Richard Tee
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Richard Tee (born Richard Ten Ryk in Brooklyn, November 24, 1943, died July 21, 1993) was a pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger.
He graduated from the High School of Music and Art and attended the Manhattan School of Music.
Though more known as a studio musician, Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the band Stuff.
Among the many artists and groups he played and recorded with are Steve Gadd, Benny Golson, Shirley Scott, Stanley Turrentine, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Hank Crawford, Grover Washington Jr., Eric Gale, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Lena Horne & Gábor Szabó, Esther Phillips, King Curtis, Yusef Lateef, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Roberta Flack, Houston Person, Bernard Purdie, David Newman, Ron Carter, Cornell Dupree, Hubert Laws, Eddie Gomez, Aretha Franklin, Joe Farrell, Chaka Khan, Herbie Mann, Chuck Rainey, Van McCoy, Tom Scott, Gary Burton, Billy Joel, Sadao Watanabe, Flip Phillips & Scott Hamilton, Earl Klugh, The Manhattan Transfer, Ralph MacDonald, Dionne Warwick, Carla Bley, Lee Ritenour, Diana Ross, Janis Siegel, Dave Sanborn, Victor Bailey, The Average White Band, Phil Upchurch, Esther Phillips, Ben Sidran, Howard Tate, Bobby Lance, Oscar Brown, Gary Burton, Dick Morrissey, Billy Cobham, Patti Austin, Stephane Grappelli, Michael Bolton, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Noel Pointer, John Tropea, Stu Gardner, John Fukamachi, Peter Gabriel, Gato Barbieri, John Gorka, Kimiko Itoh, Sinéad O'Connor, Linda Jones, Allen Toussaint, Wilbert Longmire, Sadao Watanabe, Karen Carpenter, Melanie, Yoshiaki Masuo, The Chris Hinze Combination, Barbra Streisand, The Bee Gees, Jimmy Buffett, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Holliday, David Bowie, Cash McCall, Roxy Music, Ipso Facto, Al Green, Georgie Fame, Andy Gibb, Kenny Loggins, Elliott Murphy, Charles Calello Orchestra, Dave Weckl
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Richard Tee - solo:
- Strokin' (1978)
- Natural Ingredients (1980)
- Contemporary Piano 1982
- The Bottom Line 1985
- Inside You 1989
- Real Time 1992
- Bottom Line 2003
[edit] 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)
[edit] with George Benson:
- Tell It Like It Is (1969)
- Big Boss Band - George Benson With The Count Basie Orchestra - (1990)
- Love Remembers (1993)
[edit] with Grover Washington, Jr.:
- Inner City Blues (1971)
- All The King's Horses (1972)
- Soul Box/Vol. 2 (1973)
- Feels So Good (1975)
- Winelight (1980)
- The Best To Come (1982)
- In Concert (1982)
- Inside Grooves (1984)
[edit] with Cornell Dupree:
- Teasin' (1974)
- Coast to Coast (1988)
- Can't Get Through (1991)
- Child's Play (1992)
- Uncle Funky (1992)
[edit] with Stuff:
- Stuff (1976)
- More Stuff (1977)
- Stuff It (1978)
- Live Stuff 1978)
- Live In New York (1980)
- East (1981)
- Best Stuff (1981)
[edit] with Steve Gadd/ the Gadd Gang:
- Gadd About (1984)
- The Gadd Gang (1986)
- Here & Now (1988)
- Live at Bottom Line (1988)
- Gadd Gang (1991)
[edit] with various artists:
- Tune In, Turn On to the Hippest Commercials of the 60's (1967) - Benny Golson
- Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes (1969) - Shirley Scott
- I Heard That (1969) - Quincy Jones
- Watch What Happens (1969) - Lena Horne & Agbor Szabo
- Good Vibes (1969) - Gary Burton
- Live at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper (1970) - Esther Phillips
- Everybody's Talkin' (1970) - King Curtis
- Suite 16 (1970) - Yusef Lateef
- Blackness (1971) - Rashaan Roland Kirk
- Salt Song (1971) - Stanley Turrentine
- Quiet Fire (1971) - Roberta Flack
- Push, Push (1971) - Herbie Mann
- Young, Gifted and Black (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 Newman
- Blues Farm (1973) - Ron Carter
- Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973) - Stanley Turrentine
- In The Beginning Hubert Laws 1974
- AWB (1974) Average White Band
- The Disco Kid Van McCoy 1975
- The New York Connection Tom Scott 1975
- Does Your House Have Lions? Rashaan Roland Kirk 1976
- Dinner Music Carla Bley 1976
- The Real McCoy Van McCoy 1976
- The Stranger Billy Joel 1977
- The Atlantic Family Live in Montreaux 1977
- Multiprication Eric Gale 1978
- Warmer Communications - Average White Band (1978)
- One Trick Pony - Paul Simon 1980
- Apple Juice Tom Scott 1981
- RIT Lee Ritenour 1981
- Heartbreaker Dionne Warwick 1982
- Fill Up The Night Sadao Watanabe 1983
- Universal Rhythm Ralph MacDonald 1984
- Streamline Tom Scott 1987
- Sound Investment Flip Phillips & Scott Hamilton 1987
- Red Hot Rhythm & Blues Diana Ross 1987
- At Home Janis Siegel 1987
- The Camera Never Lies Michael Franks 1987
- Close Up Dave Sanborn (1988)
- At Last Lou Rawls (1989)
- Street Smarts Eddie Gomez (1989)
- Midnight In San Juan Earl Klugh (1989)
- 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)
"Abandoned Luncheonette" Daryl Hall & John Oates (1973)
