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 |
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Genre | Jazz fusion, Smooth jazz | |||
Length | 35:07 | |||
Label |
Kudu Records KU-03 |
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Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Allmusic | |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
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.