Grover Washington, Jr.
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Biography
[Edit]One of the most popular saxophonists of all time, Grover Washington, Jr. was long the pacesetter in his field. His roots were in R&B and soul-jazz organ combos, but he also fared very well on the infrequent occasions when he played straight-ahead jazz. A highly influential player, Washington pushed himself with the spontaneity and risk-taking of a masterful jazz musician.
Grover Washington, Jr.'s, father also played saxophone and was his first influence. The younger son started playing music when he was ten, and within two years was working in clubs. He picked up experience touring with the Four Clefs from 1959-1963 and freelancing during the next two years, before spending a couple years in the Army. He moved to Philadelphia in 1967, becoming closely identified with the city from then on, and worked with several organists, including Charles Earland and Johnny Hammond Smith, recording as a sideman for the Prestige label. His biggest break occurred in 1971, when Hank Crawford could not make it to a recording date for Creed Tasylor's Kudu label; Washington was picked as his replacement, and the result was Inner City Blues, a big seller. From then on he became a major name, particularly after recording 1975's Mister Magic and Feels So Good, and later 1980's Winelight; the latter included the Bill Withers hit "Just the Two of Us."
Although some of his recordings since then found him coasting a bit, Washington usually stretched himself in concert. He developed his own personal voices on soprano, tenor, alto, and even his infrequently-used baritone. Grover Washington Jr. recorded as a leader for Kudu, Motown, Elektra, and Columbia and made notable guest appearances on dozens of records ranging from pop to straightforward jazz. He died of a sudden heart attack on December 17, 1999 while taping an appearance on CBS television's The Saturday Early Show; Washington was 56. The posthumous Aria was issued early the following year.
Title: Come Morning
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Ebony Moments with Grover Washington, Jr. - Single
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Feels So Good
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Fusion
Title: In The Name Of Love: The Elektra Recordings 1979-1984 (CD2)
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods: Cool
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Lost In Love (feat. Michelle Gold) - Single
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Prime Cuts: The Columbia Years 1987-1999
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Rhino Hi-Five: Grover Washington Jr.
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Sacred Kind Of Love: The Columbia Recordings (CD1)
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sacred Kind Of Love: The Columbia Recordings (CD2)
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sacred Kind Of Love: The Columbia Recordings (CD3)
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sacred Kind Of Love: The Columbia Recordings (CD4)
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk, Smooth Jazz
Title: Soulful Strut
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Best of Grover Washington, Jr.
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Fusion
Title: The Best of Grover Washington, Jr.
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: The Essential Grover Washington Jr.: The Columbia Years
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Ultimate Collection - Grover Washington, Jr.
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Fusion
Title: Sacred Kind Of Love: The Columbia Recordings (CD5)
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sensuous Sax: Night Out
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr., JR, Dunn Pearson Jr
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Grover Washington, Jr.: Greatest Performances
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Winelight
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Organic Grooves
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr., K. Garrett, Dr. L. Smith, J. DeFrancesco
Title: In The Name Of Love: The Elektra Recordings 1979-1984 (CD1)
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Best Is Yet to Come
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Ultimate Collection - Grover Washington, Jr.
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Grover Live
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Time Out of Mind
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Talking Jazz Volume 07 Saxophone 04
Artist: Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis, Ben Sidran, Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Jazz
Title: Next Exit
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Skylarkin'
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Breath of Heaven - A Holiday Collection
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Inner City Blues
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack, Fusion
Title: Love Songs
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Strawberry Moon
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Aria
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr., JR, Orchestra Of St. Luke's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz
Title: Prime Cuts (The Columbia Years: 1987-1999)
Artist: Grover Washington, Jr.
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Collections
Title: Love's Greatest Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 21 Jazz Christmas Favorites
Genre:
Title: People - A Musical Celebration of Diversity
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jazz Roots - The Music of the Americas
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Martha Stewart Living Music: Jazz for the Holidays
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ken Burns Jazz - The Story of America's Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Jazzy Wonderland
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Jazz Slow Jams
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Touch of Latin Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Zouk Légende 2 / Zouk Legende 2
Genre: World Music
Title: Tribute to Lee Morgan
Title: Color and Light: Jazz Sketches On Sondheim
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sax for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ken Burns Jazz - The Story of America's Music
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blow Hard! : All Sax and Horns
Genre: Jazz
Title: Compact Disc Club - Classic Jazz CD 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Easy 80'S - At This Moment CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Compact Disc Club - Dark Pleasure CD 1
Genre: Soul
Title: Sax & Sex CD 1
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Sax & Sex CD 2
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Always And Forever CD2
Genre: Rock
Title: Las 101 Canciones Del Siglo XX CD5
Genre: New Age, World Music, Pop
Title: Los 100 Mejores Lentos De La Historia Cd3
Genre: Pop
Title: Chilled R & B - Smooth Classics (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Top 100 Hits Of The 80s
Genre: Rock
Title: Golden Love Songs Vol. 11 - Just The Two Of Us
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best 100 Love Songs CD1
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Blaxploitation, Vol. 1 Disc 1
Genre: Disco
Title: Honeymoon Selected By DJ Cam
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Dub
Title: Gold Instrumental Songs (2013)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Beautiful Saxophone (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Motown Funk
Genre: Funk
Title: Pure... Latin Dance (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Latin
Title: The Best 100 Love Songs (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Blue Breath - Cool Music & Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Gold Romantic Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental
Title: Playboy Jazz - In A Smooth Groove (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sonar 1000 (Radio 1 BE) Volume 3 (CD03)
Genre: Blues
Title: Smooth Jazz Cafe 3
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: 1000 Percent Sax Vol. 1 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: 1000 Percent Sax Vol. 1 (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Jazz Sax - Verve 50
Genre: Jazz
Title: Autour De Minuit - So Sexy
Genre: Jazz
Title: Super Instrumentals (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Super Instrumentals (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Kuscheljazz Vol. 6 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Las 101 Mejores Baladas Del Universo (CD4)
Genre: Rock
Title: Romantic Saxophone - 100 Classic Hits (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Instrumental
Title: 1981 Billboard Year End Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Romantic Sax Collection Vol I
Genre: Jazz
Title: Musica Disco Las Baladas
Genre: Pop
Title: Black Music Lounge - Chill To The Soul Of R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Lounge
Title: The Kings Of Hip Hop (CD1 Breaks - DJ Premier)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk
Title: Romantic Melodies (Velvet Jazz)
Genre: New Age, Soul, Jazz, Pop, Instrumental
Title: Hussy Cocktail
Title: Jazz District - Smooth Jazz (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lounge Elegant Style 7
Title: Like Omigod (CD1)
Featuring albums
Title: Bill Withers' Greatest Hits - Just the Two of Us & Soul Shadows
Artist: Bill Withers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: CTI Records: The Cool Revolution - A 40th Anniversary Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Key To The Groove, Vol. 2 (CD2: Keep The Fire Burning)
Artist: Bevan Keys
Genre: Electronica, House, Soul, Jazz, Disco
Title: Latin Groove Mix
Artist: Разные Исполнители / Raznye Ispolniteli
Genre: Free Improvisation, Samba, Latin, Experimental, Fusion
