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Reed Seed is a 1978 album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. released on the Motown label.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing

  1. "Do Dat" (John E. Blake Jr., Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr.) — 4:27
  2. "Step'n' Thru" (Richard Lee Steacker) — 6:15
  3. "Reed Seed (Trio Tune)" (Grover Washington Jr.) — 4:54
  4. "Maracas Beach" (James "Sid" Simmons) — 4:48
  5. "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
  6. "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) — 4:46
  7. "Loran's Dance" (Grover Washington Jr.) — 7:37

Personnel

  • Grover Washington Jr. – soprano, alto, tenor, & baritone saxophones, flute
  • John Blake Jr. – electric violin, synthesizer, piano
  • James "Sid" Simmons – acoustic & electric piano, clavinet
  • Richard Lee Steacker – electric guitar
  • Tyrone Brown – acoustic & electric bass
  • Millard "Pete" Vinson – drums
  • Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion
  • Jeanine Otis, John Blake Jr., Leonard Gibbs Jr., Lita Boggs, Richard Lee Steacker, Rita Boggs – background vocals
Technical
  • Nils Salminen - engineer
  • Beverly Parker - photography

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 35
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 7
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3] 1

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
R&B
1979 "Do Dat" 79

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. Grover Washington Jr.: Reed Seed > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 203. ISBN 0-394-72643-X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Grover Washington Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  4. ^ "Grover Washington Jr. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
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