Albright began piano lessons at an early age, although he professed no interest in the instrument. His love of music picked up when he was given a saxophone that belonged to his piano teacher. It further reinforced when he attended
Locke High School. After high school, he attended the
University of Redlands where he was initiated into the Iota Chi chapter of
Alpha Phi Alpha and received a degree in
business management with a minor concentration on music. He switched to bass guitar after he saw
Louis Johnson in concert. for
Anita Baker,
Ray Parker Jr.,
Olivia Newton-John, and
The Temptations. He joined
Patrice Rushen, who was forming a band, in which he played saxophone. When the bassist left in the middle of a tour, Albright replaced him and finished the tour playing bass guitar. Around the same time, he began to tour Europe with drummer
Alphonse Mouzon. He has also toured with Anita Baker,
Phil Collins,
Johnny Hallyday,
Whitney Houston,
Quincy Jones,
Jeff Lorber, and
Teena Marie In addition to appearances at clubs and jazz festivals, he has been part of Jazz Explosion tours on which he played with
Will Downing,
Jonathan Butler,
Chaka Khan,
Hugh Masekela, and
Rachelle Ferrell. Albright has appeared in the television programs
A Different World,
Melrose Place and jazz segments for
Black Entertainment Television, as well as piloting a show in Las Vegas with
Meshach Taylor of
Designing Women. He was one of ten saxophonists to perform at the inauguration of President
Bill Clinton. His saxophone work appears in the PlayStation video game
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night during the theme song "I Am the Wind", which includes keyboardist
Jeff Lorber. Albright himself describes his playing style as being influenced to a large extent by the music which he heard when being a teenager: A mixture of gospel, Motown, Philly International Sound played by the likes of James Cleveland, The Hawkins Singers, James Brown with his band and particularly Maceo Parker. In September 2021, Albright received the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joseph R. Biden. == Equipment ==