24/12/2022

Grover Washington Jr. "Prime Cuts - The Columbia Years 1987-1999" (1999) -Smooth Jazz / Contemporary Jazz-



Label : Sony Music Entertainment Inc.


États-Unis 01 - Take Five (Take Another Five) (Paul Desmond)
02 - Sacred Kind Of Love (Sami McKinney, Karin Rybar & K.C. Porter)
03 - Only For You (Siempre Para Ti Sere) (Richard Lee Steacker & Grover Washington Jr.)
04 - Please Send Me Someone To Love (Percy Mayfield)
05 - Strawberry Moon (Grover Washington Jr.)
06 - Summer Nights (Marcus Miller)
07 - Heat Index (Grover Washington Jr. & Donald Robinson)
08 - Near Exit (Grover Washington Jr.)
09 - Blues For DP (Ron Carter)
10 - Soulful Strut (The Top Down Version) (Eugene Record & William Sanders)
11 - The Love In His Infant Eyes (Grover Washington Jr. & Donald Robinson)
12 - The Night Fantastic (Grover Washington Jr. & Donald Robinson)
13 - Protect The Dream (Grover Washington Jr.)
14 - My Foolish Heart* (Ned Washington & Victor Young)


*Previously Unreleased Bonus Track


01 - Take Five (Take Another Five)

Grover Washington Jr. : Alto Saxophone
John Bolden : Keyboards, Bass Keyboards, Drum Programming, Vocal & Rhythm Arrangements
Teddy Bolden : Drum Programming, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocal & Rhythm Arrangements
Claude Woods, Dionne Knighton, Rich Figueroa, Latesha Thierry : Background vocals
'Fourever' Produced & Arranged by Teddy & John Bolden
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler
Recorded by Al Phillips & Martin Schmelzle
Mixed by Al Phillips,  Teddy & John Bolden
Recorded & Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders, CA
Mastered by Peter Humphreys & Nimitr Sarikananda at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
From The 1992 Columbia Release "NEXT EXIT"

02 - Sacred Kind Of Love

Grover Washington Jr. : Alto Saxophone
Phyllis Hyman : Vocals
Donald Robinson : Keyboards
Randy Bowland : Guitar
Gerald Veasley : Bass
Jim Salamone : Drums, Percussion, E-3 Programming
Daryl Burgee : Percussion
Produced & Arranged by Donald Robinson
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler
Recorded by Al Alberts Jr.
Assisted by Carl Angstadt at The Sound Spa, PA
Mixed by Donald Robinson & Peter Humphreys at Sigma Sound Studios, Inc., PA
Mastered by Nimitr Sarikananda at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
From The 1989 Columbia Release "TIME OUT OF MIND"

03 - Only For You (Siempre Para Ti Sere)

Grover Washington Jr. : Soprano & Alto Saxophones
Ite Jerez : Trumpet
Lewis Kahn : Trombone
Sergio George : Piano, Synthesizers
Ruben Rodriguez : Bass
Robert Allende : Percussion
Gabriela Anders, Sergio George, Chip Landry, Ray Sepulveda : Background vocals
Produced & Arranged by Sergio George
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler
Recorded by John Fig, David Lescone & Pete Humphreys at Bayside & Variety Studios, NY ; Sigma Sound Studios, Inc., PA
Mixed by Sergio George & David Lescone at Variety Studios, NY
Mastered by Nimitr Sarikananda at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
From The 1992 Columbia Release "NEXT EXIT"

04 - Please Send Me Someone To Love

Grover Washington Jr. : Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Watson : Alto Saxophone
Bobby LaVell : Tenor Saxophone
Jimmy Crozier : Baritone Saxophone
Robin Eubanks : Trombone
Earl Gardner : Trumpet
Hank Jones : Piano
George Mraz : Bass
Billy Hart : Drums
Arranged by Slide Hampton
Produced by Todd Barkan & Grover Washington Jr.
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler
Digitally Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Rudy van Gelder
February 22-24, 1994 at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Inc., NJ
Assistant Engineer : Maureen Sickler
From The 1994 Columbia Release "ALL MY TOMORROWS"

05 - Strawberry Moon

Grover Washington Jr. : Alto Saxophone, Fairlight Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
Jim Salamone : Linn Drums, Percussion, Programming
Ellen Cohen : Wind Chimes, Bell Tree
Produced by Grover Washington Jr.
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler
Recorded by Peter Humphreys 
Assisted by Scott MacMinn
Mixed by Peter Humphreys & Grover Washington Jr.
Recorded & Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Inc., PA
Mastered by Nimitr Sarikananda at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
From The 1987 Columbia Release "STRAWBERRY MOON"

06 - Summer Nights

Grover Washington Jr. : Soprano Saxophone
Darryl Washington : Timbales
Jason Miles : Synthesizer Programming
Marcus Miller : All Other Instruments
Produced & Arranged by Marcus Miller
Recorded by Eric Calvi
Assisted by Nelson Ayers, Danny Grigsby & Neil Nappe at House Of Music, NJ
Mixed by Marcus Miller & Grover Washington Jr. at A&R Recording, NY
Additional Engineering : Michael O'Reilly
Assisted by Chas Clifton
Mastered by Nimitr Sarikananda at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
From The 1987 Columbia Release "STRAWBERRY MOON"

