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Grover Washington, Jr.

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2002 - The Essential Collection

2001 - Discovery

1997 - Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection

1994 - All My Tomorrows

1992 - Next Exit

1989 - Time Out of Mind

1988 - Then and Now

1987 - Strawberry Moon

1987 - Jazz Moods: Cool

1985 - Inside Moves

1982 - The Best Is Yet to Come

1980 - Come Morning

1980 - Skylarkin

1980 - Winelight

1978 - Reed Seed

1976 - A Secret Place

1974 - Mister Magic

1973 - Soul Box

1973 - Soul Box Vol.2

1972 - All the King's Horses

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418,905

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Buffalo, USA

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Jazz

Style
Jazz

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Born

1943

Active
1971 to 1999

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Alternate Name
Grover Washington

Most Loved Tracks

Track	Last.FM Listens	Loves
Just the Two of Us	309,266	4 users
Mister Magic	115,088	4 users
Soulful Strut	59,325	4 users

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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, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer.
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". In addition, he performed very frequently with other artists, including Bill Withers on "Just the Two of Us" (still in regular rotation on radio today), Patti LaBelle on "The Best Is Yet to Come" and Phyllis Hyman on "A Sacred Kind of Love". He is also remembered for his take on the Dave Brubeck classic "Take Five", and for his 1996 version of "Soulful Strut".
Washington had a preference for black nickel-plated saxophones made by Julius Keilwerth. These included a SX90R alto and SX90R tenor. He also played Selmer Mark VI alto in the early years. His main soprano was a black nickel plated H.Couf Superba II (also built by Keilwerth for Herbert Couf) and a Keilwerth SX90 in the last years of his life.