Richard Tee

Richard Tee
Tee in 1990.
Background information
Birth name	Richard Ten Ryk
Born	November 24, 1943(1943-11-24)
Origin	Brooklyn, New York United States
Died	July 21, 1993(1993-07-21) (aged 49)
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Piano, Electric Piano, Electric Organ
Years active	1967–1993
Labels	Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Paul Simon Hank Crawford George Benson Grover Washington, Jr. Cornell Dupree Stuff Steve Gadd Jackie DeShannon Hall & Oates Bob Marley Quincy Jones Roberta Flack Peter Gabriel Aretha Franklin Wilbert Longmire
Website	richardtee.com

Richard Tee (November 24, 1943 - July 21, 1993) was a pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger.

Tee graduated from the High School of Music and Art and attended the Manhattan School of Music. Though better known as a studio and session musician,^[1] Tee led a jazz ensemble, the Richard Tee Committee, and was a founding member of the band Stuff. In 1981 he played the piano and keyboard for Simon and Garfunkel's Concert In Central Park.

Richard Tee was married to Eleana Steinberg Tee of Greenwich, Connecticut in Woodstock, New York, they were married by New York State Supreme Court Justice Bruce Wright.

Tee died of prostate cancer on July 21, 1993 in Cold Spring, New York.^[2]

Discography

Richard Tee - solo

• Strokin' (Columbia-Tappan Zee 1979)
• Natural Ingredients (Columbia-Tappan Zee 1980)
• The Best of Richard Tee (Columbia-Tappan Zee 1981)
• Contemporary Piano (DCI 1982)
• The Bottom Line (King Records 1985)
• Inside You (Columbia 1989)
• Real Time (One Voice 1992)
• Bottom Line 2003

with Hank Crawford

• Mr. Blues Plays Lady Soul (1969)
• Help Me make It Through the Night (1972)
• We Got a Good Thing Goin' (1972)
• Wildflower (1973)

with George Benson

• Tell It Like It Is (1969)
• Big Boss Band - George Benson with the Count Basie Orchestra - (1990)
• Love Remembers (1993)

with Grover Washington, Jr.

• Inner City Blues (1971)
• All the King's Horses (1972)
• Soul Box/Vol. 2 (1973)
• Feels So Good (1975)
• Winelight (1980)
• Skylarkin' (1980)
• Come Morning (1981)
• The Best Is Yet to Come (1982)
• In Concert (1982)
• Inside Moves (1984)

with Cornell Dupree

• Teasin' (1974)
• Coast to Coast (1988)
• Can't Get Through (1991)
• Child's Play (1992)
• Uncle Funky (1992)

with Stuff

• Stuff (1976)
• More Stuff (1977)
• Stuff It (1978)
• Live Stuff (1978)
• Live In New York (1980)
• East (1981)
• Best Stuff (1981)

with Steve Gadd/ the Gadd Gang

• Gadd About (1984)
• The Gadd Gang (1986)
• Here & Now (1988)
• Live at Bottom Line (1988)
• Gadd Gang (1991)

with various artists

• Tune In, Turn On to the Hippest Commercials of the 60's (1967) - Benny Golson
• Soul Drums (1968) - Bernard Purdie
• Soul Rebel (1968) - Bob Marley
• Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes (1969) - Shirley Scott
• Tell It Like It Is (1969) - George Benson
• I Heard That (1969) - Quincy Jones
• Lena & Gabor (Skye, 1969) - Lena Horne and Gábor Szabó
• Good Vibes (1969) - Gary Burton
• Cornucopia (Solid State, 1969) - Dizzy Gillespie
• Live at Freddie Jett's Pied Piper (1970) - Esther Phillips
• Everybody's Talkin' (1970) - King Curtis
• Suite 16 (1970) - Yusef Lateef
• Boys from Dayton (1971) - Snooky Young
• Blacknuss (1971) - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• Salt Song (1971) - Stanley Turrentine
• Quiet Fire (1971) - Roberta Flack
• Push Push (1971) - Herbie Mann
• Young, Gifted and Black (1972) - Aretha Franklin
• Chuck Rainey Coalition (1972) - Chuck Rainey
• Sweet Buns & Barbecue (1972) - Houston Person
• Soul Is...Pretty Purdie (1972) - Bernard Purdie
• Alone Again (Naturally) (1972) - Esther Phillips
• The Weapon (1972) - David Newman
• The Final Comedown (1972) - Grant Green
• Blues Farm (1973) - Ron Carter
• Your Baby is a Lady (1973) - Jackie DeShannon
• Don't Mess with Mister T. (1973) - Stanley Turrentine
• Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) - Daryl Hall & John Oates
• In the Beginning (1974) - Hubert Laws
• AWB (1974) - Average White Band
• The Disco Kid (1975) - Van McCoy
• Anything Goes (Kudu, 1975) - Ron Carter
• Negril (1975) - Eric Gale
• The New York Connection (1975) Tom Scott
• Gone At Last (1975) Paul Simon
• "Lost Generation" (1975) Elliott Murphy
• Thirty Three & 1/3 (1976) - George Harrison
• The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color (1976) - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• Dinner Music (1976) Carla Bley
• End of a Rainbow (1976) Patti Austin
• The Real McCoy (1976) Van McCoy
• Firefly (CTI, 1977) - Jeremy Steig
• Havana Candy (CTI, 1977) - Patti Austin
• The Stranger (1977) Billy Joel
• The Atlantic Family Live in Montreaux 1977
• Multiprication Eric Gale 1978
• Intimate Strangers Tom Scott (1978)
• Warmer Communications (1978) Average White Band
• One Trick Pony - (1980) Paul Simon
• Apple Juice (1981) Tom Scott
• RIT Lee Ritenour 1981
• "The Concert in Central Park" (1981) Simon and Garfunkel
• Living Eyes (1981) Bee Gees
• Heartbreaker (1982) Dionne Warwick
• Blade Runner (1982) (Not OST) in "Memories of Green" song
• Fill Up The Night (1983) Sadao Watanabe
• Hearts and Bones (1983) Paul Simon
• An Innocent Man Billy Joel (1984)
• Universal Rhythm Ralph MacDonald 1984
• Underground (song) David Bowie (1986)
• So Peter Gabriel (1986)
• Streamlines Tom Scott 1987
• Sound Investment Flip Phillips & Scott Hamilton 1987
• Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (1987) Diana Ross
• At Home (1987) Janis Siegel
• The Camera Never Lies (1987) Michael Franks
• Close Up (1988) Dave Sanborn
• At Last (1989) Lou Rawls
• Street Smarts (1989) Eddie Gomez
• Midnight in San Juan (1989) Earl Klugh
• Bottom's Up Victor Bailey (1989)
• Vanishing Mariah Carey (1990)
• Star Time James Brown (1991)
• Upfront David Sanborn (1992)
• Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings Aretha Franklin (1992)
• Legendary Lou Rawls Lou Rawls (1992)
• I'll Take Care of You Cissy Houston/Chuck Jackson (1992)
• Anthology: Down in Birdland Manhattan Transfer (1992)
• Evolution of Herbie Mann'" Herbie Mann (1993)
• Greatest Hits 80-94 Aretha Franklin (1993)
• Instant Soul: Legendary King Curtis King Curtis 1993
• Softly with these Songs: The Best... Roberta Flack 1993
• Friends Can Be Lovers Dionne Warwick (1993)
• Skyline Phil Carmen (1993)

References

External links

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