Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #126188 in Music
• Released on: 2002-10-27
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

It's good,it's great...Fantastic !
I have found that most tribute albums are lame and why not just listen to the original.So when I first heard about this project I thought how do you cover God, because Grover was like a God to contemporary jazz.
WOW! What an album! OK, nobody had to write any songs on this, but they all put their own spin on each song and did a fabulous job. Jason Miles produced this fresh off two grammy nominees for his 2000 release tribute CD to Ivan Lins (Sting won for his version of "She Walks This Earth" while Grover was nominateed for "Cameleo").
First the lineup is just stellar: Regina Belle , Gerald Albright, Russ Freeman, Ronnie Laws with Sounds Of Blackness, Herbie Mann, Tom Schuman and Jeff Mironov, Dave Koz, Everette Harp, Steve Cole, George Duke, Mark Whitfield, Richard Elliot, Jay Beckenstein with Dean Brown, Paul Taylor with Peter White, Chuck Loeb with Dave mann, Chaka Khan, Greg Philinganes with the New York Philharmonic String Section, and Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Joe Sample with Joey Defrancesco.
If you’d pick up an album with all of these guys on it and it wasn’t all Grover tunes you’d buy it! In fact you’d probably have a huge grin on your face and tell half the store about your lucky find on the way to the cash register. So now imagine all these guys playing their version of all these great Grover tunes like: " Just The Two Of Us", " Winelight ", " East River Drive ", " Inner City Blues ", " Come Morning ", " Let It Flow" and more. I can see you smiling and saying yeah I’d buy it and you should. It’s good.
It's great.
It's FANTASTIC !

Perfect music to chill by !!!
Arguably, only David Sanborn has had as much influence on the current crop of smooth-jazz sax stars as Grover Washington Jr., and on this tribute album, we get ample proof of Washington's impact.
It's a testament to his talent that Gerald Albright, Dave Koz, and Everette Harp, playing three different horns--alto, soprano, and tenor, respectively--all sound exactly like the G-Man. His sway over the three younger players is so dominant on many of their own recordings, particularly Albright's, that the licks that are nods to Washington are indistinguishable from the originals.
All of the instrumental tracks on this 14-song set play like Grover Washington Jr.'s greatest hits, with outstanding arrangements by the producer, keyboardist Jason Miles.
On a couple of numbers, the arrangements are stronger than the performances. Tracks that work best are Regina Belle, Steve Cole, and George Duke doing "Just the Two of Us"; Herbie Mann working out on "Mister Magic"; and the Brecker Brothers teaming up with Joe Sample and Joey DeFrancesco on "Loran's Dance".
Ronnie Laws and Richard Elliot, two players not influenced by Washington, also offer interesting performances.
Here is the track list :
1. Winelight - Gerald Albright
2. East River Drive - Russ Freeman
3. Inner City Blues - Ronnie Laws And Sounds Of Blackness
4. Mr Magic - Herbie Mann, Tom Schuman, And Jeff Mironov
5. In The Name Of Love - Dave Koz
6. Black Frost - Everette Harp
7. Just The Two Of Us - Regina Belle, Steve Cole, And George Duke
8. Summer Chill - Mark Whitfield
9. Take Me There - Richard Elliott
10. Let It Flow - Jay Beckenstein
11. Come Morning - Paul Taylor And Peter White
12. Brighton By The Sea - Chuck Loeb And Dave Mann
13. Love Me Still - Chaka Khan And Greg Philinganes
14. Loran's Dance - Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, And Jow Sample/Joey DeFrancesco