Feels So Good (Grover Washington Jr. album)

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Feels So Good
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Studio album by
Grover Washington Jr.
Released1975
RecordedMay & July 1975
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Smooth Jazz
Length37:07
Label Kudu Records
KU-24
Producer Creed Taylor
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Mister Magic
(1975)		Feels So Good
(1975)		 A Secret Place
(1976)
Professional ratings
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Feels So Good is the fifth album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr., recorded and released in 1975. The album topped both the soul and jazz albums charts and peaked at number ten on the pop album charts in the U.S.

Contents

Reception

Jason Ankeny of AllMusic stated "The aptly titled and much-sampled Feels So Good represents the creative apex of Grover Washington, Jr.'s sublime electric funk sound. Its shimmering, soulful grooves refute the argument that smooth jazz is little more than mere ambience, combining expert playing and intricate songwriting to create music that is both compelling and comforting. Arranger Bob James is in top form here, creating the spacious, rich milieus that are his trademark, but regardless of the name above the title, bassist Louis Johnson is the real star of the show. His supple rhythms percolate like coffee, adding oomph to the bottom of highlights "It Feels So Good" and "Hydra" while Washington's cream-and-sugar soprano sax solos soar over the top". [1]

Track listing

  1. "The Sea Lion" – (Bob James) – 5:57
  2. "Moonstreams" – (Grover Washington Jr.) – 5:55
  3. "Knucklehead" – (Washington) – 7:53
  4. "It Feels So Good" – (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 8:14
  5. "Hydra" – (Washington) – 9:08

Personnel

Brass Section

String Section

Production

Charts

Chart (1975)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [5] 10
Billboard Top Soul Albums [5] 1
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [5] 1

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References

  1. 1 2 Ankeny, Jason. Grover Washington Jr.: Feels So Good > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Le Gendre, Kevin (March 27, 2009). "Grover Washington Jr - Feels So Good ***". Jazzwise . Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  203. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1469. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. 1 2 3 "Grover Washington Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
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