Pianists · 1943–1993

Richard Tee

American musician (1943–1993)

Born
24 November 1943
Brooklyn
Died
11 July 1993
The Bronx
Country
United States
Active
1967–
Record labels
Warner Bros. Records
Discography
6 albums

Biography

Richard Tee was a jazz musician who played piano, musical keyboard and voice. Richard Tee was born on 24 November 1943 in Brooklyn and died on 11 July 1993 in The Bronx. The music is usually filed under jazz and blues. Record labels: Warner Bros. Records. The discography here lists 6 albums, from “Strokin'” (1979) to “Real Time” (1995).

Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American jazz fusion pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger. Tee had several hundred studio credits and played on such hits as "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)" (1967), "Until You Come Back To Me" (1974), "The Hustle" (1975), "Slip Slidin' Away" (1977), "Just the Two of Us" (1981), "Tell Her About It" (1983), and "In Your Eyes" (1986).

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Strokin' 1979
Natural Ingredients 1980
Inside You 1989
Real Time 1995
The Bottom Line
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Albums where Richard Tee is credited as a sideman

1967 Tune In Turn On: To the Hippest Commercials of the Sixties — Benny Golson piano
1968 Soul Drums — Bernard “Pretty” Purdie arranger, conductor, keyboard
1969 Tell It Like It Is — George Benson piano
1970 Cornucopia — Dizzy Gillespie keyboard
1970 The Diverse Yusef Lateef — Yusef Lateef piano
1970 Get Ready — King Curtis piano
1970 Comment — Les McCann piano
1971 Good Vibes — Gary Burton keyboard
1971 Inner City Blues — Grover Washington, Jr. organ
1971 Push Push — Herbie Mann electric piano, organ, piano
1971 Salt Song — Stanley Turrentine piano
1971 From a Whisper to a Scream — Esther Phillips organ, piano
1971 It's a Funky Thing to Do — Hank Crawford piano
1972 Blacknuss — Rahsaan Roland Kirk piano
1972 The Final Comedown — Grant Green organ, piano
1972 Everybody’s Talkin’ — King Curtis piano
1972 Help Me Make It Through The Night — Hank Crawford organ, piano
1972 We Got a Good Thing Going — Hank Crawford electric piano
1972 Movin' On — Oscar Brown Jr. piano
1973 Blues Farm — Ron Carter electric piano
1973 Soul Box Vol. 1 — Grover Washington, Jr. organ
1973 Soul Box — Grover Washington, Jr. organ
1973 Soul Box Vol. 2 — Grover Washington, Jr. organ
1973 Don’t Mess With Mister T. — Stanley Turrentine organ, electric piano
1973 Wildflower — Hank Crawford keyboard
1974 All Blues — Ron Carter electric piano
1974 Performance — Esther Phillips piano, organ, tack piano
1974 In the Beginning — Hubert Laws organ
1974 Movin' Day — Grady Tate piano
1974 Teasin’ — Cornell Dupree keyboard, instrument arranger

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Richard Tee play?

Richard Tee is known for playing piano, musical keyboard and voice.

When and where was Richard Tee born?

Richard Tee was born 24 November 1943 in Brooklyn.

What are Richard Tee's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Strokin' (1979), Natural Ingredients (1980), Inside You (1989), Real Time (1995) and The Bottom Line.

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