Gale played guitar on Bobby Lewis's big hit "Tossin' and Turnin'"(1961)[4] and Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway's ""Where Is the Love"(1972).

[5] He had just finished recording his Negril album with Cedric Brooks, Richard Tee, the Wailers, along with Peter Tosh on vocals, in Kingston, Jamaica.

[6] He flew out to Montego Bay, Jamaica, to clear his mind and reconnect with nature, then was able to finish an album in Kingston with his friends who understood the inexplicable injustice of politics.

Gale often worked as a session musician, recording with musicians such as Bobby Lewis, King Curtis, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Van McCoy, Jesse Belvin, Maxine Brown, Bobby Timmons, George Benson, Lena Horne, Joe Cocker, The Drifters, The Flamingos, Ashford & Simpson, Illinois Jacquet, Billy Joel, Herbie Mann, David "Fathead" Newman, Patti Austin, Mongo Santamaria, Paul Simon, Nina Simone, Jimmy Smith, Clark Terry, Fania All-Stars, and Jackie Wilson.

[7][10] With Stuff With Ashford & Simpson With Patti Austin With George Benson With Ron Carter With Hank Crawford With Fania All-Stars With Roberta Flack With Jun Fukamachi With Freddie Hubbard With Bob James With Quincy Jones With Gladys Knight & the Pips With Yusef Lateef With Ralph MacDonald With Van McCoy With David "Fathead" Newman With Esther Phillips With Diana Ross With David Ruffin With Mongo Santamaria With Shirley Scott With Tom Scott With Frank Sinatra With Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Richard Tee With Stanley Turrentine With Grover Washington Jr. With Sadao Watanabe With others