Grov Washington Jr. GROVER LIVE

Personnel: Grover Washington, Jr. (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Richard Lee Steacker (guitar); Donald Robinson , Adam Holzman (keyboards); Steven Wolf (drums); Pablo Batista (congas, percussion).Audio Mixer: Patrick Murray.Liner Note Authors: David Nathan ; Christine Washington; Gerald Veasley; Jason Miles ; Todd Barkan.Recording information: The Paramount Center For The Arts, Peekskill, NY (06/07/1997).Photographers: Christine Washington; Jack Hoffman; Darian D. Avelino; Brahm Schatia.Timed nearly to coincide with the ten-year anniversary of the untimely passing of the saxophone legend at age 56 in December 1999, Grover Live functions beautifully as a tribute to the musician and his legacy, a gleeful romp through his best-loved songs and a warm, inviting look at the man in action -- specifically a show at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, NY, circa 1997. Washington's melodic, grooving, and improvisational passion that night bec