1971 Grover Washington Jr – Inner City Blues
Inner City Blues is the debut studio album by saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in September 1971 and released in 1972 via Kudu Records label.
The title track was a cover of the recent hit by Marvin Gaye released in June 1971. The album also includes a cover of Bill Withers’ hit “Ain’t No Sunshine”, released shortly before recording this album. In 2008, it was reissued on CD by Verve Records.
Tracks
1 Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye) 7:13
2 Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael; Stuart Gorrell) 4:42
3 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Marvin Gaye) 5:10
4 Ain\’t No Sunshine / Theme From Man And Boy\” (Bill Withers; JJ Johnson) 8:37
5 Until It\’s Time For You To Go (Buffy Sainte-Marie) 4:38
6 I Loves You Porgy (DuBose Heyward; George Gershwin; Ira Gershwin) 5:09
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Ron Carter |
| Bass | Don Ashworth |
| Drums | Idris Muhammad |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Organ | Richard Tee |
| Percussion | Airto Moreira |
| Flugelhorn | Eugene Young |
| French Horn | Thad Jones |
| Sax | Grover Washington Jr |
| Sax | Don Ashworth |
| Trombone | Wayne Andre |
| Trumpet | Eugene Young |
| Trumpet | Thad Jones |
| Vocals | Hilda Harris |
| Vocals | Maretha Stewart |
| Vocals | Marilyn Jackson |
| Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
Strings
Cello – Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos, Charles McCracken, Maurice Brown
Violin – Harry Katzman, Julius Brand, Julius Held, Leo Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman, Paul Winter, Raoul Poliakin
Liner Notes
Producer – Creed Taylor
Arranged By- Bob James
Conductor – Bob James
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Design – Bob Ciano
Photography – Steve Salmieri
Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Phonographic Copyright Creed Taylor Inc