Anthology (Grover Washington Jr. album)

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Anthology
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Compilation album by
Grover Washington Jr.
Released1981
Genre Jazz
Length1:17:17
Label Motown M9-961A2
Producer Creed Taylor, Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Baddest
(1981)		Anthology
(1981)		 The Best Is Yet to Come
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Anthology is a 1981 compilation double album by American jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. released via Motown label. [3]

Contents

Reception

A reviewer of Dusty Groove noted "A tasty 2LP set that brings together some of the best soul jazz tracks from Grover's years at the Kudu label! As is well remembered by beatheads, Grover had an amazing style at the time – a snakey electric groove that was perfect for the sounds of the early 70s – playing soprano sax in a spare yet funky way, working perfectly with arrangements by Bob James, and some killer bass and drum riffs that are forever being sampled and re-discovered today!" [4]

Track listing

Disc One

  1. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" (James Nyx, Marvin Gaye)
  2. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (Marvin Gaye)
  3. "Where Is The Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter)
  4. "Mister Magic" (Ralph MacDonald)
  5. "It Feels So Good" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter)
  6. "A Secret Place" (Grover Washington, Jr.)

Disc Two

  1. "Masterpiece" (Norman Whitfield)
  2. "Trouble Man" (Marvin Gaye)
  3. "Summer Song" (John E. Blake, Jr., Tyrone Brown)
  4. "Santa Cruzin'" (Grover Washington, Jr., J. Blake, Jr., J. Simmons, L. Gibbs, Jr., R.L. Steacker, T. Brown)
  5. "Snake Eyes" (Grover Washington, Jr.)

Charts

Chart (1981)Peak
position
US Billboard Pop Albums [5] 149

References

  1. ↑ "Anthology– Grover Washington Jr". AllMusic . Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ Swenson, John (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 203. ISBN   9780394726434 . Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Grover Washington, Jr. – Anthology". Discogs . Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Grover Washington Jr: Anthology". Dusty Groove . Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Anthology". Billboard . Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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