Grover Washington Jr.

Grover Washington Jr. (11. november 1943 – 17. december 1999) var en amerikansk saxofonist.

Grover Washington Jr.
Personlig information
Født	12. december 1943 Buffalo, New York, USA
Død	17. december 1999 (56 år) New York City, New York, USA
Dødsårsag	Hjerteanfald
Gravsted	Pennsylvania
Uddannelse og virke
Uddannelses­sted	East High School
Beskæftigelse	Saxofonist, jazzmusiker, komponist, pladeartist
Genre	Jazz
Eksterne henvisninger
Grover Washington Jr.s hjemmeside
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Efter militærtjeneste sidst i 1960'erne indspillede han en serie plader i en let fusion-stil af stærkt varierende kvalitet. "Come Morning" fra 1980 er det rene pop, mens "Winelight" fra samme år er solid swingende jazz og solgte over 1 mio. eksemplarer og fik to Grammyer.

Diskografi

Album

Som leder

År	Album	Højeste hitlisteplacering					Certificering
		US 200 [1]	US R&B [1]	US Jazz [1]	AUS [2]	UK [3]
1972	Inner City Blues	62	8	4	—	—
	All the King's Horses	111	20	1	—	—
1973	Soul Box	100	26	1	—	—
1975	Mister Magic	10	1	1	—	—
	Feels So Good	10	1	1	—	—
1976	A Secret Place	31	7	1	—	—
1977	Live at The Bijou	11	4	1	—	—
1978	Reed Seed	35	7	1	—	—
1979	Paradise	24	15	2	—	—
1980	Skylarkin'	24	8	1	—	—
	Winelight	5	2	1	35	34	BPI: Silver[4]
1981	Come Morning	28	—	1	—	98
	Baddest	96	40	5	—	—
	Anthology	149	44	11	—	—
1982	The Best Is Yet to Come	50	8	1	100	—
1984	Inside Moves	79	21	3	—	—
1986	A House Full of Love	125	52	25	—	—
1987	Strawberry Moon	66	29	—	100	—
1988	Then and Now	—	—	2	—	—
1989	Time Out of Mind	—	60	1	—	—
1992	Next Exit	149	26	1	—	—
1994	All My Tomorrows	—	—	2	—	—
1996	Soulful Strut	187	45	2	—	—
1997	Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection	—	—	7	—	—
2000	Aria	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Som medvirkende

Med Eddie Henderson Inspiration (Milestone, 1995) – rec. 1994 Tribute to Lee Morgan (NYC Music, 1995) vMed Boogaloo Joe Jones No Way! (Prestige, 1971) – rec. 1970 What It Is (Prestige, 1971) Med Johnny "Hammond" Smith What's Going On (Prestige, 1971) Breakout (Kudu, 1971) Wild Horses Rock Steady (Kudu, 1972) – rec. 1971 Med Leon Spencer Sneak Preview! (Prestige, 1971) – rec. 1970 Louisiana Slim (Prestige, 1971)

Med andre Kathleen Battle, So Many Stars (Sony, 1995) Kenny Burrell, Togethering (Blue Note, 1985) – recorded in 1984 Hank Crawford, Help Me Make it Through the Night (Kudu, 1972) Charles Earland, Living Black! (Prestige, 1971) – live recorded in 1970 Dexter Gordon, American Classic (Elektra Musician, 1982) Urbie Green, Señor Blues (CTI, 1977) Masaru Imada, Blue Marine (Trio, 1982) The Mark III Trio, Let's Ska at the Ski Lodge (Downhill, 1964) Idris Muhammad, Power of Soul (Kudu, 1974) Gerry Mulligan, Dragonfly (Telarc Jazz, 1995) Don Sebesky, Giant Box (CTI, 1973) Lonnie Smith, Mama Wailer (Kudu, 1971) Melvin Sparks, Spark Plug (Prestige, 1971) Urban Knights, Urban Knights I (GRP, 1995) Mal Waldron, My Dear Family (Evidence, 1993) Randy Weston, Blue Moses (CTI, 1972) Bill Withers, Just the Two of Us (Columbia, 1981)

Singler

År	Single	Højeste hitlisteplacering			Certificering
		US Pop [5]	US R&B [5]	UK [3]
1971	"Inner City Blues"	—	42	—
1972	"Mercy Mercy Me"	—	—	—
	"No Tears in the End"	—	49	—
1973	"Masterpiece"	—	—	—
1975	"Mister Magic"	54	16	—
1976	"Knucklehead"	—	—	—
1977	"Summer Song"	—	57	—
1978	"Do Dat"	—	75	—
1979	"Tell Me About It Now"	—	57	—
1980	"Snake Eyes"	—	88	—
	"Winelight"	—	—	—
1981	"Just the Two of Us"	2	3	34	BPI: Platinum[4]
1982	"Be Mine (Tonight)"	92	13	—
	"Jamming"	—	65	—
1983	"The Best Is Yet to Come"	—	14	—
1984	"Inside Moves"	—	79	—
1987	"Summer Nights"	—	35	—
1989	"Jamaica"	—	—	—
1990	"Sacred Kind of Love"	—	21	—
1992	"Love Like This"	—	31	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.