Grover Washington Jr
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Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 13 April 1973
GROVER WASHINGTON Jr. became one of Kudu's brightest lights by a complete one in a million accident. "I was called in to do a background ...
Grover's Bringing Jazz Back to the Charts
Interview by Tony Cummings, Black Music, December 1973
"IT ALL HAPPENED so fast. One day people weren't listening to jazz — they'd look at an album and say 'This is jazz, this is ...
Grover Washington: Mister Magic
Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 29 April 1975
IN JAZZ circles, Grover Washington Jr. is even unique because though he has been commercially successful in a big way, he still appeals to the ...
Grover Washington Jr.: Mister Magic (Kudu KU20)
Review by Kevin Allen, Record Mirror, 4 October 1975
POLYDOR HAVE been a little slow in putting this album from jazz-funk maestro sax-man Grover Washington into the marketplace. ...
George Benson, Grover Washington, Jr.: Paramount Theatre, Oakland CA
Live Review by Philip Elwood, The San Francisco Examiner, 17 January 1976
A concert of funk and syncopation ...
Grover Washington Jr.: "Funk-Jazz" Personified!
Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 16 March 1976
Grover Washington Jr. is top of the tree of the new wave musicians who have merged Jazz and Soul. But he aims to branch out ...
Blow for Love and Money: Crossover Jazz in the Seventies
Overview by Davitt Sigerson, Black Music, March 1977
In the first part of a detailed investigation Davitt Sigerson chronicles how "jazz" found its way back to the commercial big league. ...
Blow for Love and Money part 2: Since The Explosion
Overview by Davitt Sigerson, Black Music, April 1977
In part two of his analysis of crossover jazz, Davitt Sigerson looks at developments during the last three years. ...
The importance of being Grover...
Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 10 May 1977
The Life, Times and Philosophy of Grover Washington Jr. "Communication is the key," he says... ...
Grover's Motown Seed Is bearing fruit a-plenty
Report and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 2 January 1979
ALTHOUGH on odd occasions they have varied their musical direction – notably into Country & Western for a minute and via the Rare Earth Rock-Pop ...
Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 5 June 1979
By way of many fine recordings and countless live performances, Grover has become acknowledged as one of the decade's most talented musicians. But what of ...
Report and Interview by Steve Bloom, Musician, July 1988
What's Sales Got to Do With It? A Lot. ...
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