title: Sax for Stax
text: # 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
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | (favourable) |
  | Jazz Times | (favourable) |
  
  Sax for Stax was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Theme from "The Men"" (Isaac Hayes) - 5:08
  * "Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper) -4:04
  * "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 4:17 (Featuring Will Downing)
  * "Memphis Passion" (Gerald Albright) - 4:54
  * "Respect Yourself" (Luther Ingram, Mack Rice) - 5:05 (featuring Ledisi)
  * "I Stand Accused" (William Butler, Jerry Butler) - 5:11
  * "Cheaper to Keep Her" (Mack Rice) - 4:22
  * "Walkin' Down Beale Street" (Gerald Albright) - 4:30
  * "What You See Is What You Get" (Tony Hester) - 4:50 (featuring Philip Bailey)
  * "Who's Making Love?" (Bettye Crutcher, Don Davis, Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson) - 4:16
  * "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).
  