Eric Gale
Eric J. Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and session guitarist.
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Background information | |
Born | Brooklyn, New York, United States | September 20, 1938
Died | May 25, 1994 55) Baja, California, Mexico | (aged
Genres | Jazz, pop |
Occupation(s) | Session musician |
Instruments | Guitar |
Early life and career
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Gale began playing guitar at the age of 12.[1] Although he majored in chemistry at Niagara University, Gale was determined to pursue a musical career, and began contributing to accompaniments for such stars as Maxine Brown, the Drifters, and Jesse Belvin. He soon began to attract the attention of King Curtis and Jimmy Smith, who began recommending him for studio work.[2] He became known first as a session musician in the 1960s, eventually appearing on an estimated 500 albums. Among the many artists he recorded with were Mose Allison, Aretha Franklin, Bob James, Paul Simon (Gale plays a supporting role in the 1980 film One-Trick Pony, written by and starring Simon), Lena Horne, Quincy Jones, Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Peter Tosh, Grover Washington, Jr., Herbie Mann, Esther Phillips, Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Van Morrison, Al Jarreau, Dave Grusin, Lee "Scratch" Perry,[3] Paul Douglas[3] and Billy Joel.[4] He also had played in Aretha Franklin's stage band.
Death
Gale died of lung cancer in May 1994 at the age of 55.[5]
Discography
As leader
- Forecast (Kudu, 1973)
- Negril (Micron, 1975)
- Multiplication (Columbia, 1977)
- Ginseng Woman (Columbia, 1977)
- Part of You (Columbia, 1979)
- Touch of Silk (Columbia, 1980)
- In the Shade of a Tree (JVC, 1982)
- Blue Horizon (Elektra/Musician, 1981)
- Island Breeze (Elektra/Musician, 1983)
- Let's Stay Together (Artful Balance, 1988)
- Utopia (Rooms, 1998)
- In a Jazz Tradition - Ron Carter presents Eric Gale (Mercury, 1988)
With Stuff
As sideman
With Ashford & Simpson
- Come as You Are (1976)
- So So Satisfied (1977)
- Is It Still Good to Ya? (1978)
- A Musical Affair (1980)
- Street Opera (1982)
With Patti Austin
- End of a Rainbow (1976)
- Havana Candy (1977)
- In My Life (1983)
With George Benson
- Giblet Gravy (1968)
- Good King Bad (1975)
- Benson & Farrell (1976)
- Pacific Fire (1983)
With Hank Crawford
- Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul (Atlantic, 1969)
- It's a Funky Thing to Do (Cotillion, 1971)
- Help Me Make it Through the Night (Kudu, 1972)
- I Hear a Symphony (Kudu, 1975)
- Hank Crawford's Back (Kudu, 1976)
With Roberta Flack
- Chapter Two (1970)
- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972)
- Killing Me Softly (1973)
- I'm the One (1982)
With Aretha Franklin
- Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
With Jun Fukamachi
- The Sea of Dirac (1977)
- Evening Star (1977)
- On the Move (1978)
With Greg Hatza
- The Wizardry of Greg Hatza (1967)
- Organ-ized" Jazz (1968)
With Freddie Hubbard
- A Soul Experiment (Atlantic, 1969)
- In Concert (1973)
With Bob James
- Two (1975)
- Three (1976)
- Four (1977)
- Heads (1977)
- Touchdown (1978)
- Lucky Seven (1979)
- One on One (1979)
- Grand Piano Canyon (1990)
With Billy Joel
- 52nd Street (1978)
- An Innocent Man (1983)
With J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding
- Israel (A&M/CTI, 1968)
- Betwixt & Between (A&M/CTI, 1969)
With Quincy Jones
- Walking in Space (CTI, 1969)
- Gula Matari (1970)
- Body Heat (1974)
With Al Kooper
- You Never Know Who Your Friends Are (1969)
- Kooper Session (1969)
With Yusef Lateef
- Yusef Lateef's Detroit (Atlantic, 1969)
- Suite 16 (Atlantic, 1970)
- The Gentle Giant (Atlantic, 1971)
- Autophysiopsychic (CTI, 1977)
- In a Temple Garden (CTI, 1979)
With Ralph MacDonald
- Sound of a Drum (1976)
- The Path (1978)
- Counterpoint (1979)
- Universal Rhythm (1984)
- Surprise (1985)
With Jimmy McGriff
- Cherry (1966)
- The Dudes Doin' Business (Capitol, 1970)
With Van Morrison
- Blowin' Your Mind! (1967)
With Idris Muhammad
- House of the Rising Sun (1975)
- Turn This Mutha Out (1977)
- Bigger & Better (Atlantic, 1968)
- Captain Buckles (Cotillion, 1971)
- Scratch My Back (1979)
With Esther Phillips
- Burnin' (1970)
- From a Whisper to a Scream (1972)
- Capricorn Princess (1977)
With Jerome Richardson
- Groove Merchant (Verve, 1968)
With Diana Ross
- The Boss (1979)
- Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1981)
- Silk Electric (1982)
With Lalo Schifrin
- Black Widow (CTI, 1976)
- Towering Toccata (CTI, 1976)
With Diane Schuur
- Love Songs (1993)
With Shirley Scott
- Soul Song (Atlantic, 1968)
- Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (Atlantic, 1969)
- Something (Atlantic, 1970)
With Tom Scott
- New York Connection (1975)
- Blow It Out (1977)
- Intimate Strangers (1978)
- Apple Juice (1981)
- Flashpoint (1988)
- Streamlines (1987)
With Paul Simon
- One-Trick Pony (1980)
- Hearts and Bones (1983)
With Richard Tee
- Strokin' (1978)
- Natural Ingredients (1980)
- Real Time (1992)
With Stanley Turrentine
- Salt Song (CTI, 1971)
- Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973)
- The Man with the Sad Face (Fantasy, 1976)
- Nightwings (Fantasy, 1977)
- Inner City Blues (Kudu, 1971)
- Mister Magic (1975)
- A Secret Place (Kudu, 1976)
- Skylarkin' (1980)
- Come Morning (1981)
With Sadao Watanabe
- Morning Island (1979)
- How's Everything (1980)
- In the Shade of a Tree (1981)
- Rendezvous (1984)
With others
- Eric Andersen, Avalanche (1969)
- The Appletree Theatre, Playback (1968)
- Carla Bley, Dinner Music (1977)
- Gary Burton, Good Vibes (1969)
- Blood, Sweat & Tears, More Than Ever (1976)
- Paul Butterfield, Put It in Your Ear (1976)
- Ron Carter, Anything Goes (Kudu, 1975)
- Joe Cocker, Stingray (1976)
- Randy Crawford, Everything Must Change (1976)
- Jorge Dalto & Super Friends, Rendez-Vous (1983)
- Pee Wee Ellis, Home in the Country (1977)
- Art Farmer, Crawl Space (CTI, 1977)
- Joe Farrell, La Cathedral Y El Toro, (1977)
- Maynard Ferguson, Primal Scream (1976)
- Michael Franks, One Bad Habit (1980)
- Fuse One, Silk (1981)
- Dizzy Gillespie, The Real Thing (Perception, 1969)
- Barry Goldberg, Street Man (1970)
- Benny Golson, Tune In, Turn On (Verve, 1967)
- Urbie Green, The Fox (CTI, 1976)
- Loleatta Holloway, Love Sensation (Gold Mind, 1980)
- Dave Grusin, NY/LA Dream Band (1982)
- Chico Hamilton, The Head Hunters (Solid State, 1969)
- Herbie Hancock, Fat Albert Rotunda (Warner Bros., 1969)
- Joe Higgs, Life of Contradiction (1975)
- Johnny Hodges, Blue Notes (Verve, 1966)
- Loleatta Holloway, Queen of the Night (1978)
- Red Holloway, The Burner (Prestige, 1963)
- Lena Horne & Gábor Szabó, Lena & Gabor (Skye, 1969)
- Michael Jackson, Bad (1987)
- Al Jarreau, Tenderness (1994)
- Hubert Laws, The Chicago Theme (CTI, 1974)
- Kenny Loggins, Celebrate Me Home (1977)
- Junior Mance, With a Lotta Help from My Friends (Atlantic, 1970)
- Herbie Mann, Glory of Love (CTI, 1967)
- Hugh Masekela, Home (Moonshine, 1982)
- David Matthews, Dune (1977)
- Gary McFarland, America the Beautiful (1968)
- Essra Mohawk, Essra (1976)
- Oliver Nelson, Encyclopedia of Jazz and The Sound of Feeling (Verve, 1966)
- Felix Pappalardi, Don't Worry, Mum (1979)
- Teddy Pendergrass, TP (1980)
- Noel Pointer, Hold On (1978)
- Bernard Purdie, Soul Drums (Date, 1967)
- Chuck Rainey, The Chuck Rainey Coalition (1971)
- David Ruffin, In My Stride (1977)
- Tom Rush, The Circle Game (1968)
- Carly Simon, Boys in the Trees (1978), Hello Big Man (Warner Bros., 1983)
- Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Breakout (Kudu, 1971), Wild Horses Rock Steady (Kudu, 1971), The Prophet (Kudu, 1972)
- Jeremy Steig, Firefly (CTI, 1977)
- Sonny Stitt, Little Green Apples (Solid State, 1969)
- Gábor Szabó, Macho (1975)
- Clark Terry, Mumbles (Mainstream, 1966)
- Bobby Timmons, Got to Get It! (1967)
- Phil Upchurch, Upchurch/Tennyson (1975)
- Thijs van Leer, Nice to Have Met You (1978)
- Van McCoy, The Disco Kid (1975)
- Cedar Walton, Beyond Mobius (RCA, 1976)
- Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers: The Love I've Been Looking For (Atlantic 1971)[6]
- Cris Williamson, Cris Williamson (1971)
References
- Will, Patrick T.; Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Gale, Eric". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 5. ISBN 1561592846.
- Album notes by Chris Albertson, Contributing Editor, Stereo Review
- Katz, David (2006). The Return of Django. People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee 'Scratch' Perry. London: Omnibus Press. p. 83.
- "Eric Gale: Forecast". Dougpayne.com. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- "Eric Gale, 55, Dies; Versatile Guitarist". The New York Times. 3 June 1994.
- "Billboard". Books.google.com. 1971-08-07. p. 61. Retrieved 2016-07-26.