AQUI Y AJAZZ, URBAN KNIGHTS ALL STARS "FRIENDSHIP"
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- URBAN KNIGHTS IS:
RAMSEY LEWIS: PIANO & KEYBOARDS
GROVER WASHINGTON, JR: SOPRANO SAX
VICTOR BAILEY: BASS
JONATHAN BUTLER: GUITAR
OMAR HAKIM: DRUMS
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The Urban Knights is an all-star smooth, soul and R&B jazz band which features one of the jazz greats, pianist Ramsey Lewis. Their first self-titled debut album in 1995 included prominent musicians Grover Washington, Jr., Omar Hakim, Victor Bailey and the Emotions to name a few. Other great musicians have collaborated throughout the years with the Urban Knights such as Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire), saxophonists Gerald Albright, Najee, Kenny Garrett and Dave Koz, guitarists Jonathan Butler, Norman Brown, Earl Klugh, Bobby Broom and Fareed Haque. In 2000, Urban Knights III, was the supergroup's first album for the Narada label out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Grover Washington, Jr. (December 12, 1943 - December 17, 1999)[1] was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.[citation needed] 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" 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" (still in regular rotation on radio today), Patti LaBelle on "The Best Is Yet to Come" and Phyllis Hyman on "A Sacred Kind of Love". He is also remembered for his take on the Dave Brubeck classic "Take Five", and for his 1996 version of "Soulful Strut".
Washington had a preference for black nickel-plated saxophones made by Julius Keilwerth. These included a SX90R alto and SX90R tenor. He also played Selmer Mark VI alto in the early years. His main soprano was a black nickel plated H.Couf Superba II (also built by Keilwerth for Herbert Couf) and a Keilwerth SX90 in the last years of his life.
We should thank GOD for the late great Grover .... Gone but not forgotten..
« Forever in Our Hearts »...
Grover, always enjoyed making music and always gave it 100%
Grover always had a nice dark, smooth, warm sound on his Alto, Soprano, and Tenor. He was one of the musicians that inspired me to pick up the Alto & Soprano back in the 70's. To this day (Wine light) is one of the songs that I love to play on my Alto. I miss you Grover :(
Me to.
The Funky Jazz Fusion Master Mr Grover Jammin Washington
RIP Victor Bailey Urban knights 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
Grover Washington as well, in heaven, they are having a very serious jam session!!!
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Bassist Victor Bailey is seriously owning this cut.!
HE IS ABSOLUTELY NASTY WITH THAT BASS!!!
My hero Victor Bailey....
Damn this is some good music.
Bonsoir,
Well... « As I love this song »... « As I like to see Mr. Ramsey Lewis at the piano with Mr. Grover Washington, at the saxophone »... « Have you noticed their complicity »... ??? « As both of these musicians enjoy playing together »... It really seems to rule it a sincere friendship. This show took place four years before Grover’s death... I consider this piece as a precious gift.
Time travel right now
So cool !! Loved it !
RIP Grover Washington
Dam Grover is one with that horn
the freshest dope.
Victor Bailey...IS ABSOLUTELY NASTY on that bass!!!!!!!
We miss Grover
« For Sure »... and... « Greatly »...
Grover Wanshinton jr: sax peace
Jonathan butler: guitar
Gerald veasley: bass
That's Victor Bailey.on bass!