Ronnie Laws

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Ronald "Ronnie" Laws (born October 3, 1950 in Houston, Texas) is an American jazz, blues and funk musician. He is the younger brother of jazz flautist Hubert Laws.

In 1972, Laws joined the fledgling group Earth, Wind & Fire, playing saxophone and flute on their album Last Days And Time. He left the band soon afterwards, long before they achieved their huge commercial success.

In 1976, he began his solo career with the album Pressure Sensitive, in which his most famous instrumental song, 'Always There,' was included. It became an instant jazz-funk classic, covered by numerous artists.

Apart from saxophones, Laws also included vocals into his songs. Notable vocal makings include "Every Generation" (1980), "Stay Awake" (1981, included in the album "Solid Ground") and "Mr. Nice Guy" (1982).

Laws has also recorded with numerous other artists, including Arthur Adams, Howard Hewett, Ramsey Lewis, Jeff Lorber, Hugh Masekela, Alphonse Mouzon, David Sea, and Sister Sledge.

[edit] Discography

Year	Song title	Publisher
1975	"Pressure Sensitive"	Blue Note
1976	"Fever"	Blue Note
1977	"Friends and Strangers"	EMI
1979	"Flame"	United Artists
1980	"Every Generation"	Liberty, United Artists
1981	"Solid Ground"	Liberty
1982	"Mr. Nice Guy"	Liberty, United Artists
1984	"Classic Masters"	Liberty, United Artists
1986	"Mirror Town"	Columbia
1987	"All Day Rhythm"	Columbia
1989	"True Spirit"	Par
1990	"Identity"	ARD
1992	"Deep Soul"	Par
1995	"Brotherhood"	Intuition
1995	"Pressure"	ARG
1995	"Natural Laws"	Right Stuff
1996	"Tribute to Legendary Eddie Harris"	Blue Note
1998	"Portrait of the Isley Brothers: Harvest for..."	Blue Note
2000	"Dream A Little"	HDH
2001	"Ronnie Laws Live"	Scepterstien
2004	"Everlasting"	HDH