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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.

Reception. Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars and stated: “This is an amazing debut in so many ways, and it was followed by a run of albums for the label through the end of the ’70s when Washington left for Elektra. Inner City Blues remains standing today as a landmark and a turning point in jazz.”

Personnel: Grover Washington Jr. – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Bob James – electric piano, arrangements and conductor Richard Tee – organ Eric Gale – guitars Ron Carter – basses Idris Muhammad – drums Airto Moreira – percussion Donald Ashworth – baritone saxophone Wayne Andre – trombone Thad Jones – trumpet, French horn Eugene Young – trumpet, flugelhorn Hilda Harris – vocals Marilyn Jackson – vocals Maeretha Stewart – vocals Tasha Thomas – vocals

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Fourplay – Heartfelt (Album)

Heartfelt is the seventh studio album by Fourplay, released in 2002.

Fourplay: Bob James – keyboards Larry Carlton – guitars Nathan East – bass, vocals Harvey Mason – drums

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Earl Klugh – Whispers and Promises 

Whispers and Promisesis studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1989. In this release, Klugh delivers his well-known “light and smooth guitar picking, backed by swarms of violins, chimes and gentle alto saxophones, beautifully arranged and wonderfully romantic”. The album also features Grammy Award winner Don Sebesky as conductor and arranger.

Album Overview

Accolades: The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1990.

Style: It features Klugh’s signature fingerstyle acoustic guitar, complemented by lush arrangements including strings, chimes, and saxophone.

Key Personnel: It was produced by Earl Klugh and features arrangements by Don Sebesky and Ronnie Foster.

Critical Reception

“Even when he is doing “music for elevators that only go up,” Klugh remains one of the more tasteful and interesting performers in that vast wasteland known as fusion. Part of the reason lies in the always appealing sound of his acoustic guitar. And unlike many of his peers, Klugh is willing to occasionally experiment with different genres, even if they are done with numbing simplicity. On his first solo album in nearly three years, Klugh unsheathes the delicately evocative “Tango Classico,“ which makes it clear that he only occasionally delivers on his real promise.” – Chris Heim/Chicago Tribune.

The AllMusic website awarded the album 3 stars.

Photo by Noticaribe via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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Bob James – Touchdown 

Touchdown is the sixth album by Bob James, released in 1978 on his Tappan Zee label through Columbia Records. The album’s title is a reference to this being James’ sixth solo album (a touchdown being worth six points in American football), a pattern also followed by his previous album Heads (featuring a five cent coin on its cover) and next album Lucky Seven.

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Spyro Gyra – Incognito (Album)

Incognito is the sixth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1982. At Billboard it reached No. 46 on the Top 200 Albums chart, and No. 2 on that magazine’s Jazz Albums chart.

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Earl Klugh – Dream Come True

Dream Come True is the 6th studio album by Earl Klugh released in 1980. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Fusion Performance at the 23rd Grammy Awards in 1981.

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Bob James – Two

Two is the fourth solo album by jazz keyboardist Bob James.

Bob James largely defined pop/jazz crossover in the ’70s. Two, reissued by Koch, is typical of his output. Mixing together aspects of pop, R&B and classical with just a touch of jazz, James (heard throughout on electric keyboards) put the emphasis on catchy melodies and lightly funky rhythms. The results range from insipid to pleasant, with a brass section, a string section, and vocalists (including Patti Austin) utilized to create what is essentially background music (Scott Yanow/AllMusic).