Tag: Grover Washington, Jr.

Grover Washington, Jr. – Skylarkin’ (1980) [2021, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res]

Grover Washington, Jr. - Skylarkin' (1980) [2021, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res]

Grover Washington, Jr. – Skylarkin’ (1980) [2021, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res]
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz
Total Size: 1.51 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UNI/MOTOWN | Genre: Smooth Jazzz, R&B

A reviewer of Dusty Groove wrote “Sweet Motown grooving from Grover Washington – a set that has him working with slightly larger backings than his Kudu years, but in a way that still lets his soulful horn stand strongly out front! As always, Washington is a killer talent on the soprano sax – able to inflect the instrument with these soulful twists and turns that he virtually invented at the time, and which so many others have tried to copy over the years. Continue reading “Grover Washington, Jr. – Skylarkin’ (1980) [2021, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res]”

Grover Washington, Jr. – Prime Cuts – The Columbia Years 1987-1999 (1999) [2001, Japan Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grover Washington, Jr. - Prime Cuts - The Columbia Years 1987-1999 (1999) [2001, Japan Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grover Washington, Jr. – Prime Cuts – The Columbia Years 1987-1999 (1999) [2001, Japan Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.69 GB (ISO) + 1.32. GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: SME Records | Japan | Cat#: SRGS 4572 | Genre: Smooth Jazz

Grover Washington, Jr.’s fatal 1999 heart attack cut a successful 30-year recording career tragically short. Washington’s legacy was his ability to combine jazz and pop by tracing their common roots in R&B and soul music. He found fans among the younger wave of jazz listeners, who were attracted to the sounds of what became known as “smooth jazz.” Continue reading “Grover Washington, Jr. – Prime Cuts – The Columbia Years 1987-1999 (1999) [2001, Japan Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”