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Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 - December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Dave Grusin, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre's most memorable hits, including "Mister Magic", "Reed Seed", "Black Frost", "Winelight", "Inner City Blues" and "The Best is Yet to Come". In addition, he performed very frequently with other artists, including Bill Withers on "Just the Two of Us", Patti LaBelle on "The Best Is Yet to Come" and Phyllis Hyman on "A Sacred Kind of Love". He is also remembered for his take on the Dave Brubeck classic "Take Five", and for his 1996 version of "Soulful Strut".

Below is a list of Grover Washington, Jr. songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Elektra 45128
chart position: RandB #3, US #2, UK #34, AC #2
written by: Bill Withers, Ralph MacDonald & William Salter
album: Winelight
comments: [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. featuring Bill Withers Just the Two of Us
1981 Elektra
2 record label: Elektra 47246
chart position: RandB #13, US #92
written by: Ralph MacDonald, William Eaton and William Salter
album: Come Morning
comments: [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Be Mine (Tonight)
1982 Elektra
3 record label: Kudu 924
chart position: RandB #16, US #54, US Dance #12
written by: Ralph MacDonald
album: Mister Magic
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Mister Magic
1975 Kudu
4 record label: Elektra 69887
chart position: RandB #14, US #104
written by: Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel
album: The Best Is Yet to Come
comments: [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. with Patti LaBelle The Best Is Yet to Come
1982 Elektra
5 record label: Columbia 465526
chart position: RandB #21
written by: Sami McKinney, Karin Rybar and K.C. Porter
album: Time Out of Mind
comments: [smooth jazz funk ballad]
Grover Washington, Jr. featuring Phyllis Hyman Sacred Kind of Love
1990 Columbia
6 record label: Columbia 469088
chart position: RandB #31
written by: Arnie Roman and Terry Cox
album: Next Exit
comments: [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. featuring Lalah Hathaway Love Like This
1992 Columbia
7 record label: Elektra 47425
chart position: RandB #65, US #102
written by: Bob Marley
album: Come Morning
comments: [instrumental]
Grover Washington, Jr. Jamming
1982 Elektra
8 record label: Columbia 07240
chart position: RandB #35
written by: Grover Washington Jr.
album: Strawberry Moon
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Grover Washington, Jr. Summer Nights
1987 Columbia
9 record label: Kudu 902
chart position: RandB #42, US #120
written by: Marvin Gaye and James Nyx
album: Inner City Blues
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Inner City Blues
1972 Kudu
10 record label: Kudu 909
chart position: RandB #49
written by: Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
album: All The King's Horses
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. No Tears, in the End
1972 Kudu
11 record label: Kudu 942
chart position: RandB #57
written by: John Blake
album: Live at the Bijou
comments: [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Summer Song
1978 Kudu
12 record label: Elektra 46060
chart position: RandB #57
written by: Grover Washington Jr.
album: Paradise
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Tell Me About It Now
1979 Elektra
13 record label: Kudu 916
chart position: Cashbox RandB #60
written by: Norman Whitfield
album: Soul Box
comments: [jazz funk instrumental]
Grover Washington, Jr. Masterpiece
1973 Kudu
14 record label: Elektra 12495
chart position: RandB #62
written by: Grover Washington Jr.
comments: [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Let It Flow (For Dr. J)
1980 Elektra
15 record label: Motown 1454
chart position: RandB #75
written by: J. Blake, Jr., L. Gibbs, Jr.
album: Reed Seed
comments: [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Do Dat
1978 Motown
16 record label: Elektra 69708
chart position: RandB #79
written by: Ralph MacDonald, William Salter and Steve Gadd
album: Inside Moves
comments: [jazz funk] [instrumental]
Grover Washington, Jr. Inside Moves
1984 Elektra
17 record label: Motown 1486
chart position: RandB #88
written by: Grover Washington Jr.
album: Skylarkin'
comments: [Motown Sound] [instrumental] [jazz funk]
Grover Washington, Jr. Snake Eyes
1980 Motown




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