Grover Washington Jr. - 'Summer Chill' | North Sea Jazz (1992) Grover Washington Jr. live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1992, The Congress Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands. Grover Washington Jr. (Buffalo, 12 december 1943 - New York, 17 december 1999) was an American jazz-funk- and souljazz-saxophone player. | Avant Garde Music

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Kicking off our week celebrating Grover Washington, Jr's birthday with an incredible live jam of "Mr Magic." Grover's big break came in 1971, when producer Creed Taylor commissioned pop-funk arrangements to feature alto saxophonist Hank Crawford. When Crawford failed to show up for the recording session, Grover was his replacement. The resulting album, ''Inner City Blues,'' sold hundreds of thousands of copies and helped launch Grover Washington, Jr.'s solo career. Grover Washington, Jr. - Dec.