Grover Washington, Jr. – Inner City Blues (Vinyl LP)

Grover Washington, Jr. – Inner City Blues is saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.'s first album as a leader, released on Kudu, CTI's soul jazz label. It was recorded in September 1971 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, produced by Creed Taylor and arranged and conducted by Bob James; the release year of the original edition (Kudu KU-03) is given as either 1971 or 1972. Washington interprets soul hits such as Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues" and "Mercy Mercy Me" as well as Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine". This copy is a German reissue (Kudu 63.015) with a cut-out hole in the sleeve.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Kudu 63.015
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: German reissue
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: not stated (original: 1971/72)
• Genre: Jazz, Soul & Funk, Soul Jazz

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM- to VG+
• Cover: VG+, cut-out hole

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU SH408).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.)
2. Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
3. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) (Marvin Gaye)

Side B

1. Ain't No Sunshine / Theme From "Man And Boy" (Better Days) (Bill Withers / J. J. Johnson)
2. Until It's Time For You To Go (Buffy Sainte-Marie)
3. I Loves You Porgy (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)

Personnel

Grover Washington, Jr. (alto and tenor saxophone), Bob James (electric piano, arranger, conductor), Richard Tee (organ), Eric Gale (guitar), Ron Carter (bass), Idris Muhammad (drums), Airto Moreira (percussion), Thad Jones (trumpet, French horn), Eugene Young (trumpet, flugelhorn), Wayne Andre (trombone), Donald Ashworth (baritone saxophone); plus strings and vocal choir (Hilda Harris, Marilyn Jackson, Maeretha Stewart, Tasha Thomas).

Produced by Creed Taylor; recorded by Rudy Van Gelder.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The original edition came out in the US as Kudu KU-03. This record is a German reissue, cat. no. 63.015; no release year is given.

What does "cut-out hole" mean?
Dealers used to mark remaindered stock with a small punched hole or clipped corner in the sleeve. The record itself is not affected.

What does Media NM- to VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
The record sits between NM- (Near Mint minus, close to new) and VG+ (Very Good Plus, light signs of use). The sleeve is VG+, so lightly used, and has the cut-out hole. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Grover Washington, Jr. records?
Yes, for example Grover Washington, Jr. – Reed Seed, Grover Washington, Jr. – A Secret Place, Grover Washington, Jr. – All The King's Horses. More titles are in our Jazz collection.