Don Peake It's About Time

Don Peake, an original “Studio Dog” icon, presents his new jazz album.
HMR-9103 Now Available. iTunes.com also has this album for sample and download.

It’s About Time
1. Just Friends
2. Soho Blue
3. Girl With The Flaxen Hair
4. Honeysuckle Rhythm
5. Lookin’ For Trouble
6. Lover Man
7. Natasha
8. Sweet Dick Willie
9. Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Recently inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame, Don Peake is a multi-talented musician who has worked as a guitarist, arranger, record producer, and film music composer. Starting his professional musical career as a guitarist in 1961, Peake’s talent was recognized early when he toured as lead guitarist with the Everly Brothers at the age of 21, playing in the U.S. and Europe for two years. Peake returned to Los Angeles to establish himself as a recording musician, and played for many of the legendary performers under Phil Spector’s production including The Righteous Brothers – “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling”, Ike and Tina Turner – ” River Deep Mountain High”, as well as recording with Mahalia Jackson, Billy Preston, Cannonball Adderly, Marvin Gaye, and Diana Ross.

He played lead guitar for Marvin Gaye (Let’s Get It On), and on all the Jackson Five’s original hits, “ABC”, “I Want You Back”, etc. Don was on the Commodores, Smokey Robinson, The Supremes, The Temptations, and many more Motown Artists’ records as a staff guitarist for Motown Records.  Don also played on John Lennon’s records that Phil Spector produced, and on all of Barry White’s hit records, some of which he arranged.

The Don Peake All-Stars
Don Peake, Band leader, guitar, composer and arranger
John Leftwich, Bass
John Patitucci, Bass on Battle Hymn
Billy Mintz, Drums
Mike Garson, Keyboards
Ray Pizzi, Saxophone, Bassoon