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Under the leadership of bassist
Gordon Edwards, several of the most prolific studio players around teamed together to form an all-star rhythm section that on a part-time basis operated as an independent group. Back around 1967,
Edwards put together
the Encyclopedia of Soul and during the next decade, the group (which just played together on an occasional basis) evolved into
Stuff. Such musicians as drummer
Billy Cobham and
Jimmy Johnson and altoist
David Sanborn passed through the group. By the time of its initial recording in 1975, the lineup was set:
Richard Tee on organ, electric piano, and acoustic pianos, both
Eric Gale and
Cornell Dupree on guitars, bassist
Edwards, and drummer
Steve Gadd;
Christopher Parker was occasionally with the group on second drums and percussion. Although the band, which consisted of masterful accompanists, often sounded like a "music minus one" ensemble (as if they were waiting for the main soloist to show up),
Stuff were quite popular for a few years, recording four albums for Warner Bros. and having occasional reunions in the '80s. ~ Scott Yanow