''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
The Polymoog is a hybrid polyphonic analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Moog Music from 1975 to 1980. The Polymoog was based on divide-down oscillator technology similar to electronic organs and string synthesizers of the time.
His ...
,
ARP Omni
The ARP Omni was a polyphonic analog synthesizer manufactured by ARP Instruments, Inc.
Overview
The Omni featured preset, electronically generated Orchestral ensemble String voices including polyphonic Violin and Viola sounds as well as mon ...
,
ARP String Ensemble,
electric violin
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, 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
Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...
– mastering at
Van Gelder Studios (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey).
* Norm Ung – art direction, design
* Beverly Parker – photography
Charts
Singles
References
External links
Grover Washington Jr.-Reed Seed at Discogs*http://sudo.3.pro.tok2.com/Quest/cards/G/GroverWashingtonJr/ReedSeed_x.html
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1978 albums
Motown albums
Grover Washington Jr. albums