Discovery: The First Recordings

Discovery: The First Recordings

Discovery: The First Recordings

ASIN: B00005NF5Z

Editorial Reviews
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Tenor saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. was one of the most popular instrumentalists of all time, thanks to his hits, which include "Mr. Magic" and "Just the Two Us." But this CD of his first recordings as a jazz sideman from the early '70s shows that he was well grounded in straight-ahead swing and that Washington's robust, deep-toned sound was already fully formed in his early years. His fine and fiery solo work with organists Charles Earland, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and Leon Spencer highlight the saxophonist's deep debt to Gene Ammons and Coleman Hawkins. Washington's tracks with guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones, including an impassioned reading of Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move," are equally impressive. On the uptempo blues "No Way" and the live rendition of Benny Golson's "Killer Joe," Grover Washington Jr. proudly displays his jazz heritage. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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Discovery: The First Recordings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Essential Grover!
 Discovery: The First Recordings
Jr. Grover Washington
Manufacturer: Prestige
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NF5Z
Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

  1. No Way
  2. Between The Sheets
  3. Sunshine Alley
  4. Our Love Will Never Die
  5. I Feel The Earth Move
  6. L & J
  7. Inside Job
  8. Fadin'
  9. Killer Joe

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Tenor saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. was one of the most popular instrumentalists of all time, thanks to his hits, which include "Mr. Magic" and "Just the Two Us." But this CD of his first recordings as a jazz sideman from the early '70s shows that he was well grounded in straight-ahead swing and that Washington's robust, deep-toned sound was already fully formed in his early years. His fine and fiery solo work with organists Charles Earland, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and Leon Spencer highlight the saxophonist's deep debt to Gene Ammons and Coleman Hawkins. Washington's tracks with guitarist Boogaloo Joe Jones, including an impassioned reading of Carole King's "I Feel the Earth Move," are equally impressive. On the uptempo blues "No Way" and the live rendition of Benny Golson's "Killer Joe," Grover Washington Jr. proudly displays his jazz heritage. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Essential Grover!.......2002-04-11

This album is great. It is prior to Grover's solo album's but from the very first track it's full of the smoothness he's known for. As with all of his music, his improvisation is right there on every track, full of energy and very dynamic, he really made the tracks on this album stand out. An essential piece to your jazz collection by one of Jazz's greatest players.

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