''Live at the Bijou'' is a 1977 live album by jazz saxophonist
Grover Washington Jr. It was released via
Kudu Records label.
Reception
Recorded live in May 1977 at the Bijou Cafe in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. 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. From the album the single "Summer Song" / "Juffure" was released on March 1, 1978 and reached #57 in the R&B charts. This would be Grover's last album produced by
Creed Taylor. A reviewer at
Dusty Groove stated "A totally great Grover Washington record – and with 25 years behind us, we really now realize how fantastic all the early Kudu sessions really were! The record was recorded live at the Bijou, and is spread out over 2 long LPs, with lots of room for tasty open-ended solos by Grover and the group".
Track listing
#"On The Cusp" (Richard Steacker) - 6:15
#"You Make Me Dance" (Tyrone Brown) - 5:41
#"Lock It in the Pocket" (Richard Steacker) - 6:50
#"Days in Our Lives" (James Simmons) - 7:44
#"Mr. Magic" (
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, William Salter) - 12:24
#"Summer Song" (John Blake) - 7:30
#"Juffure" (Millard Vinson) - 9:30
#"Sausalito" (James Simmons,
John Blake Jr.,
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr., Leslie Burrs, Richard Steacker, Tyrone Brown) - 9:51
#"Funkfoot" (John Blake) - 8:31
Personnel
* Grover Washington Jr. – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
* James "Sid" Simmons – keyboards
* Richard Lee Steacker – guitars
* Tyrone Brown – bass
* Millard "Pete" Vinson – drums
*
Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion
* Leslie Burrs –
flute
*
John Blake Jr. –
electric violin
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* Alan Blake – vocals
* Lita Blake – vocals
Production
* Creed Taylor – producer
* Dale Ashby – recording
* Dave Palmer – engineer
* Joel Cohn – assistant engineer
*
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– mastering
* Sib Chalawick – art direction, design
* Bernie Block – photography
* White Gate – photography
Studios
* Additional recording by Dale Ashby and Father Mobile Recording Truck (Basking Ridge, NJ).
* Mixed at
Electric Lady Studios
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(New York, NY).
* Mastered at
Masterdisk (New York, NY).
Charts
Singles
References
External links
Grover Washington Jr. – Live At The Bijou at Discogs
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1977 live albums
Grover Washington Jr. albums
Kudu Records albums
Albums produced by Creed Taylor