All the King's Horses (Grover Washington Jr. album)
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Released | Late 1972 | |||
Recorded | May & June 1972 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 32:05 | |||
Label | Kudu | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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All the King's Horses is the second album by American saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was recorded in 1972 and released on Kudu Records the same year. In 2008, it was reissued on CD by Verve/GRP Records.[3]
Track listing[]
- "No Tears, in the End" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 3:50
- "All the King's Horses" (Aretha Franklin) – 3:48
- "Where Is the Love" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) – 5:07
- "Body and Soul (Montage)" (Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 3:04
- "Lean on Me" (Bill Withers) – 4:25
- "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez) – 7:02
- "Love Song 1700" (Henry Purcell) – 4:49
Personnel[]
- Grover Washington Jr. – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto sax solo (4, 6), tenor sax solo (7)
- Bob James – electric piano, harpsichord, arrangements and conductor
- Richard Tee – organ
- Gene Bertoncini – guitar
- Cornell Dupree – guitar
- Eric Gale – guitar solo (1-5, 7)
- David Spinozza – guitar solo (6)
- – bass (1)
- Ron Carter – bass (2-7)
- Bernard Purdie – drums (1, 2, 5)
- Billy Cobham – drums (4, 6, 7)
- Airto Moreira – percussion
- Ralph MacDonald – congas
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet solo (6), flugelhorn solo (6)
Brass and Woodwind Section
- George Marge – alto saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe, recorder
- Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
- Arthur Clarke – baritone saxophone, flute
- Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise and Tony Studd – trombone
- Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm and Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ray Alonge, Donald Corrado, Fred Klein and Brooks Tillotson – French horn
String Section
- Charles McCracken and George Ricci – cello
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Richard Dickler and Emanuel Vardi – viola
- Alexander Cores, Bernard Eichen, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintaualle and Irving Spice – violin
- String Trio (Tracks 4, 6 & 7)
- George Ricci – cello
- Emanuel Vardi – viola
- David Nadien – violin
Production[]
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Bob Ciano – album design
- Pete Turner – photography
References[]
- ^ All the King's Horses at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 203. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Grover Washington, Jr. – All The King's Horses". Discogs. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
Categories:
- Kudu Records albums
- Grover Washington Jr. albums
- 1972 albums