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Ricky Peterson

A life long Minnesotan whose sound has always focused on a characteristically "Minneapolis" sound, Ricky Peterson is best known for his association with saxophone legend David Sanborn and for having, produced, written and played keyboards for Prince on and off since his early days on the Twin Cities scene.

Playing on David Sanborn records since the mid 80’s, he ensembled with and produced Sanborn on "Songs from the Night Before" and Prince on "Gold", "Emancipation", "Crystal Ball". Peterson also played a big part in writing and producing George Benson’s "That’s Right" CD.

This is just the icing on a career whose associations read like a diverse pop and jazz trivia encyclopedia: Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, Billy Joel, Anita Baker, James Taylor, Mavis Staples, Joe Sample, Sting, Sergio Mendes, Brian Wilson, Ben Sidran, Rodger Waters, Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, Phil Upchurch, Jimmy Buffet, Fine Young Cannibals, Steve Miller Band, GoGos, Paula Abdul, Boz Scaggs, Dave Koz, Lalah Hathaway, Sheryl Crow, Jonathon Butler, Bruce Willis, The Jets, Jermaine Jackson, Rhythm Syndicate, Chaka Khan, Robben Ford, Howard Hewett, Larry Graham, Tuck & Patti and John Mayer.

Friend and colleague Ben Sidran put it best when he said of Peterson: "There are two kinds of genius, the kind that is, as the saying goes, 90 percent perspiration, 10 percent inspiration, and the other kind. Ricky Peterson is clearly the other kind, a born singer with a great range, a gifted keyboard player with his own sense of style and literally, a musical force of nature. It’s all music to him. He’s not a rock player trying to learn jazz or a jazz player trying to do rock. He’s able to go into the memory bank and constantly come up with new sounds."

