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1978 studio album by Grover Washington Jr.
Reed Seed is a 1978 studio album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. released on the Motown label.
Track listing
"Do Dat" (John E. Blake Jr., Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr. ) - 4:27
"Step'n' Thru" (Richard Lee Steacker) - 6:15
"Reed Seed (Trio Tune)" (Grover Washington Jr.) - 4:54
"Maracas Beach" (James "Sid" Simmons) - 4:48
"Santa Cruzin" (John E. Blake Jr., Tyrone Brown, Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr., James "Sid" Simmons, Richard Lee Steacker, Millard "Pete" Vinson, Grover Washington Jr.) - 6:54
"Just the Way You Are " (Billy Joel ) - 4:46
"Loran's Dance" (Grover Washington Jr.) - 7:37
Personnel
Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
James "Sid" Simmons – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes , clavinet , arrangements (4, 5)
John Blake Jr. – Polymoog , ARP Omni , ARP String Ensemble , electric violin , acoustic piano (1), clavinet (1), Fender Rhodes (6), backing vocals, arrangements (1, 5)
Richard Lee Steacker – electric guitars, backing vocals, arrangements (2)
Tyrone Brown – acoustic bass, electric bass
Millard "Pete" Vinson – drums
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion, backing vocals, arrangements (1, 5)
Derrick Graves – arrangements (2)
Jeannine Otis – backing vocals
Lita Boggs – backing vocals
Rita Boggs – backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1)
Production
Grover Washington Jr. – producer
Nils Salminen – engineer
Rodney Perry – assistant engineer
Rudy Van Gelder – mastering at Van Gelder Studios (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey).
Norm Ung – art direction, design
Beverly Parker – photography
Charts
Singles
Year
Single
Chart positions[ 4]
US R&B
1979
"Do Dat"
79
References
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