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Inner City Blues (Grover Washington Jr. album)

Inner City Blues
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Studio album by Grover Washington Jr.
Released January 3, 1972
Recorded September 1971
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz
Length 35:07
Label Kudu Records
KU-03
Producer Creed Taylor
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Inner City Blues
(1972)
All the King's Horses
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 2/5 stars


Inner City Blues is the debut album by saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in September 1971 and released in 1972. The title track was a cover of the recent hit by Marvin Gaye released in June 1971. The album also includes a cover of Bill Withers' hit "Ain't No Sunshine", released shortly before recording this album. In 2008, it was reissued on CD by Verve Records.


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