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Grover Washington, Jr.'s mosaic jazz persona balms like an elixir on 13 mellow ones from his 1979 to 1984 Elektra Records period; Love Songs features at least one title from each of his five Elektra albums. These were melodious times for Washington who happily demonstrates his virtuosity on multiple reed instruments and the flute, accompanied by backing singers, acclaimed studio musicians, and star vocalists. Bill Withers unites with Washington on the chart-busting "Just the Two of Us"; Patti Labelle joins him on Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel's "The Best Is Yet to Come"; and Grady Tate croons "Be Mine Tonight." Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, better-known now as chef Emeril Lagasse's bandleader (on his cooking show), burns on percussions. This is smooth urban jazz at its finest; even Bob Marley's "Jammin'," a rocker for sure, comes off buttery. If you don't have any of Washington's LPs from this era, this is a good catch-up. Silky joints like "Winelight," "Let It Flow (For 'Dr. J')," "East River Drive," and others make listening a pleasure: not the challenge that jazz purists prefer. Even if you're lukewarm about jazz you'll enjoy these accessible spins.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
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William Salter, Writer - Ralph MacDonald, Producer, Percussion, Writer - Grover Washington, Jr., MainArtist - Grover Washington Jr., Lead Vocals - Eric Gale, Guitar - Bill Eaton, Conductor, Synthesizer - Yvonne Lewis, Backing Vocals - Ullanda McCullough, Backing Vocals - Steve Gadd, Drums - Bill Withers, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Hilda Harris, Backing Vocals - GROVER WASHINGTON, Producer, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals - Vladimir Meller, Masterer - Richard Alderson, Engineer - Ed Heath, AssistantEngineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1980 Elektra Entertainment for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ralph MacDonald, Producer, Percussion - Grover Washington, Jr., MainArtist - Grover Washington Jr., Producer, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - William Eaton, Composer - Eric Gale, Guitar - Bill Eaton, Conductor, Arranger - Yvonne Lewis, Backing Vocals - Ullanda McCullough, Backing Vocals - Steve Gadd, Drums - Hilda Harris, Backing Vocals - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer - Vladimir Meller, Masterer - Richard Alderson, Engineer - Ed Heath, AssistantEngineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records
Ralph MacDonald, Producer, Mixer, Percussion - Grover Washington Jr., Producer, Mixer, Saxophone, MainArtist - William Eaton, Conductor, Arranger - Eric Gale, Guitar - Steve Gadd, Drums - MARCUS MILLER, Bassoon - Paul Griffin, Synthesizer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Composer - Eddie Heath, AssistantEngineer - Kendall Brown, AssistantEngineer - Lamont Moreno, AssistantEngineer - Richard Alderson, Mixer, Engineer - Anthony MacDonald, AssistantEngineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1981 Elektra/Asylum Records
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Grover Washington, Jr., MainArtist - Grover Washington Jr., Producer, Tenor Saxophone - Cynthia Biggs, Composer - James Lloyd, Keyboards - Dexter Wansel, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Synthesizer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Arranger - Barry Craig, AssistantEngineer - Cedric Napoleon, Bass - Darryl Washington, Drums - James Herb Smith, Guitar - John Wisner, AssistantEngineer - Leonard Gibbs, Percussion - Pete Humphreys, Engineer - Scott MacMinn, AssistantEngineer - Patti LaBelle, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, FeaturedArtist
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1982 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Ralph MacDonald, Producer, Mixer, Percussion - Grover Washington Jr., MainArtist - William Eaton, Conductor, Arranger, Backing Vocals - Eric Gale, Guitar - Frank Floyd, Backing Vocals - Yvonne Lewis, Backing Vocals - Ullanda McCullough, Backing Vocals - Vivian Cherry, Backing Vocals - Steve Gadd, Drums - Bob Marley, Composer - MARCUS MILLER, Bassoon - Paul Griffin, Synthesiser - GROVER WASHINGTON, Producer, Mixer, Saxophone - Eddie Heath, AssistantEngineer - Kendall Brown, AssistantEngineer - Lamont Moreno, AssistantEngineer - Richard Alderson, Mixer, Engineer - Anthony MacDonald, AssistantEngineer - Zack Sanders, Backing Vocals
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1981 Elektra/Asylum Records
Ralph MacDonald, Producer, Mixer, Percussion - Grover Washington Jr., Producer, Mixer, Saxophone, MainArtist - William Eaton, Conductor, Arranger - Eric Gale, Guitar - Steve Gadd, Drums - MARCUS MILLER, Bassoon - Paul Griffin, Synthesizer - GROVER WASHINGTON, Composer - Eddie Heath, AssistantEngineer - Kendall Brown, AssistantEngineer - Lamont Moreno, AssistantEngineer - Richard Alderson, Mixer, Engineer - Anthony MacDonald, AssistantEngineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1981 Elektra/Asylum Records
Ralph MacDonald, Producer, Percussion - Grover Washington, Jr., Writer, MainArtist - Grover Washington Jr., Producer, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Eric Gale, Guitar - Bill Eaton, Conductor, Arranger - Yvonne Lewis, Backing Vocals - Ullanda McCullough, Backing Vocals - Steve Gadd, Drums - Hilda Harris, Backing Vocals - Ed Walsh, Synthesizer - Vladimir Meller, Masterer - Richard Alderson, Engineer - Ed Heath, AssistantEngineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records
