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Jerry Peters
Jerry Peters (* in New Orleans, LA) is a songwriter, record producer,
multi-instrumentalist, conductor and arranger. At the age of 14, Jerry moved
to Los Angeles, CA, where he attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School. Upon
graduating he then attended Los Angeles City College as an art major, while
continuing to take music classes. He then transferred to the California Institute
of Arts but left school just short of getting his degree to enter the music business.
During his college years, Jerry met Anita Poree and her brother Greg Poree. They started writing songs together. This collaboration between Jerry and Anita Poree would become the R&B pop classic "Going in Circles", which was performed by The Friends of Distinction. This became Peters' first gold record. Around this time Peters became an in-demand composer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. In 1972, Peters recorded his only album on Mercury Records, Blueprint for Discovery. Also in 1972 Peters began his association with The Sylvers family. Working on all three of their Pride/MGM albums, producing The Sylvers II. He produced both Foster Sylvers albums. Peters began producing albums by jazz pianist Gene Harris in 1975. A total of four were released by Blue Note Records. For the rest of the 1970s and well into the 1980s, Peters wrote songs for, produced projects and performed on recordings with some of the very best acts in the music business such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Natalie Cole, The Emotions, The Jacksons, Diana Ross, Deniece Williams, Gladys Knight, Al Green, Lionel Richie and many others. In 2011, Peters won his first Grammy for co-writing the "Gospel Song of the Year" with Kirk Whalum, "It's What I Do". Peters is presently based in Los Angeles. Peters is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity. from Wikipedia |
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Stepping Into Tomorrow Blue Note BN-LA 368 released 1975 recorded November/December 1974 in Hollywood, CA/USA |
Donald Byrd, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals Larry Mizell, conductor Gary Bartz, soprano sax, alto sax, clarinet Fonce Mizell, trumpet, clavinet John Rowin, guitar Rhonghea Southern, guitar David T. Walker, guitar Larry Mizell, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer Jerry Peters, organ, piano Harvey Mason, bata, harmonica Chuck Rainey, bass Harvey Mason, drums James Carter, whistle Mayuto Correa, congas Stuff 'N Ramjet, percussion |
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