Grover Washington Jr.Grover Washington, Jr. (December 12, 1943 - December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre's most memorable hits, including "Mr. Magic," "Reed Seed," "Black Frost," "Winelight," "Inner City Blues" and "The Best is Yet to Come". In addition, he performed very frequently with other artists, including Bill Withers on "Just the Two of Us" (still in regular rotation on radio today), Patti LaBelle on "The Best is Yet to Come" and Phyllis Hyman on "A Sacred Kind of Love". He is also remembered for his take on the Dave Brubeck classic "Take Five", and for his 1996 version of "Soulful Strut".
Washington played on black nickel-plated saxophones made by Keilwerth. These included a model SX90R alto, a model SX90R tenor, and a soprano.
1971 Inner City Blues
MP3 • 320 kbps • 82.61 MB • 35:30
01. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (7:13)
02. Georgia On My Mind (4:42)
03. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (5:09)
04. Ain't No Sunshine + Better Days (Theme From Man And Boy) (8:36)
05. Until It's Time Fot You To Go (4:38)
06. I Loves You Porgy (5:07)
Personel:
Wayne Andre - Trombone
Don Ashworth - Sax (Baritone)
Julius Brand - Violin
Maurice Brown - Cello
Ron Carter - Drums
Eric Gale - Guitar, Percussion
Paul Gershman - Violin
Hilda Harris - Vocals
Julius Held - Violin
Marilyn Jackson - Vocals
Aaron James - Organ
Bob James & Creations - Arranger, Conductor, Piano (Electric)
Thad Jones - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, French Horn
Leo Kahn - Violin
Harry Katzman - Violin
Charles McCracken - Cello
Airto Moreira - Percussion, Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Idris Muhammad - Guitar, Drums
Raoul Poliakin - Violin
Max Pollikoff - Violin
Alan Shulman - Cello
Anthony Sophos - Cello
Maretha Stewart - Vocals
Richard Tee - Organ, Bass
Tasha Thomas - Vocals
Grover Washington, Jr. - Piano (Electric), Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Paul Winter - Violin
Snooky Young - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
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