Walter Beasley | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Walter Beasley |
Born | May 24, 1961 |
Origin | El Centro, California, United States |
Genres | Smooth Jazz, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Musician, professor, recording artist, performer, composer |
Instrument(s) | Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, voice |
Labels |
Shanachie Records Warner Bros. Records Mercury Records Headsup/Affable Records |
Website |
walterbeasley |
Walter Beasley (born May 24, 1961) is an American saxophonist, a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music, and founder of Affable Publishing and Affable Records.
Beasley grew up in El Centro, California. [1] By the age of 13 he was singing in Spanish in a band called Los Elegantes, and he played in various bands and performed at clubs throughout middle and high school. [2]
Beasley graduated from Berklee in 1984, [3] and a year later took a short-term teaching position at the same school, which became a permanent career. [1] He is now a professor at the school. [4]
In 1987, he released his first, self-titled, album, [3] and since 1998 has been one of the top ten best-selling African American saxophonists in the world. [4] Having grown up as a fan of R&B and funk and trained in classical and jazz saxophone, [5] his own style falls between contemporary R&B and contemporary jazz, [6] a blend which has been called "smooth jazz". [3]
He is not only an alto and soprano saxophonist and a singer, [7] but also a composer and producer. [5] He is the founder and CEO of Affable Publishing, and the owner of Affable Records. [3]
Album | Year | Label |
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Walter Beasley | 1987 [3] | Polydor |
Just Kickin' It | 1989 | Mercury |
Intimacy | 1992 | Mercury |
Private Time | 1995 [5] | Mercury |
Walter Beasley Live and More | 1996 | Affable |
Tonight We Love | 1997 | Shanachie |
For Your Pleasure | 1998 | Shanachie |
Won't You Let Me Love You | 2000 | Shanachie |
Rendezvous | 2002 | Shanachie |
Go with the Flow | 2003 | N-Coded Music |
Midnight Love | 2003 | Shanachie |
The Classic R&B Collection | 2004 | Shanachie |
For Her | 2005 [2] | Heads Up |
Greatest Hits! | 2005 | Shanachie |
Live | 2006 | Shanachie |
Ready for Love | 2007 [3] | Heads Up |
Sax Meditations | 2008 | Affable |
Free Your Mind | 2009 [8] | Heads Up |
Backatcha | 2010 | Shanachie [9] |
Walter Beasley Live – In the Groove | 2010 | Affable |
Live in the Club | 2013 | Walter Beasley |
Sax Meditations II | 2014 | Affable |
I'm Back | 2015 | Affable |
Blackstreams | 2017 | Walter Beasley |
Going Home | 2019 | Affable |
Meet Me At My Place | 2022 | Affable |
Lil' Darlin' (single) | 2023 | Affable |
Déjà Vu (single) | 2023 | Affable |
Do You Wanna Dance (Walter's version) ft. Rebecca Jade (single) | 2023 | Affable |
Nice and Easy (Walter's version) ft Najee (single) | 2023 | Affable |
Lovely Day (Live at the Birchmere) ft. Chad Selph (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Silver Lining (Live at the Birchmere) ft. Chad Selph (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Aqui (Live) ft. Kevin Prince (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Nice & Easy (live) ft. Robert Johnson (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Live and Blessed | 2024 | Affable |
Funk Foot (Smooth Jazz Radio Edit) (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Walter Beasley | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Walter Beasley |
Born | May 24, 1961 |
Origin | El Centro, California, United States |
Genres | Smooth Jazz, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Musician, professor, recording artist, performer, composer |
Instrument(s) | Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, voice |
Labels |
Shanachie Records Warner Bros. Records Mercury Records Headsup/Affable Records |
Website |
walterbeasley |
Walter Beasley (born May 24, 1961) is an American saxophonist, a professor of music at the Berklee College of Music, and founder of Affable Publishing and Affable Records.
Beasley grew up in El Centro, California. [1] By the age of 13 he was singing in Spanish in a band called Los Elegantes, and he played in various bands and performed at clubs throughout middle and high school. [2]
Beasley graduated from Berklee in 1984, [3] and a year later took a short-term teaching position at the same school, which became a permanent career. [1] He is now a professor at the school. [4]
In 1987, he released his first, self-titled, album, [3] and since 1998 has been one of the top ten best-selling African American saxophonists in the world. [4] Having grown up as a fan of R&B and funk and trained in classical and jazz saxophone, [5] his own style falls between contemporary R&B and contemporary jazz, [6] a blend which has been called "smooth jazz". [3]
He is not only an alto and soprano saxophonist and a singer, [7] but also a composer and producer. [5] He is the founder and CEO of Affable Publishing, and the owner of Affable Records. [3]
Album | Year | Label |
---|---|---|
Walter Beasley | 1987 [3] | Polydor |
Just Kickin' It | 1989 | Mercury |
Intimacy | 1992 | Mercury |
Private Time | 1995 [5] | Mercury |
Walter Beasley Live and More | 1996 | Affable |
Tonight We Love | 1997 | Shanachie |
For Your Pleasure | 1998 | Shanachie |
Won't You Let Me Love You | 2000 | Shanachie |
Rendezvous | 2002 | Shanachie |
Go with the Flow | 2003 | N-Coded Music |
Midnight Love | 2003 | Shanachie |
The Classic R&B Collection | 2004 | Shanachie |
For Her | 2005 [2] | Heads Up |
Greatest Hits! | 2005 | Shanachie |
Live | 2006 | Shanachie |
Ready for Love | 2007 [3] | Heads Up |
Sax Meditations | 2008 | Affable |
Free Your Mind | 2009 [8] | Heads Up |
Backatcha | 2010 | Shanachie [9] |
Walter Beasley Live – In the Groove | 2010 | Affable |
Live in the Club | 2013 | Walter Beasley |
Sax Meditations II | 2014 | Affable |
I'm Back | 2015 | Affable |
Blackstreams | 2017 | Walter Beasley |
Going Home | 2019 | Affable |
Meet Me At My Place | 2022 | Affable |
Lil' Darlin' (single) | 2023 | Affable |
Déjà Vu (single) | 2023 | Affable |
Do You Wanna Dance (Walter's version) ft. Rebecca Jade (single) | 2023 | Affable |
Nice and Easy (Walter's version) ft Najee (single) | 2023 | Affable |
Lovely Day (Live at the Birchmere) ft. Chad Selph (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Silver Lining (Live at the Birchmere) ft. Chad Selph (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Aqui (Live) ft. Kevin Prince (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Nice & Easy (live) ft. Robert Johnson (single) | 2024 | Affable |
Live and Blessed | 2024 | Affable |
Funk Foot (Smooth Jazz Radio Edit) (single) | 2024 | Affable |