Richard Tee
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Richard Tee was a pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger.
Tee graduated from the High School of Music and Art and attended the Manhattan School of Music
. Though better known as a studio and session musician
, Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the band Stuff
. In 1981 he played the piano
and keyboard
for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert In Central Park
.
Tee died of prostate cancer
on July 21, 1993 in Cold Spring, New York
.
Tee graduated from the High School of Music and Art and attended the Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
. Though better known as a studio and session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
, Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the band Stuff
Stuff (band)
Stuff was a New York-based jazz funk band active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The members were Gordon Edwards , Richard Tee , Eric Gale , Cornell Dupree , Chris Parker , and later Steve Gadd...
. In 1981 he played the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and keyboard
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert In Central Park
The Concert in Central Park
The Concert in Central Park is a live album by Simon & Garfunkel. On September 19, 1981 the folk-rock duo reunited for a free concert on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park, attended by more than 500,000 people. They released a live album from the concert the following March...
.
Tee died of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
on July 21, 1993 in Cold Spring, New York
Cold Spring, New York
Cold Spring is a village located in the Town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York. The population was 1,983 at the 2000 census. It borders the smaller village of Nelsonville...
.
Richard Tee - solo
- 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
with 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)
with George Benson
- Tell It Like It Is (1969)
- Big Boss Band - George Benson with the Count Basie Orchestra - (1990)
- Love Remembers (1993)
with Grover Washington, Jr.
- Inner City BluesInner City Blues (Grover Washington, Jr. album)Inner City Blues is the debut album by saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in September 1971 and released in 1972. The title track was a cover of the recent hit by Marvin Gaye released in June 1971. The album also includes a cover of Bill Withers' hit "Ain't...
(1971) - All the King's Horses (1972)
- Soul Box/Vol. 2 (1973)
- Feels So Good (1975)
- WinelightWinelightWinelight is a 1980 album by jazz musician Grover Washington, Jr. The album was released by Elektra Records. It includes the Grammy Award-winning hit "Just the Two of Us" sung by Bill Withers. "In the Name of Love" also has a vocal version sung by Bill Withers.-Track listing:# "Winelight" # "Let It...
(1980) - Skylarkin (1980)
- Come Morning (1981)
- The Best Is Yet to Come (1982)
- In Concert (1982)
- Inside Moves (1984)
with Cornell Dupree
- Teasin (1974)
- Coast to Coast (1988)
- Can't Get Through (1991)
- Child's Play (1992)
- Uncle Funky (1992)
with Stuff
- Stuff (1976)
- More Stuff (1977)
- Stuff It (1978)
- Live Stuff (1978)
- Live In New York (1980)
- East (1981)
- Best Stuff (1981)
with Steve Gadd/ the Gadd Gang
- Gadd About (1984)
- The Gadd Gang (1986)
- Here & Now (1988)
- Live at Bottom Line (1988)
- Gadd Gang (1991)
with various artists
- Tune In, Turn On to the Hippest Commercials of the 60's (1967) - Benny Golson
- Soul Drums (1968) - Bernard PurdieBernard PurdieBernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie is an American session drummer, and is considered an influential and innovative exponent of funk...
- Soul Rebel (1968) - Bob MarleyBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
- Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes (1969) - Shirley Scott
- I Heard That (1969) - Quincy Jones
- Watch What Happens (1969) - Lena Horne & Agbor Szabo
- Good VibesGood Vibes (album)Good Vibes is an album by vibraphonist Gary Burton recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 2½ stars calling it "rather dated and less satisfying than the vast majority of his other recordings from the era".-Track listing:#...
(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 YoungSnooky YoungEugene Edward "Snooky" Young was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known for his mastery of the plunger mute, with which he was able to create a wide range of sounds.-Biography:...
- BlacknussBlacknussBlacknuss is a 1971 album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk.-Track listing:#"Ain't No Sunshine" – 2:26#"What's Goin' On/Mercy Mercy Me " – 3:47...
