24/7 (Gerald Albright and Norman Brown album)

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]

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

Track listing
  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
  • 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
  • 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

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

References
  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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