Monday, January 27, 2020

Grover Washington Jr. "Trouble Man"

Check out a bluesy track, written by Marvin Gaye, and covered by the late, great jazz saxophonist, Grover Washington Jr.  It was recorded on his 1973 "Soul Box" record, arranged and conducted by keyboardist and all around jazz musical wizard, Bob James.  This is called "Trouble Man".

The full band lineup is broken down as follows:

Main Performer:

Grover Wahsington Jr.: tenor, alto, & soprano saxophones

Rhythm Section:

Bob James: piano, arranger, conductor
Richard Tee: organ
Eric Gale: electric guitar

Woodwinds & Horns:

Trumpets & Flugelhorns:

Bernie Glow
John Frosk
Jon Faddis
Randy Brecker

Trombones:

Santo Russo
Wayne Andre

Bass Trombones:

Alan Raph
Paul Faulise
Tony Studd

Flutes (including flute & piccolo flute)

Wally Kane
Romeo Penque
George Marge
Hubert Laws
Harvey Estrin

Woodwinds (clarinet, contra bass clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophones, oboe, English horn & bassoon)

Romeo Penque
Wally Kane
George Marge
Donald Maccourt

French Horns:

Brooks Tillotson
Jim Buffington
Peter Gordon

Basses, Arco Basses

Ron Carter
Richard Davis

Drums & Percussion

Billy Cobham
Idris Muhammad
Airto Moreira
David Friedman
Phil Kraus
Ralph MacDonald

Vocals:

Barbara Massey
Bernard Thacker
Eileen Gilbert
Maeretha Stewart
Randolph Peyton
Bill Eaton

Strings:

Viola:

Alfred Brown
Emmanuel Vardi
Theodore Israel

Violin:

Charles Libove
David Nadien
Elliot Rosoff
Emmanuel Green
Gene Orloff
Harold Kohon
Harry Cykman
Harry Lookofsky
Joe Malin
Max Ellen
Paul Gershman

Cello:

Charles McCracken
George Ricci
Seymour Barab





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