(1971) - Rahsaan Roland KirkRahsaan Roland KirkRahsaan Roland Kirk was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who played tenor saxophone, flute and many other instruments... - Salt Song (1971) - Stanley Turrentine
- Quiet Fire (1971) - Roberta Flack
- Push PushPush Push (album)Push Push is a 1971 instrumental album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann, on his Embryo Records label with Atlantic, which features rock guitarist Duane Allman...
(1971) - Herbie Mann - Young, Gifted and BlackYoung, Gifted and BlackYoung, Gifted and Black is a Top 10 Gold-certified album by Aretha Franklin, released in 1972. It takes its title from the Nina Simone song "To Be Young, Gifted and Black", which is the record's title track....
(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 NewmanDavid Newman (jazz musician)David "Fathead" Newman was an American jazz saxophonist.-Biography:Born in Corsicana, Texas, Newman's professional career as a musician began in 1954 as a member of the Ray Charles Band....
- The Final ComedownThe Final Comedown (soundtrack)The Final Comedown is a soundtrack album for the film The Final Comedown by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label...
(1972) - Grant GreenGrant GreenGrant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer.... - Blues Farm (1973) - Ron Carter
- Your Baby is a Lady (1973) - Jackie DeShannonJackie DeShannonJackie DeShannon is an American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock 'n' roll period.- Life and early career :...
- Don't Mess with Mister T.Don't Mess With Mister T.Don't Mess With Mister T. is a Stanley Turrentine album produced by Creed Taylor on his label, CTI. It was arranged by Bob James and recorded at Van Gelder Studio in June 1973.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars....
(1973) - Stanley Turrentine - Abandoned LuncheonetteAbandoned LuncheonetteAbandoned Luncheonette is the second album by the American pop music duo Hall & Oates, released in 1973, which combines folk, Philly soul, and acoustic soul....
(1973) - Daryl HallDaryl HallDaryl Hall is an American rock, R&B and soul singer, keyboardist, guitarist, songwriter and producer, best known as the co-founder and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates . Hall scored several Billboard chart hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, and is regarded as one of the best blue eyed soul singers...
& John OatesJohn OatesJohn William Oates is an American rock, R&B and soul guitarist, musician, songwriter and producer best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates .... - In the Beginning (1974) - Hubert LawsHubert LawsHubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a 40+ year career in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Alongside Herbie Mann, Laws is probably the most recognized and respected jazz flutist...
- AWBAWB (album)AWB is the second studio album by the Scottish funk and soul band Average White Band, released in August 1974 . An enormous best-seller, AWB was the Average White Band's breakthrough record, stunning many listeners with its soul and funk coming from a Scottish band.AWB topped Billboard's Pop...
(1974) - Average White Band - The Disco Kid (1975) - Van McCoy
- NegrilNegril (Peter Tosh album)Negril is an instrumental album originally released in 1975 from a session produced, arranged and mostly composed by Eric Gale, and including some of Jamaica's best-known musicians...
(1975) - Eric Gale - The New York Connection (1975) Tom ScottTom Scott (musician)Tom Scott is an American saxophonist, composer, arranger, conductor and bandleader of the west coast jazz/jazz fusion ensemble The L.A. Express.-Biography:Scott was born in Los Angeles, California...
- Gone At Last (1975) Paul Simon
- "Lost Generation" (1975) Elliott MurphyElliott MurphyElliott James Murphy is an American rock singer-songwriter, novelist, producer and journalist living in Paris.-Biography:Elliott James Murphy, Jr. was born in Rockville Centre, New York to a show business family...
- Thirty Three & 1/3Thirty Three & 1/3Thirty Three & 1/3 is an album by George Harrison released in 1976. As his first release on his Dark Horse Records label, Thirty Three & 1/3 was beset with misfortune during its production, yet Harrison still managed to deliver one of his most celebrated albums.-Background:After satisfying his EMI...
