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Grover Washington: Inner City Blues
I consider Marvin Gaye's What's Going On to be one of the last great jazz albums. Though technically a soul recording, much of its heart remains deeply rooted in jazz's orchestral tradition and progressive consciousness. The party chatter that opens Gaye's album is akin to the banter near the start of James Moody's Disappointed. Flyin' High ...
Take Five With Vinson Valega
by AAJ Staff
Meet Vinson Valega: Vinson grew up in a musical family near Washington, D.C., studying classical piano from age seven until switching to the drums when he was 12. He played drums for three years in the All-County Jazz Ensemble during high school and subsequently held the drum chair in the University of Pennsylvania Big ...
Winelight
Featuring the music of Grover Washington, Jr.
Duration: 8:14
Grover Washington, Jr.: Mister Magic
by Trevor MacLaren
For anyone who enjoys taking bites from the now forbidden fruits of jazz, smooth jazz has probably crossed your palate once or twice. Just as rock music fans treat adult contemporary with certain disdain, so do jazz fans in regards to smooth. It is certainly easy to see why. The arrangements are flooded with lush pop ...
Grover Washington, Jr.: Soul Box
by C. Andrew Hovan
Jazz history is filled with the kind of stories that find yeoman musicians cutting their teeth under the tutelage of their elders. During the heydays of the '50s and '60s, the bandstand would also serve as a sort of “baptism under fire" for those eager to challenge the status quo and make their own stand for ...
Grover Washington, Jr.: Next Exit
by AAJ Staff
Any Grover excursion is worth listening to and Next Exit is one of Grover's finer outings. From the Dave Brubeck “Take Five" opener featuring the golden background vocals of Fourever, he takes us on a mid tempo groove which has been covered by others but somehow this interpretation leaves you in no doubt that it's GWJ. ...
Tribute To Lee Morgan
Label: NYC Records
Released: 1995
Track listing: The Lion And The Wolf; Sidewinder; Ceora; Speedball; You Don't Know What Love Is; Kozo's Waltz; Yama; Ca-Lee-So; Search For The New Land;
A Secret Place
Label: Verve Records
Released: 1976
Track listing: A Secret Place; Dolphin Dance; Not Yet; Love Makes It Better;
Wild Horses Rock Steady
Label: CTI Records
Released: 1972
Track listing: Rock Steady; Who Is Sylvia?; Peace Train; I Don't Know How To Love Him; It's Impossible; Wild Horses;
