Nathan East
Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955, Philadelphia) is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is considered one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego (1978). He is a founding member of contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay and has recorded, performed and co-written songs with performers such as Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani, George Harrison, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Daft Punk, and Herbie Hancock.
Career
Early life
Born to Thomas and Gwendolyn East, he is one of eight children (five boys and three girls) raised in San Diego, where the family moved when he was four. East first studied cello in seventh through ninth grades and played in local Horace Mann junior high school's orchestra. At age fourteen he developed an interest in the bass guitar, playing in church (Christ The King) for folk masses with his brothers Raymond and David. He was active in his (Crawford) high school's music programs along with a local top 40 band called "Power". He has said his early influences included Charles Mingus, Ray Brown and Ron Carter on upright bass; and James Jamerson, Paul McCartney and Chuck Rainey on electric bass. He studied music at UC San Diego. Nathan East is also an accomplished amateur magician member of the Magic Circle and the Academy of Magical Arts.
Nathan East (album)
Nathan East is the debut eponymous album by veteran supporting musician Nathan East, known for his performances with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Tommy Emmanuel and Daft Punk. This album features guest vocal performances by Clapton, Sara Bareilles, Michael McDonald, and a harmonica performance by Wonder on the instrumental cover of Wonder's hit "Overjoyed". East has also included a second Wonder instrumental cover, a reimagining of the Songs in the Key of Life song "Sir Duke".
As East is not a vocalist and is best known for his bass guitar skills, the album contains many bass guitar led melodies. The cover of the 1965 Beatles song "Yesterday" features East's son Noah East on piano. While largely an album of covers, including those of East's band Fourplay and Steve Winwood's "Can't Find My Way Home", which East had previous played on tours with Clapton, there are also original works, such as "Daft Funk", a play on words on East's work with French group Daft Punk, and "Madiba", a tribute to former South African president Nelson Mandela.
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Nathan East
ALBUMS
- Nathan East released: 2014
- Ricky Lawson & Friends: First Things 1st released: 1999
- The Sheffield Track Record / The Sheffield Drum Record released: 1990
- 1987-04-18: Minnesota Night: Civic Center, St Paul, MN, USA released:
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So Special
by: Dru HillWinter spring
Summer fall
These four seasons tell it all
Each has a special way
Of saying my love is here to stay
How else can I explain
Then to start with April's rain
Spring is when I first knew
That I fell you (Oh yeah)
Flowers blooming
Bright sunshine
Rainbows shooting across the sky
The sweet fragrance in the air
Reminds me that you care
Your love baby
You love's So Special
Is So Special to me
(Sisqo won't you help me sing)
White sands and the islands breeze
Down on the private beach
Moon lit cruises on the sea
With you next to me
Oh yeah
Summer time said it seems so dear
When fall comes it disappears
Early nights
And later days
You would never go away (Oh yeah)
Holidays and special times
I would always sit and cry (Yes I would)
Memories would break me down
When you are not around yeah
Your love
Somebody help me sing it
Is So Special to me
Like the sands by the sea
The words to a melody
Your Love
(Oh, oh, yes I know it)
And baby girl don't you know
That my love will always show
Always
Said I'll always
(Woody take it)
Every time that I close my eyes (Alright)
Pray you'll stay right by my side
Your loves so strong that I just can't hide (Tell me)
Tell me can you fell me know
All I see is you and me
Baby I'm gonna always be
Yours until the end of time
So say that you'll be mine
And no matter what they say
My love won'y fade away (Oh no)
Girl your love
It feels so right
Wanna love you all my life (Yeah)
Said I know
That I
Girl this is how I will live my life
Said always
Always
I'm willing to make that sacrifice
Your love
Your love Yeah
Oh your love
Your love
IS SO SPECIAL TO ME