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Patrice Rushen
Patrice (* 1954) was three years old when she began playing the piano, and by the time
she was six, she was giving classical recitals. In her teens, she attended Locke High
School and later earned a degree in music from the University of Southern California.
After winning a competition at the age of 17 that enabled her to perform with her band
at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Patrice signed with the Prestige label, releasing three
albums with them. In 1978, when she was 23, she began recording with Elektra.
In 2005, Patrice received an honorary doctorate of Music degree from Berklee College of Music. She is the chair of popular music at USC and the ambassador of artistry in Education at the Berklee College of Music. She has served as the film composer for numerous movies television shows and documentaries. She has been a member of jazz fusion band CAB, The Meeting (GRP Records) with a Ndugu Chancelor, Alfonso Johnson and Ernie Watts. Rushen is also a music director, having worked on various television events as well as Janet Jackson's world tour 'Janet'. Patrice's songs are sampled often in other artists music. The chorus from "Forget Me Nots" was used as the music for the 1997 song "Men in Black". Patrice was credited as writer and composer, along with Will Smith and Terri McFadden. The same chorus can be heard in George Michael's song "Fastlove". Patrice was the first woman to serve as music director for the 46th, 47th, and 48th Grammy Awards. She was the only woman music director/conductor/arranger for a late-night show titled The Midnight Hour, which aired on CBS in 1990. from Wikipedia |
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Upon The Wings Of Music Atlantic SD 18138 released 1975 recorded January 1975 in Los Angeles, CA/USA |
Jean-Luc Ponty, violin Dan Sawyer, guitar Ray Parker Junior, guitar Patrice Rushen, piano, organ, synthesizer, clavinet Ralphe Armstrong, bass Ndugu (Leon Chancler), drums, percussion |
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Le Voyage - Anthology Rhino Records 8122-72155-2 recorded May 1975 through March 1993 |
Jean-Luc Ponty, organ, piano, synthesizer, violin, autoharp, percussion Martin Atangana, guitar Jamie Glaser, guitar Scott Henderson, guitar Allan Holdsworth, guitar Joaquin Lievano, guitar Peter Maunu, guitar Dan Sawyer, guitar Daryl Stuermer, guitar Wally Minko, piano Chris Rhyne, piano, synthesizer Patrice Rushen, clavinet, organ, piano, synthesizer Allan Zavod, clavinet, organ, piano, synthesizer Ralphe Armstrong, bass Baron Browne, bass Tom Fowler, bass Randy Jackson, bass Guy N'Sangue, bass Mark Craney, drums Norman Fearrington, drums, percussion Ray Griffin, drums, percussion Abdou M'Boup, bougarabou drums, percussion Ndugu, drums, percussion Mokhtar Samba, drums, percussion Paulinho Da Costa, percussion |
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Edge Hip Bop Records OMCZ-16 recorded in Hoboken, NJ/USA, River Edge, NJ/USA and New York City/USA |
Lenny White, drums, percussion Victor Bailey, bass Foley, bass Nick Moroch, guitar Donald Blackman, organ Vince Evans, keyboards Pete Levin, keyboards Kelvin Sholar, keyboards Patrice Rushen, piano, keyboards, organ Danny Walsh, soprano sax, alto sax Bennie Maupin, soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet Dianne Reeves, vocals |
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The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle Bungalo Records 0209701092 |
Patti LaBelle, vocals Lou Delise, conductor Frank Fontaine, sax Dante Winslow, horn Wendell Kelly, trombone Brian Swartz, trumpet, flugelhorn Del Atkins, guitar, bass Thianar Gomis, guitar Agape Jerry, guitar Rick Williams, guitar Eddie Brown, organ, piano Tim Carmen, piano Dean "DC" Chares, organ, keyboards Patrice Rushen, organ, piano DeWayne Swan, organ Troy Taylor, keyboards, bass string section The Philadelphia Studio Strings Del Atkins, bass Jay Deal, bass Damian Farmer, bass Andrew Gouché, bass John Smith, bass Gordon Campbell, drums Corey Mason, drums Nisan Stewart, drums Yolanda Adams, vocals Consequence, vocals Wynonna Judd, vocals Mary Mary, vocals Kanye West, vocals Inner City Mass Choir The City Of Refuge Sanctuary Choir The Los Angeles Inner City Mass Choir The Original Soul Seekers |
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