Date (ddmmyyyy) | Artist | Recording | Instrument(s) | Appeared on x Songs out of X | LP or CD | Some remarks |
1/1996 | Essence All Stars | Organic Grooves | Tenor & Soprano Sax | 2/5 |
CD |
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12/2/1996 | Jason Miles | Mr. X | Tenor Sax | 1/12 |
CD |
On "Chicken & Waffles" only |
1/7/1996 | John Williams & London Symphony Orchestra | The Hollywood Sound | Alto Sax | 1/16 |
Vid |
On "A Place In The Sun Suite" only. GW performed that song again as special guest live at the "Evening at Pops"-Show with the "Boston Pops Orchestra" conducted by John Williams. Taped Show of 24/5/1997, entitled "Star Wars And The Hollywood Sound". |
12/1996 | K.D. Lang & Grover Washington, Jr. | A Celebration Of America's Music | Sax | 1/1 |
Vid |
GW and K.D. Lang play "Black Coffee" as a tribute to Peggy Lee. Broadcasted by ABC. |
1996 | Neil Elliott Dorval | Underneath The Moon And Stars | Sax | 1/16 |
CD |
On "When The Right One Comes Along" only |
1996 | Ralph MacDonald | Just The Two Of Us | Alto & Soprano Sax | 2/11 |
CD |
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1996 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Soulful Strut | Soprano, Alto & Tenor Sax, Crowd Noise | 10/10 |
CD |
Also Composer. There are two special versions of the track "Soulful Strut" on Maxi-CD; a "Top Down Version"and an "Uptown Version", GW plays Tenor instead of Soprano Sax on both remixes. |
1996 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Chestnut Hill Festival, Philadelphia | Sax | 2/2 |
Vid |
GW performs with the "Mike Kwas Band" on "Mr.Magic" and "Mystical Force". |
27/1/1997 | Gerald Veasley | Soul Control | Alto Sax | 1/11 |
CD |
On "Carolina" only |
3/2/1997 | Billy Porter | Untitled | Soprano Sax | 1/12 |
CD |
On "I Am A Spy" only |
13/2/1997 | T.S. Monk | Monk On Monk | Tenor Sax (Solo) | 1/9 |
CD |
On "Little Rootie Tootie" only |
14/3/1997 | Charles Fambrough | Upright Citizen | Soprano Sax | 2/9 |
CD |
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19&20/3/1997 | Pieces Of A Dream | Pieces | Lead & Background Sax | 1/12 |
CD |
On "Sittin' Up In My Room" only |
12/5/1997 | Grover Washington, Jr. & Paul Shaffer With The CBS Orchestra | David Letterman Late Night | Sax | 1/1 |
Vid |
GW performing "Just The Two Of Us". |
7/6/1997 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Grover Live | Tenor, Soprano, Alto & Baritone Sax | 18/18 |
CD |
Recorded live at "The Paramount Center for the Arts", Peekskill, NY. Released in 2010. A promo video with a lot of different live moments (4.25 min) has been produced by ijazzglobal.com |
19&20/7/1997 | Various Artists | Personal Notes Show #29/1997 - Hosted By Dave Koz (SW Networks) | Interviews | 7/24 |
2CD |
2-Hour-Broadcast, including 3 GW songs (studio, not live) and 4 interview segments. |
28/5, 5/6, 9/7 & 18/9/1997 | Rosella Clemmons Washington | Just Peace | Tenor Sax | 1/11 |
CD |
On "Since I Fell For You" only |
9/12/1997 | Peter White & Grover Washington, Jr. | Event for CD101.9 @ J&R Music World NYC (WFAN-FM) | Sax | 1/1 |
Vid |
Live duo performance of "Greensleeves (What Child Is This)" to promote Peter White's holiday album "Songs Of The Season". |
1997 | Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Blues Brothers 2000 | Baritone Sax | 2/18 |
CD |
GW appears as a member of "The Louisiana Gator Boys" (a huge All-Star-Band incl. B.B. King, E. Clapton, B. Diddley, I. Hayes, Dr. John, B. Preston, L. Rawls, S. Winwood, and many more). GW can be viewed in the film, too (on DVD). |
1997 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Breath Of Heaven | Soprano, Alto & Tenor Sax | 12/12 |
CD |
Also Arranger. Composer of "The Love In His Infant Eyes". |
6/1/1998 | Freddy Cole | Love Makes The Changes | Tenor & Soprano Sax | 2/10 |
CD |
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16/4/1998 | Ralph MacDonald | Port Pleasure | Alto & Soprano Sax | 2/10 |
CD |
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21-25/4/1998 | Jimmy Smith & Phil Upchurch | ? | ? | ? |
? |
A recording session in New York City featuring GW, according to Phil Upchurch's Website: http://www.philupchurch.com/philgigs.htm. Nothing released til today. No further information available. |
1998 | Jamaladeen Tacuma | Groove 2000 | Sax | 4/14 |
CD |
