FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WE HERE AT RIPPITOPEN.COM WANT TO RECOGNIZE GERALD

ALBRIGHT HAS OUR JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH. BORN AUGUST 30TH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES IDOLIZED JAMES BROWN, AND TOOK MUCH INFLUENCE FROM MACEO PARKER. IN THE LATE 80' S GERALD RECORDED NUMEROUS SUCCESSFUL SOLO ALBUMS FOR ATLANTIC WHEN HE WASN'T BUSY ASSISTING AN IMPRESSIVE ROSTER OF POPULAR R & B ARTIST.

GERALD MOVED FROM ATLANTIC TO GRP IN 2002 AND HIS CD GROOVEOLOGY JUMPED IN THE CHARTS HIS FIRST IN OVER 5 YEARS. GERALD HAS PLAYED WITH SOME VERY TALENTED MUSICIANS OVER TIME, NORMAN BROWN, RICK BRAUN , AND KIRK WHALUM TO NAME A FEW. ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS TO GERALD ALBRIGHT RIPPITOPEN.COM'S JAZZ MUSICIAN OF AUGUST.