Eric Gale
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Guitarists · 1938–1994

Eric Gale

American jazz guitarist (1938–1994)

Born
20 September 1938
Brooklyn
Died
25 May 1994
Baja California peninsula
Country
United States
Active
1964–
Record labels
Columbia Records, CTI Records
Discography
12 albums

Biography

Eric Gale was a jazz musician who played guitar. Eric Gale was born on 20 September 1938 in Brooklyn and died on 25 May 1994 in Baja California peninsula. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records and CTI Records. The discography here lists 12 albums, from “Forecast” (1973) to “Island Breeze” (2008).

Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and jazz fusion guitarist.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Forecast 1973 · Kudu Negril 1975 · Klik Ginseng Woman 1977 · CBS Multiplication 1977 · CBS Part of You 1979 · Columbia Touch of Silk 1980 · Columbia
Let's Stay Together 1988
In The Shade Of A Tree 1991
Negril 1996
Utopia 1998
Blue Horizon 2008
Island Breeze 2008

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Albums where Eric Gale is credited as a sideman

1961 Old Gold — King Curtis guitar
1965 Spectrum — Illinois Jacquet guitar
1966 Esther Phillips Sings — Esther guitar
1967 Nina Simone Sings the Blues — Nina Simone guitar
1967 Silk & Soul — Nina Simone electric guitar
1967 Tune In Turn On: To the Hippest Commercials of the Sixties — Benny Golson guitar
1968 Giblet Gravy — George Benson guitar
1968 Glory of Love — Herbie Mann guitar
1968 Israel — Kai Winding and J.J. Johnson guitar
1968 Windmills of My Mind — Grady Tate guitar
1968 Bigger & Better — David “Fathead” Newman guitar
1969 Fat Albert Rotunda — Herbie Hancock guitar
1969 A Soul Experiment — Freddie Hubbard guitar
1969 Yusef Lateef’s Detroit Latitude 42° 30′ Longitude 83° — Yusef Lateef guitar
1969 Betwixt & Between — J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding guitar
1969 Soul Song — Shirley Scott guitar
1969 Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul — Hank Crawford guitar
1969 America the Beautiful — Gary McFarland guitar
1970 The Real Thing — Dizzy Gillespie guitar family, guitar
1970 Suite 16 — Yusef Lateef guitar
1970 Mongo '70 — Mongo Santamaría guitar
1970 Get Ready — King Curtis guitar
1970 With a Lotta Help From My Friends — Junior Mance guitar
1971 Smackwater Jack — Quincy Jones guitar
1971 Good Vibes — Gary Burton guitar
1971 Inner City Blues — Grover Washington, Jr. guitar
1971 Salt Song — Stanley Turrentine electric guitar
1971 From a Whisper to a Scream — Esther Phillips guitar
1971 Captain Buckles — David “Fathead” Newman guitar
1972 $ (Music From the Original Motion Picture Sound Track) — Quincy Jones guitar

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Eric Gale play?

Eric Gale is known for playing guitar.

When and where was Eric Gale born?

Eric Gale was born 20 September 1938 in Brooklyn.

What are Eric Gale's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Forecast (1973), Negril (1975), Ginseng Woman (1977), Multiplication (1977) and Part of You (1979).

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