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1998 | Peter White | Perfect Moment | Tenor Sax | 1/10 |
CD |
On "Midnight In Manhattan" only. Earned him an "Oasis Smooth Jazz Award" for the "Best Collaboration" in 1999. |
5/4/1999 | Billy Taylor | Billy Taylor's Jazz At The Kennedy Center With Guest Grover Washington, Jr. (Series Sampler) | Sax | 1/1 |
CD |
Broadcasted By NPR (National Public Radio). Performances include "Stolen Moments" & "Seven Steps To Heaven". |
18/5/1999 | King Britt | Presents Sylk 130: Re-Members Only | Sax | 1/15 |
CD |
On "For Love" only |
6/1999 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Concert Footage from Paramount Theatre, Seattle | Sax | 1/1 |
Vid |
Video to promote the "Groovin' For Grover"-Shows featuring Gerald Albright, Richard Elliot, Paul Taylor, and Jeff Lorber. "Groovin' For Grover" benefits the "Protect The Dream Foundation", a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of young people through music education. |
9/7/1999 | Philip Bailey | Dreams | Sax | 1/10 |
CD |
On "Make It With You" only |
6/8/1999 | Gerald Veasley | Love Letters | Soprano Sax | 1/10 |
CD |
On "Valdez In The Country" only |
5&6/5 & 17/8/1999 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Aria | Soprano, Tenor, Baritone & Alto Sax | 12/12 |
CD |
Also Producer. After Grover's Death a short Introduction to the album with an interview was broadcasted at "Close-Up" on "C Music TV". |
17/8/1999 | Duke Ellington Estate | Secret Ellington | Sax | 1/14 |
CD |
The Musical "Saturday Laughter", written by Duke Ellington, which had never been commercially staged. GW performed, together with Freddy Cole, on the song "They say". |
3-6/9/1999 | Various Artists | The Tony Williams Scholarship Jazz Festival | Soprano Sax | 6/6 |
Vid |
GW is performing with an All-Star-Band feat. Tony Williams & David Fathead Newman (tenor saxes) and Mickey Roker (drums) at the Mount Airy Cultural Center in Philadelphia. |
4/10/1999 | Various Artists | A Love Affair: The Music Of Ivan Lins | Soprano Sax | 1/11 |
CD |
A Tribute Project produced by Jason Miles, who dedicated this CD "with much love" to GW. GW appears as the leader on the track "Camaleao"; earned him a Grammy nomination! |
4/10/1999 | Ed Shearmur | Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her (OST) | Soprano Sax | 5/16 |
CD |
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17/12/1999 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Final Performance On CBS | Sax | 4/4 |
Vid |
On the evening of Friday, December 17, 1999, GW was on the set of the CBS's Early Show. He played four songs with his band, and the performance was taped for airing the following morning, on the TV new show's Saturday edition. In the green room after, GW collapse and was rushed to the hospital. He died of a heart attack at age 56. |
1999 | Smappies | Smappies II | 1st Alto (Solo) & Soprano Sax | 2/10 |
CD |
Smappies is a music unit made up of musicians who participated in the recording of the japanese male idol group SMAP's albums. |
1999 | Grover Washington, Jr. | Prime Cuts: The Columbia Years 1987 - 1999 | Alto & Tenor Sax | 14/14 |
CD |
Also Composer. This compilation contains two new recordings, "Heat Index", and "The Night Fantastic". |
(2001) | Bernard Purdie | King Of The Beat | Sax | 1/12 |
CD |
On "Pass The Pain" only. Recording date unknown. |
(2001) | Various Artists | 2001: A Soul Odyssey (The Finest In Smooth Soul & R&B) | Sax | 1/50 |
4CD |
On "You Make It So Easy" feat. vocalist Michelle Gold only. Recording date unknown (possibly Mid-80's). |
(2003) | Demetrus | I Remember... | Sax | 1/18 |
CD |
On "Better Days" only. Recording date unknown. |
(2005) | Various Artists | Return To Glory, Vol. 1: The Powerful Stirring Of The Black Race | Sax | 1/12 |
DVD |
On "Shining Star (Interlude)" (1:37) only. Recording date unknown. |
(2006) | Rufus Harley | Who Is Rufus Harley? | Sax | 1/1 |
DVD |
Documentary about the Jazz-Bagpiper Rufus Harley. GW appears on a short snippet (0.31 min). Recording date unknown. |
(2009) | Grover Washington, Jr. | Interview (UPFRONT TV) | Talking | 1/1 |
Vid |
Short video (2.22) released by "UPFRONT TV" featuring GW talking about music lessons with Elvin Shepherd on 204 Laurel Street. Recording Date unknown. |
(2012) | Grover Washington, Jr. | John Debella Show | Sax | 1/1 |
Vid |
GW playing "Mister Magic". Recording Date unknown. |