Live at The Bijou

Live at the Bijou is a 1977 live album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was released via Kudu Records label.

Live at the Bijou
Live album by
Grover Washington Jr.
ReleasedDecember 1977
RecordedMay 1977
VenueBijou Cafe, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreJazz
Length76:25
LabelKudu Records
ProducerCreed Taylor
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
A Secret Place
(1976)		 Live at the Bijou
(1977)		 Reed Seed
(1978)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[2]

Recorded live in May 1977 at the Bijou Cafe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Released as a double album in late 1977, this album would chart number one on the Jazz albums chart and number four on the Soul album charts. This would be Grover's last album produced by Creed Taylor. A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated "A totally great Grover Washington record – and with 25 years behind us, we really now realize how fantastic all the early Kudu sessions really were! The record was recorded live at the Bijou, and is spread out over 2 long LPs, with lots of room for tasty open-ended solos by Grover and the group".[3]

Track listing
  1. "On The Cusp" (Richard Steacker) 6:15
  2. "You Make Me Dance" (Tyrone Brown) 5:41
  3. "Lock It in the Pocket" (Richard Steacker) 6:50
  4. "Days in Our Lives" (James Simmons) 7:44
  5. "Mr. Magic" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) 12:24
  6. "Summer Song" (John Blake) 7:30
  7. "Juffure" (Millard Vinson) 9:30
  8. "Sausalito" (James Simmons, John Blake, Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr., Leslie Burrs, Richard Steacker, Tyrone Brown) 9:51
  9. "Funkfoot" (John Blake) 8:31

Personnel
  • Grover Washington Jr. – baritone, tenor, alto and soprano saxophones
  • