisi is, currently, preparing for her first headlining tour to promote her album, Pieces of Me. The tour begins on October 20, 2011 in Raleigh, NC.
With this album, Ledisi was nominated to 3 Grammy indications (with chances to win) for the Grammy Awards 2012, on the categories Best R&B Album, Best R&B Perfomance and Best R&B Song, with the album and the lead single "Pieces of Me"
Awards and nominations
- BET AwardsBET AwardsThe BET Awards were established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate African Americans and other minorities in music, acting, sports, and other fields of entertainment over the past year. The awards are presented annually and broadcast live on BET...
- 2008, BET J Cool Like Dat Award (Nominated)
- BETJ Virtual Awards
- 2008, Female Artist of the Year (Nominated)
- California Music Awards
- 2003, Outstanding Jazz Album, Feeling Orange But Sometimes Blue (Won)
- Grammy Awards
- 2012, Best R&B Perfomance, Pieces of Me (Nominated/Current)
- 2012, Best R&B Song, Pieces of Me (Nominated/Current)
- 2012, Best R&B Album, Pieces of Me (Nominated/Current)
- 2010, Best R&B Album, Turn Me Loose (Nominated)
- 2010, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Goin' Thru Changes" (Nominated)
- 2008, Best New Artist (Nominated)
- 2008, Best R&B Album, Lost & Found (Nominated)
- Soul Train Awards
- 2009, Best R&B/Soul Female Artist (nominated)
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
U.S. R&B Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 2000 | Soulsinger: The Revival Soulsinger: The Revival Soulsinger: The Revival is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi. The album was released independently in January 2000 by Ledisi's label, LeSun Records, and was produced by members of Anibade...
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| 2002 | Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Ledisi. The album won for Outstanding Jazz Album at the 2003 California Music Awards.-Track listing:#"So Right" #"I've Got It"... |
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| 2007 | Lost & Found Lost & Found (Ledisi album) Lost & Found is the third studio album by American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter Ledisi, released August 28, 2007 on Verve Records. It is her major-label debut after releasing two independent albums with her producing partner and keyboardist Sundra Manning on their label LeSun Records... |
78 | 10 |
| 2008 | It's Christmas It's Christmas (Ledisi album) It's Christmas is the Christmas album of singer, Ledisi. The album peaked #28 on the Top R&B charts. This is Ledisi's second release on Verve Forecast... |
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| 2009 | Turn Me Loose Turn Me Loose (Ledisi album) Turn Me Loose is the fourth studio album by American R&B and jazz singer-songwriter Ledisi, released August 18, 2009 on Verve Records. It was recorded after Ledisi's experience with writer's block, which she overcame after finding inspiration in listening to Buddy Miles's Them Changes... |
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| 2011 | Pieces of Me Pieces of Me (Ledisi album) Pieces of Me is the fifth studio album by R&B singer Ledisi. It was released on June 14, 2011 via Verve Forecast.-Background:On March 10, 2011, during her opening act for singer Kem on the INTIMACY tour in Atlanta, Georgia, Ledisi stated that she had finished recording her fifth studio album the... |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. | U.S. R&B | Hot Adult R&B Billboard charts The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine... |
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| 2000 | "Soulsinger" | — | — | — | |
| "Take Time" | — | — | — | ||
| "Get Outta My Kitchen" | — | — | — | ||
| "Good Lovin | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue" | — | — | — | |
| "Autumn Leaves" | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Alright" | — | 45 | 13 | |
| 2008 | "In The Morning" | — | 49 | 26 | |
| "Think of You" | — | 74 | — | ||
| "Joy" | — | 103 | 29 | ||
| "This Christmas (Could Be the One)" | — | 112 | — | ||
| "Children Go Where I Send Thee" | — | — | — | ||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | — | 113 | — | ||
| "Give Love on Christmas Day" | — | 113 | — | ||
| 2009 | "Goin' Thru Changes" | — | 43 | — | |
| "Higher Than This" | — | 63 | — | ||
| 2011 | "Pieces of Me" | 114 | 19 | 7 | |
| "Stay Together" (featuring Jaheim Jaheim Jaheim Hoagland is an American R&B singer and formerly a rapper performing under the mononymous name of Jaheim. He was signed by Naughty by Nature's Kaygee to Divine Mill Records in 2000, and released his debut album Ghetto Love in 2001. His second effort, Still Ghetto, was released a year later,... ) |
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| "So Into You" | — | — | — | ||
Other appearances
The reference for all tracks listed below can be found here.| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Then There Was You | Trombone Shorty | For True | Verve Forecast Records |
| 2008 | "The World Keeps Going Around" | Brian Culbertson Brian Culbertson Brian Culbertson is a musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of jazz band director and trumpeter Jim Culbertson, Brian's instruments include the keyboard and trombone.... |
Bringing Back The Funk Bringing Back The Funk Bringing Back The Funk is an album by Brian Culbertson which was released on GRP Records. The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Chart and stayed there for two weeks... |
GRP |
| 2008 | "Alright" | Ledisi | Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns | Atlantic Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... |
| 2008 | "Waters of March" | Sergio Mendez Sergio Méndez Sergio de Jesús Méndez Cortéz was a football player from El Salvador who represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.-Club career:Nicknamed el Tabudo, Méndez played for Atlético Marte and Águila.... featuring Ledisi |
Encanto | Concord Records Concord Records Concord Records is a U.S. record label now based in Beverly Hills, California. Originally known as Concord Jazz, it was established in 1972 as an off-shoot of the Concord Jazz Festival in Concord, California by festival founder Carl Jefferson, a local automobile dealer and jazz fan who sold his... |
| 2007 | "Blues in the Night" | Ledisi | We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song is a 2007 tribute album to Ella Fitzgerald, released to mark the 90th anniversary of her birth.-Track listing:#"A-Tisket, A-Tasket"... |
Verve Music Group |
| 2007 | "Devotion" | Ledisi | Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind and Fire is a tribute album to the R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire. The album was the first album to be released on the revived Stax label.-Reception:... |
Concord Music Group Concord Music Group Concord Music Group is a record company owned by Village Roadshow formed in 2004 by the merger of Concord Records and Fantasy Records. In 2005, the company acquired the classics and jazz label Telarc International. On December 18, 2006, Concord announced the re-launch of the soul label Stax;... |
| 2007 | "To Love Again" | Gordon Chambers Gordon Chambers Gordon Chambers is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and record producer who has written songs for over 75 recording artists including Angie Stone, Yolanda Adams, The Isley Brothers, Brandy, Trey Songz, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle, Usher, Marc Anthony, Jamie Foxx, Aretha Franklin,... featuring Ledisi |
Love Stories | Chamber Music |
| 2006 | "I Can't Let You Go" | Steve Hartsman Harvey featuring Ledisi | Everyday People Project | Expansion UK |
| 2005 | "The Rain" (f/Oran "Juice" Jones) | Ledisi & various artists | Def Jazz | GRP Records |
| 2005 | "My Sensitivity" (f/Boney James) | Ledisi & various artists | Forever, For Always, For Luther | GRP / Verve |
| 2005 | "White Boys" | Ledisi/Brandi Chavonne Massey/Shayna Steele | Hair — Actor's Fund of America Benefit Recording | Ghostlight |
| 2005 | "World of Vibrations" | Ledisi | The Craft The Craft (album) The Craft is the third full-length album by hip hop duo Blackalicious, released on ANTI- on September 27, 2005. The group worked with Grammy Award-winning engineer Russell Elevado who previous work includes D'Angelo's Voodoo, Alicia Key's Songs In A Minor, Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun. Chief Xcel went... - Blackalicious Blackalicious Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel . They are noted for Gift of Gab's often "tongue-twisting", multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's "classic" beats... |
Anti Records |
| 2004 | "Thinkin' 'Bout Me" | Boney James Boney James Boney James, is a saxophonist, songwriter and producer who popularized urban jazz... featuring Ledisi |
Pure | Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies... |
| 2004 | "Scat World" | Maysa featuring Ledisi | Smooth Sailing | Encoded Music |
| 2004 | "So Right" | Ledisi | Soul Satisfaction: A collection of Nu-Soul Gems | Shanachie Records Shanachie Records Shanachie Records was founded in 1976 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. According to Harvey Pekar , it is one of the largest independent record labels in the world, and is currently distributed by E1 Music. Starting as a label that specialized in fiddle music, they began releasing work by Celtic... |
| 2004 | "The Look of Love" | Robby Young featuring Ledisi | The Look of Love | Artist One-Stop |
| 2004 | "Don't Stop" | Maroons by Lateef and the Chief featuring Ledisi | Maroons: Ambush | Quantum Projects |
| 2003 | "Different Times" | Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as TLC, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, Mary J... featuring Ledisi |
Live: All Hits at the House of Blues | Pookie Entertainment |
| 2003 | I Want'cha Babe" | Ledisi | New Sirens of Song-Sultry Singer | Sugo Music |
| 2003 | Whatcha Gonna Do" | Frank McComb | The Truth | Expansion UK |
| 2002 | "Better Than Nothing" | Braxton Brothers featuring Ledisi | Both Sides | Peak Records Peak Records Peak Records is a record label that was co-founded by The Rippingtons leader and guitarist Russ Freeman & Andi Howard in 1994.The early years, Peak founded as a production for Russ' group The Rippingtons in GRP Records... |
| 2001 | "Going Back to New Orleans" | Pancho Sanchez featuring Ledisi | Latin Spirits | Concord Records Concord Records Concord Records is a U.S. record label now based in Beverly Hills, California. Originally known as Concord Jazz, it was established in 1972 as an off-shoot of the Concord Jazz Festival in Concord, California by festival founder Carl Jefferson, a local automobile dealer and jazz fan who sold his... |
| 2001 | "I've Got It, & Good Lovin" | Ledisi | Organic Soul | Soul Brother Records |
| 2000 | "Negros" | Omar Sosa Omar Sosa Omar Sosa is a composer, bandleader, and jazz pianist.-Biography:Sosa began studying marimba at age eight, then switched to piano at the Escuela Nacional de Musica in Havana, where he studied jazz. Sosa moved to Quito, Ecuador, in 1993, then San Francisco, California, in 1995... featuring Ledisi |
Bembon | Ota Records |
| 2000 | "NST" | David Alvarado featuring Ledisi | Soundscapes: Live from London | Phatt Funk Records |
| 1999 | "NST" | Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup... |
Blue Blue (Third Eye Blind album) * "Slow Motion" was originally released with only the chorus, due to concerns about its lyrical content. Soon thereafter, Elektra Records re-released Blue with an instrumental version. However, the full version of the song was released everywhere outside of the States and found its way around the... |
Elektra Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... |
| 1999 | "Breaking it Down" (Jay's Naked Music) | Miguel Migs Miguel Migs Miguel Steward, better known as Miguel Migs is a deep house DJ, producer and musician from San Francisco, California. -Biography:Migs began his music career at 18 years old, as a lead guitarist and songwriter for a Santa Cruz local band called Zion Sounds... |
Nude Dimensions:Naked Music Vol.1-The Petal Pusher Session | Astralwerks Astralwerks Astralwerks is a New York-based record label that releases primarily electronic music. It is owned by Virgin Records/EMI and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States.... |
| 1995 | "NST" | Xiame featuring Ledisi | Canto D'Alma | Valley Media |