Sax for Stax

Sax for Stax is the thirteenth studio album by Saxophonist Gerald Albright issued in 2008 by Peak Records. The album rose to No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, No. 7 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and No. 24 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Critical reception
Sax for Stax was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009.

Track listing

 * 1) "Theme from "The Men"" (Isaac Hayes) - 5:08
 * 2) "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper) -4:04
 * 3) "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 4:17 (Featuring Will Downing)
 * 4) "Memphis Passion" (Gerald Albright) - 4:54
 * 5) "Respect Yourself" (Luther Ingram, Mack Rice) - 5:05 (featuring Ledisi)
 * 6) "I Stand Accused" (William Butler, Jerry Butler) - 5:11
 * 7) "Cheaper to Keep Her" (Mack Rice) - 4:22
 * 8) "Walkin' Down Beale Street" (Gerald Albright) - 4:30
 * 9) "What You See Is What You Get" (Tony Hester) - 4:50 (featuring Philip Bailey)
 * 10) "Who's Making Love?" (Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson) - 4:16
 * 11) "W.C. Handy Hop" (Gerald Albright) - 4:36

Personnel

 * Gerald Albright – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), flute (3, 4. 6), percussion (4, 11), bass (6, 8), vocal arrangements (6), horn arrangements (10)
 * Tracy Carter – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 7-11)
 * Rex Rideout – keyboards (2, 5, 6, 9, 10), arrangements (2, 5, 6, 9, 10)
 * Arlington Jones – keyboards (4)
 * Errol Cooney – guitars (1)
 * Rick Watford – acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (4), guitars (8, 11)
 * Darrell Crooks – guitars (6)
 * Melvin Lee Davis – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
 * Teddy Campbell – drums
 * Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5-10)
 * Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone (8)
 * Mark Cargill – strings (1, 3, 6, 9), string arrangements (1, 3, 6, 9)
 * Will Downing – vocals (3)
 * Ledisi – vocals (5)
 * Selina Albright – backing vocals (6)
 * Philip Bailey – vocals (9)
 * Mabvuto Carpenter – additional backing vocals (9)

Production

 * Andi Howard – executive producer
 * Mark Wexler – executive producer
 * Gerald Albright – producer (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), recording
 * Rex Rideout – producer (2, 5, 6, 9, 10), recording
 * Marc Green – recording
 * Steve Sykes – recording
 * Josh Blanchard – assistant engineer
 * Seth Presant – assistant engineer
 * Don Murray – mixing
 * Eric Boulanger – mastering
 * Sangwook "Sunny" Nam – mastering
 * Valerie Ince – label coordinator
 * Yvonne Wish – project coordinator
 * Sonny Mediana – cover design, package design
 * Carl Studna – photography
 * George Duke – liner notes
 * Ross Moss – management
 * Chapman Management – management

Studios
 * Recorded at Castle Oaks Productions (Calabasas, California); KAR Studios (Sherman Oaks, California); Bright Music Studios (Moonpark, California); CCI Media (Torrance, California); The Green Room (London, UK).
 * Mixed at G Studio Digital (Studio City, California); The Firehouse (San Francisco, California).
 * Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, California).