Reed Seed

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Reed Seed
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Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1978
StudioRidge Sound Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Jazz
Length39:41
Label Motown
Producer Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Live at The Bijou
(1977)
Reed Seed
(1978)
Paradise
(1979)

Reed Seed is the seventh studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. [1] It was released in 1978 on the Motown label.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Track listing

  1. "Do Dat" (John E. Blake Jr., Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr.) - 4:27
  2. "Step'n' Thru" (Richard Lee Steacker) - 6:15
  3. "Reed Seed (Trio Tune)" (Grover Washington Jr.) - 4:54
  4. "Maracas Beach" (James "Sid" Simmons) - 4:48
  5. "Santa Cruzin" (John E. Blake Jr., Tyrone Brown, Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr., James "Sid" Simmons, Richard Lee Steacker, Millard "Pete" Vinson, Grover Washington Jr.) - 6:54
  6. "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) - 4:46
  7. "Loran's Dance" (Grover Washington Jr.) - 7:37

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums [4] 35
Billboard Top Soul Albums [4] 7
Billboard Top Jazz Albums [4] 1

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [5]
US
R&B
1979"Do Dat"79

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References

  1. Lewis, Regina (27 July 1978). "Jarreau, Washington concert judged 'smokin'". Bay State Banner. No. 42. p. 15.
  2. Jurek, Thom. Grover Washington Jr.: Reed Seed > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 203. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. 1 2 3 "Grover Washington Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  5. "Grover Washington Jr. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.