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Live at The Bijou

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Released
  
December 1977

Length
  
76:25

Artist
  
Grover Washington Jr.

Label
  
Kudu

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
May 1977

Live at The Bijou (1977)
  
Reed Seed (1978)

Release date
  
December 1977

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

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Venue
  
Bijou Cafe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Similar
  
Grover Washington Jr albums, Jazz albums

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Live at The Bijou is a 1977 live album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr.

Contents

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Reception

Recorded live in May 1977 at the Bijou Cafe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Released as a double album in late 1977, this album would chart number one on the Jazz albums chart and number four on the Soul album charts. This would be Grover's last album produced by Creed Taylor.

Track listing

  1. "On The Cusp" (Richard Steacker) 6:15
  2. "You Make Me Dance" (Tyrone Brown) 5:41
  3. "Lock It in the Pocket" (Richard Steacker) 6:50
  4. "Days in Our Lives" (James Simmons) 7:44
  5. "Mr. Magic" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) 12:24
  6. "Summer Song" (John Blake) 7:30
  7. "Juffure" (Millard Vinson) 9:30
  8. "Sausalito" (James Simmons, John Blake, Leonard "Doc" Gibbs, Jr., Leslie Burrs, Richard Steacker, Tyrone Brown) 9:51
  9. "Funkfoot" (John Blake) 8:31

Personnel

  • Grover Washington Jr. – baritone, tenor, alto and soprano saxophones
  • Richard Lee Steacker – electric guitar
  • James "Sid" Simmons – keyboards
  • Tyrone Brown – bass
  • Millard "Pete" Vinson – drums
  • Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion
  • Leslie Burrs – flute
  • John Blake Jr. – electric violin
  • Alan Blake – Vocals
  • Lita Blake – Vocals

    • Songs

    1On the Cusp6:20
    2You Make Me Dance6:05
    3Lock It in the Pocket7:10

    References

    Live at The Bijou Wikipedia
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