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Discography

Night Watch Warner Brothers WB 2-26142 recorded 1990 in USA	Ricky Peterson, keyboards, vocals Vinny Colaiuta, drums John Patitucci, bass Jimmy Behringer, guitar Bradon Fields, sax Jerry Hey, trumpet Gary Grant, trumpet Larry Williams, sax Bill Reichenbach, trombone
Smile Blue Blue Moon R2-79353 recorded 1991 in USA	Ricky Peterson, keyboards Hiram Bullock, guitar Don Alias, percussion Dick Oats, sax Vinny Colaiuta, drums Paul Peterson, bass, guitar Jimmy Behringer, guitar Gordy Knudtson, percussion
Upfront elektra 7559-61272-2 recorded 1992 in USA	David Sanborn, alto sax, sopranino sax Ricky Peterson, Hammond B3 organ Marcus Miller, bass, keyboards Steve Jordan, drums William "Spaceman" Patterson, guitar Don Alias, congas John Purcell, tenor sax Randy Brecker, trumpet Dave Bargeron, trombone Jason Miles, synthesizer
Hearsay elektra 7559-61272-2 recorded 1994 in USA	David Sanborn, alto sax Ricky Peterson, organ, piano Marcus Miller, bass, keyboards Steve Jordan, drums William "Spaceman" Patterson, guitar Don Alias, percussion African Choir
A Tear Can Tell GoJazz 6016 recorded 1995 in USA	Ricky Peterson, keyboards Brandon Fields, sax Michael Bland, drums Paul Peterson, bass, guitar David Barry, guitar Lenny Castro, percussion
Songs From The Night Before Elektra 7559-61950-2 recorded 1996 in USA	David Sanborn, alto sax George Young, soprano sax, clarinet, flute Dave Tofani, tenor saxophone, flute Randy Brecker, trumpet John Purcell, bass clarinet, alto flute Ricky Peterson, keyboards, bass Dean Brown, guitar Philip Upchurch, guitar Will Lee, bass Pino Palladino, bass Steve Jordan, drums Don Alias, percussion Paul Peterson, guitar
That's Right GRP 98242 recorded 1996 in Chanhassen, MN/USA & New York, NY/USA & London/Great Britain	George Benson, guitar Paul Peterson, guitars Michael Bland, drums Ricky Peterson, keyboards, organ
Souvenir Windham Hill 11442 recorded 1999 in USA	Ricky Peterson, keyboards Don Alias, percussion Lenny Castro, percussion Dave Karr, piccolo Dick Oats, soprano sax Billy Peterson, keyboards Paul Peterson, bass Kathy Jensen, baritone sax Tony Axtell, bass Will Lee, bass Dean Brown, guitar Hiram Bullock, guitar Jim Behringer, guitar Paul Jackson jr, guitar Robben Ford, guitar Sonny Thompson, guitar Dale Mendenhall, tenor sax Michael B. Nelson, trombone Brad Shermock, trumpet Dave Jensen, trumpet Brandon Fields, sax David Sanborn, sax Jason Peterson Delaire, sax Michael Bland, drums Rocky Bryant, drums Vinnie Colaiuta, drums Lenny Castro, percussion Lalah Hathaway, vocals
Inside Elektra 7559-62346-2 recorded 1999 in USA	David Sanborn, alto sax Marcus Miller, vocals, sitar, bass clarinet, piano, keyboards, drums Bill Frisell, guitar Dean Brown, guitar Fareed Haque, guitar Hank Roberts, cello Lenny Pickett, tenor sax Michael Brecker, tenor sax Ronnie Cuber, baritone saxophone Wallace Roney, trumpet Gil Goldstein, piano Gene Lake, drums Don Alias, percussion Dr. John, sampler Cassandra Wilson, vocals Sting, vocals Lalah Hathaway, vocals Eric Benet, vocals Ricky Peterson, Hammond B3 organ Martin Sewell, guitar Don Alias, percussion
Absolute Benson Verve 543 840-2 recorded may 1999 in USA	George Benson, guitar, vocals Joe Sample, piano, organ, synthesizer Carlos Henriquez, bass Christian McBride, bass, synthesizer Vidal Davis, drums Steve Gadd, drums Cindy Blackman, drums Luis Conte, congas, percussion, timbales Ricky Peterson, organ
Here ESC Records ESC/EFA CD 03673-2 recorded september and october 2000 in USA	Dean Brown, vocals, keyboards, acoustic & electric guitars, bass Katreese Barnes, vocals Jerry Barnes, vocals Andy Snitzer, alto sax David Sanborn, alto sax Bill Evans, tenor sax Michael Brecker, tenor sax Tony Kadleck, trumpet Randy Brecker, trumpet Michael Davis, trombone George Whitty, piano Deron Johnson, Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond B-3 organ Ricky Peterson, Hammond B-3 organ Bernard Wright, keyboards George Duke, keyboards Gerry Etkins, keyboards James Genus, acoustic bass Christian McBride, acoustic bass Richard Patterson, bass Marcus Miller, bass Schuyler Deale, electric bass Michael Bland, drums Billy Cobham, drums Juju House, drums Rocky Bryant, drums Don Alias, congas, batas, shaker, clave, bells Danny Sadownick, congas, percussion, clave
Live At Leverkusener Jazztage 2000 recorded october 2000 in Leverkusen/Germany	Bill Evans, tenor sax, soprano sax Les McCann, vocals, piano Dean Brown, guitar Tim Lefebvre, bass Juju House, drums Ricky Peterson, Hammond B3 organ, keyboards
Deep Into It Warner Bros. Records 9362 48006-2 recorded in Hollywood, CA/USA	Larry Carlton, guitar Shai, vocals, keyboards Wendy Moten, vocals Carl Burnett, guitar, keyboards, bass Larry Williams, saxophone, flute, keyboards Chris Potter, sax Dan Higgins, sax Kirk Whalum, sax Jerry Hey, trumpet, flugelhorn Andy Martin, trombone Bill Reichenbach, trombone Ricky Peterson, piano, Fender Rhodes, organ Rick Jackson, Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards Deron Johnson, organ Larry Kimpel, bass Chris Kent, bass Billy Kilson, Harvey Mason, drums Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Lenny Castro, percussion
Time Again Verve 0044006557823 recorded 2003 in New York City/USA	David Sanborn, alto sax, piano Lani Groves, vocals Arnold McCuller, vocals David Lasley, vocals Valerie Pinkston, vocals Randy Brecker, trumpet, flugelhorn Lawrence Feldman, alto flute, bass flute Alfred Brown, Olivia Koppell, viola Jesse Levy, cello Caryl paisner, cello Mike Mainieri, vibes Gil Goldstein, piano Ricky Peterson, keyboards Russell Malone, guitar Christian McBride, bass Steve Gadd, drums Don Alias, percussion Luis Quintero, percussion
Here And Gone Decca B0011152-02 recorded 2008 in New York City and Los Angeles, CA/USA	David Sanborn, alto sax Eric Clapton, vocals, guitar Joss Stone, vocals Sam Moore, vocals Derek Trucks, guitar Russell Malone, guitar John Moses, bass clarinet Charles Pillow, bass clarinet Lou Marini, tenor sax Howard Johnson, baritone sax Keyon Harrold, trumpet Lew Soloff, trumpet Wallace Roney, trumpet Gil Goldstein, piano, organ Ricky Peterson, Hammond B3 organ Christian McBride, bass Steve Gadd, drums
Time And The River Okeh 88875063142 recorded 2015 in Brooklyn, NY/USA	David Sanborn, saxophone Marcus Miller, bass Roy Assaf, alto flute Justin Mullens, trumpet Tim Vaughn, trombone Ricky Peterson, organ Javier Diaz, percussion Marcus Baylor, drums Randy Crawford, vocals Larry Braggs, vocals
Drop Shot Leopard N 77055 recorded september 2017 in Köln/Germany	Ricky Peterson, Hammond B3 organ, vocals WDR big band, c/ by Bob Mintzer Paul Peterson, bass Bruno Müller, guitar Gene Lake, drums, percussion

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