07 - Heat Index

Grover Washington Jr. : Alto Saxophone
Donald Robinson : Rhodes, Organ, Synthesizer
Adam Holzman : Clavinet, Wurlitzer, Synthesizer
Richard Lee Steacker : Guitar
Gerald Veasley : Bass
Steve Wolf : Drums
Pablo Batista : Percussion
Produced by Donald Robinson for Musicalinks, Inc.
Recorded by John Smeltz 
Assisted by Gordon Goss & Stor Martinez
Mixed by John Smeltz
Assisted by Jim Bottari
Recorded & Mixed at The Studio, PA
Production Assistant : Lee Robinson
Mastered by Peter Humphreys at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
New Recording
Previously Unreleased

08 - Near Exit

Grover Washington Jr. : Tenor Saxophone, Horn Section, Horn Arrangement
John & Teddy Bolden : Keyboard Bass, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Percussion & Rhythm Arrangements
Cornelius Mims : Bass
Produced & Arranged by John & Teddy Bolden
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler
Recorded by Peter Humphreys, Al Phillips & Martin Schmelzle at Sigma Sound Studios, Inc. & Warehouse Studios, PA ; Hollywood Sound Recorders, CA
Mixed by Al Phillips, Teddy & John Bolden at Hollywood Sound Recorders, CA
Mastered by Nimitr Sarikananda & Peter Humphreys at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
From The 1992 Columbia Release "NEXT EXIT"

09 - Blues For DP

Grover Washington Jr. : Soprano Saxophone
Herbie Hancock : Acoustic Grand
Ron Carter : Acoustic Bass
Grady Tate : Drums
Produced by Grover Washington Jr.
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler
Recorded by Fernando Kral
Assisted by Tony Maserati at Sigma Sound Studios, Inc., NY
Mixed by Grover Washington Jr. & Joe Tarsia at Sigma Sound Studios, Inc., PA
Mastered by Nimitr Sarikananda & Peter Humphreys at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
From The 1988 Columbia Release "THEN AND NOW"

10 - Soulful Strut (The Top Down Version)

Grover Washington Jr. : Tenor Saxophone
Dan Shea : Keyboards, Synth Bass, Drum & Rhythm Programming, Macintosh & Synthesizer Programming
Ray Obiedo : Guitars, Guitar Solo
Dann Huff : Wah Guitar
Produced & Arranged by Dan Shea
Executive Producer : Steve Berkowitz
Recorded by Dana Jon Chappelle, David Gleeson & Dan Shea at Wallyworld Studios, PA
Mixed by Michael Brauer at Sony Studios, NY
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Masterdisk, NY
From The 1996 Columbia Release "SOULFUL STRUT"
Previously Unreleased Version

11 - The Love In His Infant Eyes

Grover Washington Jr. : Alto Saxophone
Donald Robinson : Keyboards, Piano
Adam Holzman : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Richard Lee Steacker : Guitar
Gerald Veasley : Bass
Steve Wolf : Drums
Pablo Batista : Conga, Percussion
Produced & Arranged by Donald Robinson
Recorded & Mastered by Rudy van Gelder
Assisted by Maureen Sickler
Mixed by Grover Washington Jr., Donald Robinson & Rudy van Gelder
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Van Gelder Recording Studio, Inc., NJ
From The 1997 Columbia Holiday Release "BREATH OF HEAVEN"

12 - The Night Fantastic

Grover Washington Jr. : Tenor Saxophone
Donald Robinson : Keyboards, Drum Programming
Doug Grigsby : Bass
Pablo Batista : Percussion
Produced by Donald Robinson for Musicalinks Inc.
Recorded by John Smeltz 
Assisted by Gordon Goss & Stor Martinez
Mixed by John Smeltz 
Assisted by Jim Bottari
Recorded & Mixed at The Studio, PA
Production Assistant : Lee Robinson
Mastered by Peter Humphreys at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
New Recording
Previously Unreleased

13 - Protect The Dream

Grover Washington Jr. : Arrangement, Alto Saxophone
Bill Jolly : Keyboards
Richard Lee Steacker : Guitar
Jim Salamone : Drums, Percussion, Sequencing, Keyboard & Synthesizer Programming
Produced by Grover Washington Jr.
Recorded by Peter Humphreys
Assisted by Sal Varelli
Mixed by Grover Washington Jr. & Peter Humphreys
Recorded & Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Inc. PA
Mastered by Nimitr Sarikananda at Masterwork Recording, Inc., PA
From The 1989 Columbia Release "TIME OUT OF MIND"

14 - My Foolish Heart

Previously Unreleased from The 1994 Session for Album "ALL MY TOMORROWS"
Grover Washington Jr. : Soprano Saxophone
Hank Jones : Piano
George Mraz : Bass
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler
Produced & Arranged by Todd Barkin
Recorded February 22-24, 1994 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Mixed by Grover Washington Jr., Todd Barkin & Rudy van Gelder
Assistant Engineer : Maureen Sickler
Mastered by Rudy van Gelder