Patrice Rushen
A young prodigy on the piano who started a solo career on Prestige Records and appeared on a couple of Jean-Luc Ponty albums in the mid 70s. With 1976's Shout It Out, Rushen refashioned herself as a disco diva and had a string of popular club singles into the 80s on Elektra and, later, Arista Records. Like Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock, Rushen has successfully straddled the jazz and pop worlds, moving freely between the two with winning results.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1974 | PRELUSION |
| 1975 | BEFORE THE DAWN |
| 1975 | Kickin' Back |
| 1976 | SHOUT IT OUT |
| 1977 | Let Your Heart Be Free |
| 1978 | PATRICE |
| 1978 | Hang It Up |
| 1979 | When I Found You |
| 1979 | Changes (In Your Life) |
| 1979 | Haven't You Heard |
| 1980 | PIZZAZZ |
| 1980 | Let The Music Take Me |
| 1980 | Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up |
| 1980 | LET THERE BE FUNK: THE BEST OF PATRICE RUSHEN |
| 1980 | POSH |
| 1980 | Look Up! |
| 1981 | Never Gonna Give You Up |
| 1981 | Don't Blame Me |
| 1982 April | Forget Me Nots |
| 1982 May | STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART |
| 1982 | Breakout! |
| 1982 July | I Was Tired of Being Alone (Glad I Got Cha) |
| 1984 | NOW |
| 1984 | Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) |
| 1984 | Get Off (You Fascinate Me) |
| 1984 | Heartache Heartbreak |
| 1985 | Number One |
| 1985 November | ANTHOLOGY OF PATRICE RUSHEN |
| 1986 | WATCH OUT! |
| 1987 | Watch Out |
| 1987 | Anything Can Happen |
| 1987 | Come Back To Me |
| 1990 | THE MEETING |
| 1994 November 1 | ANYTHING BUT ORDINARY |
| 1994 | I Do |
| 1996 | HAVEN'T YOU HEARD: THE BEST OF PATRICE RUSHEN |
| 1997 July 15 | SIGNATURE |
| 2002 September 17 | THE ESSENTIALS |
| 2003 September 9 | FORGET ME NOTS |
SEE ALSO...
Jean-Luc Ponty: Upon The Wings of Music
Jean-Luc Ponty: Storytelling
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