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Grover Washington Jr. Soul-Jazz Jazz-Funk 1988 US
Grover Washington, Jr. - Inner City Blues flac album
  • Performer Grover Washington, Jr.
  • Title Inner City Blues
  • Date of release 1988
  • Country US
  • Style Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk
  • Other formats AAC MIDI TTA MPC DMF VOC MP2
  • Genre Jazz / Soul & Funk
  • Size MP3 1910 mb
  • Size FLAC 1402 mb
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Inner City Blues (Grover Washington Jr. album). Redirected from Inner City Blues (Grover Washington, Jr. album)). Inner City Blues is the debut studio album by saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in September 1971 and released in 1972 via Kudu Records label. The title track was a cover of the recent hit by Marvin Gaye released in June 1971.

The story behind Grover Washington, J. s first session date as a leader revolves around a sheer coincidence of being in the right place at the right time. The truth is, the date for Creed Taylor's Kudu imprint was supposed to feature Hank Crawford in the soloist's chair

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)", often shortened to "Inner City Blues", is a song by Marvin Gaye, released as the third and final single from and the climactic song of his 1971 landmark album, What's Going On. Written by Gaye and James Nyx J. the song depicts the ghettos and bleak economic situations of inner-city America, and the emotional effects these have on inhabitants.

Inner City Blues is the debut album by saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in September 1971 and released in 1972. The album also includes a cover of Bill Withers' hit "Ain't No Sunshine", released shortly before recording this album. In 2008, it was reissued on CD by Verve Records.

Album · 1972 · 6 Songs. Grover Washington, Jr. & Bob James. Released: 1 Jan 1972. More By Grover Washington, Jr.

Inner City Blues is the debut studio album by saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. Inner City Blues Track listing. Inner City Blues" (Marvin Gaye, James Nyx J.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Inner City Blues
Written-By – Marvin Gaye
 7:12
A2 Georgia On My Mind
Written-By – Carmichael*, Gorrell*
 4:37
A3 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Written-By – Marvin Gaye
 5:10
B1 Ain't No Sunshine / Theme From "Man And Boy" ("Better Days") 8:30
B2 Until It's Time For You To Go
Written-By – Buffy Sainte-Marie
 4:40
B3 I Loves You Porgy
Written-By – DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin
 5:05

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Cordica C.A.

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Grover Washington, Jr.
  • Arranged By, Conductor – Bob James
  • Baritone Saxophone – Don Ashworth
  • Bass – Don Ashworth, Ron Carter
  • Cello – Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos, Charles McCracken, Maurice Brown
  • Design [Album] – Bob Ciano
  • Drums – Idris Muhammad
  • Electric Piano – Bob James
  • Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
  • Guitar – Eric Gale
  • Organ – Richard Tee
  • Percussion – Airto Moreira
  • Photography By – Steve Salmieri
  • Producer – Creed Taylor
  • Trombone – Wayne Andre
  • Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Eugene Young
  • Trumpet, French Horn – Thad Jones
  • Violin – Harry Katzman, Julius Brand, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman, Paul Winter, Raoul Poliakin
  • Vocals – Hilda Harris, Maretha Stewart*, Marilyn Jackson, Tasha Thomas

Notes

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios in September 1971
36 East 57 Street, New York, New York 10022

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 03567 209819

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
KU-03 Grover Washington, Jr. Inner City Blues ‎(LP, Album) Kudu KU-03 US 1971
3746351892 Grover Washington, Jr. Inner City Blues ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Motown 3746351892 US 1995
MCD09093MD Grover Washington* Inner City Blues ‎(CD, Album, RE) Motown MCD09093MD US Unknown
OW 540 Grover Washington, Jr. Inner City Blues ‎(LP, Album) Kudu OW 540 Brazil 1973
GP 3039, Ku 03 Grover Washington, Jr. Inner City Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE) King Records, Kudu GP 3039, Ku 03 Japan 1976


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