The Rondelle55 Chronicles

Saturday 13 October 2012

Jazz Greats: Grover Washington, Jr.

Grover Washington, Jr. (December 12, 1943 - December 17, 1999) 


      One of the founders of Smooth Jazz, Grover Washington Jr., was a talented Musician and Producer, that added a new touch to the Genre and helped to pave the way for 1980s Smooth Jazz Artist. Please take a listen here and Have a relaxing Saturday:   Mister Magic , Reed Seed , Black frost , Winelight , Inner City Blues , The best is yet to come ft. Patti Labelle , Take Five and Just the two of us (with Bill Withers)



  
  

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Washington_Jr
Basic Information
Birth nameGrover Washington, Jr.
BornDecember 12, 1943
Buffalo, New York
DiedDecember 17, 1999 (aged 56)
New York City, New York
GenresJazzSoulR&B
OccupationsMusicianSaxophonistSinger-songwriter
InstrumentsVocalsSaxophone
Years active1971–1999
LabelsKuduMotownElektra,Columbia

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