Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James and others, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre’s most memorable hits, including “Mister Magic”, “Reed Seed”, “Black Frost”, “Winelight”, “Inner City Blues” and “The Best is Yet to Come”.
Popular Songs
- Just the Two of Us
- Only For You (Siempre Para Ti Sere)
- Monte Carlo Nights
- Uptown
- Soulful Strut
- Overjoyed
- Jet Stream
- The Best Is Yet To Come
- Take Another Five
- Let It Flow (For ”DR. J”)
- Knucklehead
- Winelight
- Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
- In The Name Of Love
- Hydra
- Love Like This
- Ain’t no sunshine
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
- Masterpiece
- The look of love
- Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba)
- Soulful Strut - The Top Down Version
- Take Me There
- Aubrey
Albums