Inner City Blues (Grover Washington Jr. album)
- Inner City Blues (Grover Washington Jr. album)
Infobox Album |
Name = Inner City Blues
Type = Studio album
Artist = Grover Washington Jr.
Released = 1972
Recorded = Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, September 1971
Genre = Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz
Length =
Label = CTI
Producer = Creed Taylor
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gxfrxq8gldde]
Last album =
This album = "Inner City Blues"
(1972)
Next album = "All the King's Horses"
(1972)
"Inner City Blues" is the debut album by saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. It was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in September 1971 and released in 1972. The title track was a cover of the recent hit by Marvin Gaye, released in June 1971. The album also included a cover of Bill Withers' hit "Ain't No Sunshine" released shortly before recording this album.
Track listing
#"Inner City Blues" (Marvin Gaye) - 7:12
#"Georgia on My Mind" (Carmichael/Gorrell) - 4:37
#"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (Marvin Gaye) - 5:10
#"Until It's Time for You to Go" (Buffy Saint-Marie) - 4:40
#"I Loves You Porgy" (George & Ira Gershwin/DuBose Heyward) - 5:05
#"Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)/theme from "Man and Boy" (J.J. Johnson) - 8:30
Personnel
*Grover Washington, Jr. (ts, as)
*Eugene Young (tp, flhrn)
*Thad Jones (tp, frhrn)
*Wayne Andre (tb)
*Don Ashworth (bs)
*Bob James (el-p, arr, cond)
*Richard Tee (org)
*Eric Gale (g)
*Ron Carter (b, el-b)
*Idris Muhammad (d)
*Airto Moreira (perc)
*Hilda Harris (vcl)
*Marilyn Jackson (vcl)
*Maretha Stewart (vcl)
*Tasha Thomas (vcl)
Strings:
*Julius Brand
*Paul Gershman
*Julius Held
*Leo Kahn
*Harry Katzman
*Raoul Poliakin
*Max Pollikoff
*Paul Winter (vln)
*Maurice Brown
*Charles McCracken
*Alan Shulman
*Anthony Sophos (cello)
References
* [http://www.dougpayne.com/kudut.htm CTI/Kudu Discography at Doug Payne.com]
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