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Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) [1] [2] was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award winner. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson , he is considered by many to be one of the founders and legends of the smooth jazz genre. [ 3 ]
The song later won LaBelle her first Grammy Award nomination in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category. After the success of "The Best Is Yet To Come", LaBelle's label, Philadelphia International Records , released "If Only You Knew", also written by Biggs and Wansel with minor contribution by Kenny Gamble as the first single off her ...
The Best Is Yet to Come is a 1982 studio album by American jazz musician Grover Washington Jr., released via the Elektra label. The album includes his major hit " The Best Is Yet to Come " recorded with Patti LaBelle .
This would be Grover's last album produced by Creed Taylor. A reviewer at Dusty Groove stated "A totally great Grover Washington record – and with 25 years behind us, we really now realize how fantastic all the early Kudu sessions really were! The record was recorded live at the Bijou, and is spread out over 2 long LPs, with lots of room for ...
Winelight is a 1980 studio album by jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. The record received the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance in 1982. The album was released by Elektra Records. It includes the Grammy Award-winning [1] hit "Just the Two of Us" sung by Bill Withers. The track "In the Name of Love" from the album was also released ...
Aria is the final studio album by American jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. It was released posthumously on March 7, 2000, via Sony Classical label. [3] [4] [5] The album consists of 12 jazz covers of classical arias by famous composers (Giacomo Puccini, Georges Bizet, and others).
All My Tomorrows is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. The album was released in 1994 on Columbia Records label. The album is his fifth for Columbia and twenty-fourth overall as a leader; also this is his first all-acoustic record.
Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection is a Christmas compilation album by Grover Washington Jr., mostly on soprano saxophone, released in 1997 and nominated for a Grammy in 1998. [4] Dawn Andrews contributes vocals and cello.