Grover Washington Jr.

Event: BLACK FRIDAY 2020Release Date: 11/27/2020Format: 2 x LPLabel: LightyearQuantity: 2500Release type: 'RSD First' Release This commemorative 2 x LP edition of Grover Live marks 20 years since the passing of Grover Washington, Jr., the immensely popular artist largely responsible for creating a bridge between jazz and R&B. Cut in June 1997 at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill, New York, this album captures the essence of Grover’s greatness. With a coterie of ‘A’ class musicians in support, Grover Live demonstrates why he was not only a leader in his field but a pioneer who blended the subtleties of jazz with the funk and sweat of soul. Winelight With Intro 7:37 Take Five (Take Another Five) 10:56 Soulful Strut 4:00 Grover Talks 1:21 Mystical Force 5:58 Uptown 5:59 Sassy Stew 6:04 Grover Talks Again 0:49 Medley: Black Frost 1:13 Inner City Blues 0:52 Strawberry Moon 1:10 Inside Moves 1:12 Jamaica 1:23 East River Drive 2:30 Just The Two Of Us 1:45 Sausalito 6:01 Let