(1976) - George HarrisonGeorge HarrisonGeorge Harrison, MBE was an English musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other... - The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio ColorThe Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio ColorThe Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color is an album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk originally released as a double LP, with side 4 appearing blank - although side 4 did have a hidden track, the contents of which are released as track #20 on the CD rerelease...
(1976) - Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Dinner MusicDinner MusicDinner Music is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley recorded in 1976 and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1977.-Reception:...
(1976) Carla BleyCarla BleyCarla Bley, née Borg, is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera Escalator Over The Hill , as well as a book of compositions that have been performed by many other... - End of a Rainbow (1976) Patti AustinPatti Austin-Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents....
- The Real McCoy (1976) Van McCoy
- The Stranger (1977) Billy JoelBilly JoelWilliam Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
- The Atlantic Family Live in Montreaux 1977
- Multiprication Eric Gale 1978
- Intimate StrangersIntimate StrangersIntimate Strangers is a 2004 French film directed by Patrice Leconte. It was shown in Competition at the 2004 Berlin Film Festival.Paramount Classics acquired the United States distribution rights of this film and gave it a limited U.S...
Tom Scott (1978) - Warmer Communications (1978) Average White Band
- One Trick PonyOne-Trick Pony (album)One-Trick Pony is the fifth solo album released by Paul Simon, in 1980.Paul Simon's One-Trick Pony was released concurrently with the film of the same name, in which Simon also starred...
- (1980) Paul Simon - Apple Juice (1981) Tom Scott
- RIT Lee Ritenour 1981
- "The Concert in Central ParkThe Concert in Central ParkThe Concert in Central Park is a live album by Simon & Garfunkel. On September 19, 1981 the folk-rock duo reunited for a free concert on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park, attended by more than 500,000 people. They released a live album from the concert the following March...
" (1981) Simon and GarfunkelSimon and GarfunkelSimon & Garfunkel are an American duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They formed the group Tom & Jerry in 1957 and had their first success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl". As Simon & Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965, largely on the strength of the... - Living Eyes (1981) Bee GeesBee GeesThe Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
- Heartbreaker (1982) Dionne Warwick
- Blade RunnerBlade RunnerBlade Runner is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young. The screenplay, written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, is loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K...
(1982) (Not OST) in "Memories of Green" song - Fill Up The Night (1983) Sadao Watanabe
- Hearts and BonesHearts and BonesHearts and Bones is the sixth solo album by Paul Simon. It was released in 1983.The album was originally intended to be a Simon & Garfunkel reunion album called Think Too Much, following their Central Park reunion concert in 1981, and the world tour of 1982 - 1983. In fact, some of the songs...
(1983) Paul Simon - An Innocent ManAn Innocent ManAn Innocent Man is the ninth album by American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, released in 1983 .This album is Joel's tribute to the music of his childhood...
Billy Joel (1984) - Universal Rhythm Ralph MacDonald 1984
- Underground (song)Underground (song)"Underground" is a song from the soundtrack of the film Labyrinth, performed by David Bowie.- Details :The track was something of an experiment for Bowie, dabbling in gospel music to a small extent, helped by a large chorus of backing vocalists and blues guitarist Albert Collins, but retaining use...
David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
(1986) - SoSo (album)So is the fifth studio album by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released in 1986. Many of its songs reflect a more conventional pop-writing style and became radio hits, while others still retain Gabriel's dark, brooding sense of experimentalism.It is Peter Gabriel's second album produced by...
Peter Gabriel (1986) - Streamlines Tom Scott 1987
- Sound Investment Flip Phillips & Scott Hamilton 1987
- Red Hot Rhythm & BluesRed Hot Rhythm & BluesRed Hot Rhythm & Blues is a 1987 album released by Diana Ross on the RCA label. The album was the last contractual album the singer released on RCA before heading back to Motown Records the end of the following year...
(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 CarmenPhil CarmenPhil Carmen is a Swiss musician and producer of Canadian heritage.-Early career:...
(1993)