About
Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award winner. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders and legends of the smooth jazz genre.
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He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre's most memorable hits, including "Mister Magic", "Reed Seed", "Black Frost", "Winelight", "Inner City Blues", "Let it Flow (For 'Dr. J')", and "The Best is Yet to Come". In addition, he performed very frequently with other artists, including Bill Withers on "Just the Two of Us", Patti LaBelle on "The Best Is Yet to Come", and Phyllis Hyman on "A Sacred Kind of Love".
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Discography
Albums
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Inner City Blues Apple Music
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All the King's Horses Apple Music
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Soul Box Vol. 1 Apple Music
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Soul Box Apple Music
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Soul Box Vol. 2 Apple Music
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Mister Magic Apple Music
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Feels So Good Apple Music
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A Secret Place Apple Music
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Reed Seed Apple Music
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Paradise Apple Music
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Skylarkinʼ Apple Music
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Winelight Apple Music
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Come Morning Apple Music
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The Best Is Yet to Come Apple Music
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Inside Moves Apple Music
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Togethering
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Strawberry Moon Apple Music
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Then and Now Apple Music
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Time Out of Mind Apple Music
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Next Exit Apple Music
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All My Tomorrows Apple Music
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Tribute to Lee Morgan
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Sensuous Sax: Night Out
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Soulful Strut Apple Music
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Aria
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Standing Room Only
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Winelight / The Best Is Yet to Come
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A Secret Place / All the King’s Horses
Singles
Live
Compilations
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In the Name of Love: The Elektra Recordings 1979-1984
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Sacred Kind of Love: The Columbia Recordings
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Just the Two of Us Apple Music
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The Definitive Collection
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Plays the Hits: Great Songs/Great Performances
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Soulful Sax
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Just the Two of Us & Other Hits
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Gold
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Soulful Sax
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The Definitive Grover Washington Jr.: The Elektra Years
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Modern Jazz Archive: Charles Fambrough
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Jazz Moods: Cool Apple Music
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The Essential Collection
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Love Songs Apple Music
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Discovery: The First Recordings
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The Best of Grover Washington, Jr. Apple Music
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The Best of Grover Washington Jr. Apple Music
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Prime Cuts: The Columbia Years: 1987-1999
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Ultimate Collection
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Breath of Heaven: A Holiday Collection Apple Music
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Warner Jazz: Les Incontournables
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The Best of Grover Washington Jr. Apple Music
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Greatest Performances
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Anthology Apple Music
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Mister Magic / Feels So Good
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At His Best
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The Best Of
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Anthology Apple Music
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The Best of Pop-Jazz Saxophone
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Anthology Apple Music
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Also known as
Groover Washington · Grover Wahington, Jr. · Grover Washington · Grover Washington Jr · Grover Washington Jr. · Grover Washington, J.R. · Grover Washington, Jr · Washington Jr. · グローヴァー・ワシントン・ジュニア
Identifiers
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- c60e178f-36f1-4169-9c03-84addbdbf104
- ISNI
- 0000000081062924
- IPI
- 00089271247
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 14 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.