Then and Now (Grover Washington Jr. album)

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Then and Now
Grover Washington Then and Now.jpg
Studio album by
Released1988
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz
Length56:34
Label Columbia CK 44256
Producer Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Strawberry Moon
(1987)
Then and Now
(1988)
Time Out of Mind
(1989)
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Then and Now is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. The record was released in 1988 through Columbia Records.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "This is one of Grover Washington Jr.'s occasional strays away from R&B-oriented jazz to play in a more straightahead setting. Switching between soprano, alto and tenor, Grover is accompanied by either Tommy Flanagan or Herbie Hancock on piano during five of the eight selections and he performs such numbers as Ron Carter's 'Blues for D.P.', 'Stolen Moments' and 'Stella by Starlight' with swing and taste. Tenor-saxophonist Igor Butman also helps out on three songs. Worth acquiring". [1]

Track listing

  1. "Blues for D. P." (Ron Carter) – 8:30
  2. "Just Enough" (Herbie Hancock) – 5:44
  3. "French Connections" (Igor Butman) – 7:00
  4. "Something Borrowed, Something Blue" (Tommy Flanagan) – 8:00
  5. "Lullaby for Shana Bly" (Washington) – 6:12
  6. "Stolen Moments" (Oliver Nelson) – 7:25
  7. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 7:03
  8. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 6:40

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Then and Now – Grover Washington Jr. | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1469. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide . Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.