Harvey Mason, Drums - Ralph MacDonald, Mixer - Grover Washington Jr., Mixer, Soprano Saxophone, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Kevin Johnson, Percussion - Victor Feldman, Percussion - Richard Tee, Keyboards - LEE RITENOUR, Guitar - GROVER WASHINGTON, Arranger, Writer - Billy Childs, Piano, Synthesizer - Abe Laboriel, Bass - Kendall Brown, Mixer - Greg Orloff, AssistantEngineer - Nathan Sassover, Producer - Peter Humphreys, Mixer - Vladimir Meller, Masterer - Richard Alderson, Mixer - DENNIS SANDS, Engineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1982 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
William Salter, Composer - Ralph MacDonald, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Percussion - Grover Washington, Jr., MainArtist - Grover Washington Jr., Producer, Mixer, Saxophone - William Eaton, Composer, Conductor, Arranger - Eric Gale, Guitar - Frank Floyd, Backing Vocals - Yvonne Lewis, Backing Vocals - Ullanda McCullough, Backing Vocals - Vivian Cherry, Backing Vocals - Steve Gadd, Drums - Grady Tate, FeaturedArtist - MARCUS MILLER, Bassoon - Paul Griffin, Synthesizer - Eddie Heath, AssistantEngineer - Kendall Brown, AssistantEngineer - Lamont Moreno, AssistantEngineer - Richard Alderson, Mixer, Engineer - Anthony MacDonald, AssistantEngineer - Zack Sanders, Backing Vocals
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1981 Elektra/Asylum Records
William Salter, Composer - Ralph MacDonald, Composer, Producer, Percussion - Grover Washington, Jr., Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist - Eric Gale, Guitar - Bill Eaton, Conductor, Arranger, Synthesiser - Yvonne Lewis, Backing Vocals - Ullanda McCullough, Backing Vocals - Steve Gadd, Drums - Ed Walsh, Synthesiser - Grover Washington, Producer, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Vladimir Meller, Masterer - Richard Alderson, Engineer - Ed Heath, Assistant Engineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1980 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Ralph MacDonald, Percussion - Grover Washington Jr., MainArtist - Richard Lee Steacker, Composer - Eric Gale, Guitar - Frank Floyd, Background Vocals - Bill Eaton, Vocals - Yvonne Lewis, Background Vocals - Steve Gadd, Drums - Hilda Harris, Background Vocals - MARCUS MILLER, Synth Bass - Anthony Jackson, Bass - Zack Saunders, Background Vocals - Lani Groves, Background Vocals - Grover Washington, Saxophone - Buddy Williams, Drums - Jon Lucien, Vocals - Anthony MacDonald, Percussion - Maretha Stewart, Background Vocals - Ullande McCullough, Background Vocals - A. Sorenson, Composer - Sorenson, Writer - Steacker, Writer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1985 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the United States.
Grover Washington Jr., MainArtist - Richard Lee Steacker, Writer - Rudy Van Gelder, Masterer - Grover Washington, Producer, Flute, Additional Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Writer - Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, Percussion - Al Alberts, Jr., Assistant Engineer - Frank Bernardini, Assistant Engineer - Fred Galletti, Engineer - James "Sid" Simmons, Piano - Jerry Williamson, Assistant Engineer - John E. Blake, Jr., Violin - Mike Bongi, Assistant Engineer - Millard "Pete" Vinson, Drums - Richard Lee Steaker, Guitar - Tyrone Brown, Band Member
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International for the world outside of the US
Ralph MacDonald, Producer, Mixer, Percussion - Grover Washington Jr., MainArtist - William Eaton, Conductor, Arranger - Eric Gale, Guitar - Steve Gadd, Drums - MARCUS MILLER, Bassoon - Paul Griffin, Synthesiser - Grover Washington, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Saxophone - Eddie Heath, Assistant Engineer - Kendall Brown, Assistant Engineer - Lamont Moreno, Assistant Engineer - Richard Alderson, Mixer, Engineer - Anthony MacDonald, Assistant Engineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1981 Elektra/Asylum Records
Albumbeschreibung
Grover Washington, Jr.'s mosaic jazz persona balms like an elixir on 13 mellow ones from his 1979 to 1984 Elektra Records period; Love Songs features at least one title from each of his five Elektra albums. These were melodious times for Washington who happily demonstrates his virtuosity on multiple reed instruments and the flute, accompanied by backing singers, acclaimed studio musicians, and star vocalists. Bill Withers unites with Washington on the chart-busting "Just the Two of Us"; Patti Labelle joins him on Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel's "The Best Is Yet to Come"; and Grady Tate croons "Be Mine Tonight." Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, better-known now as chef Emeril Lagasse's bandleader (on his cooking show), burns on percussions. This is smooth urban jazz at its finest; even Bob Marley's "Jammin'," a rocker for sure, comes off buttery. If you don't have any of Washington's LPs from this era, this is a good catch-up. Silky joints like "Winelight," "Let It Flow (For 'Dr. J')," "East River Drive," and others make listening a pleasure: not the challenge that jazz purists prefer. Even if you're lukewarm about jazz you'll enjoy these accessible spins.
© Andrew Hamilton /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:13
- Main artists: Grover Washington Jr.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Jazz
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra Entertainment, manufactured and marketed by Rhino Entertainment
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