Forever, For Always, For Luther
Tribute album by various artists
Released	July 27, 2004
Genre	smooth jazz
Label	GRP Records
Producer	Rex Rideout and Bud Harner
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Forever, For Always, For Luther, released on July 27, 2004 by GRP Records, is a smooth jazz various artists tribute album, with ten popular songs written by Luther Vandross. The album featured vocal arrangements by Luther, and was produced by Rex Rideout and Bud Harner. ^[1] A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of a specific artists songs. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... GRP Records is an American jazz record company that was founded in New York by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1982. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4_stars. ... Amazon. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GRP Records is an American jazz record company that was founded in New York by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen in 1982. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Rideout had co-authored songs and contributed arrangements and played keyboards on Luther's final three albums. The tribute album was mixed by Ray Bardani, who recorded and mixed most of Luther's music over the years.

It featured an ensemble of jazz performers, many of whom had previously worked with Luther. The artists on the album were:

• Rex Rideout and Brian Culbertson on keyboards
• Mindi Abair and Dave Koz on Alto Saxophone
• Richard Elliot, Boney James and Kirk Whalum on Tenor Saxophone
• Brandon Fields on Saxophone
• Rick Braun on Flugelhorn
• Nick Lane on Trombone
• Lee Thornburg on Trumpet
• Sundra Manning on Hammond
• George Benson, Ray Fuller, Paul Jackson, Jr., John Pondel, Dwight Sills and Ty Stevens on Guitar
• Alex Al on Acoustic and electric Bass
• Sekou Bunch on Acoustic Bass
• Steve Ferrone and Michael White on Drums
• Lenny Castro on Percussion
• Lalah Hathaway, Lisa Fischer, Brenda White, Cindy Mizelle, Fonzi Thornton and Ledisi on Vocals.

On November 21, 2006, saxophonist Dave Koz released a followup to the earlier GRP tribute album, this time a Luther tribute album by various artists on his own Rendezvous Entertainment label, called Forever, For Always, For Luther Volume II, also produced by Rex Rideout and Bud Harner. Dave Koz played on all the followup album's tracks, which were recorded by smooth jazz artists Patti Austin, Gerald Albright, Jonathan Butler, Norman Brown, Will Downing, Everette Harp, Jeff Lorber, Maysa, Najee, Wayman Tisdale, Kevin Whalum and Kirk Whalum. ^[2] Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is a smooth jazz musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. ... Mindi Abair with her alto saxophone Mindi Abair (born May 31, 1969) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist with a strong Top-40 pop music background. ... Dave Koz (March 27, 1963) is a homosexual American jazz saxophonist. ... Tenor saxophonist Richard Elliot has been a longtime smooth jazz favorite. ... James Oppenheim, better known as Boney James, is a smooth jazz saxophonist who popularized urban jazz (an updated version of smooth jazz that contains elements of hip-hop). ... Brandon Fields (born May 21, 1984 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American football punter who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. ... Rick Braun is a smooth jazz trumpet player. ... Nick Lane PhD - is a British biochemist and an honorary senior research fellow at University College London and formerly strategic director at Adelphi Medi Cine a medical multimedia company. ... Lee Thornburg is a trumpetist that has been playing with many known artists as well as he has been a member of bands Supertramp and Tower of Power. ... George Benson (b. ... Paul Jackson, Jr. ... Steve Ferrone (born April 25, 1950 in Brighton) is an English drummer. ... There have been multiple public figures named Michael White or Mike White, including: Michael White (journalist), Associate Editor and former Political Editor of The Guardian Michael White (politician), former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio Michael White (clarinetist), New Orleans jazz musician Michael White (violinist), jazz musician Michael White (Bassist), member of... Lenny Castro is one of the most called upon freelancing percussionists in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area. ... Lalah Hathaway (born Eulaulah Hathaway [1]), is a contemporary R&B/Jazz singer. ... Lisa Fischer is an American R&B singer best known for her abilities in the whistle register and her 1991 hit single How Can I Ease the Pain. Fischer was born in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. ... Ledisi Anibade (pronounced LED-is-EE) is an R&B singer from New Orleans. ... is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patti Austin (born August 10, 1948, in Harlem, New York), to Edna and Gordon Austin, is an R&B and jazz music singer. ... Gerald Albright Gerald Albright (born August 30, 1957) is an American jazz saxophonist. ... Jonathan Butler (born October 1961 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Norman Oliver Brown (1913 – 2002) was an American scholar, born in El Oro, Mexico. ... Brooklyn singer Will Downing was born in 1963 and appeared on the scene in the early 1980s. ... Jeff Lorber (born November 4, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer. ... Maysa Figueira Monjardim (born June 6, 1936 in São Paulo; died January 22, 1977) was a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil. ... Jerome Najee Rasheed (born November 4, 1957) is a smooth jazz artist. ... Wayman Lawrence Tisdale (born June 9, 1964, in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and now a jazz bass guitarist and a member of the Oklahoma Tourism Board. ...

Tracks

• 1. Any Love
• 2. Never Too Much
• 3. Wait For Love
• 4. Forever, For Always, For Love
• 5. Stop To Love
• 6. If Only For One Night
• 7. My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way)
• 8. Your Secret Love
• 9. Take You Out
• 10. Dance With My Father

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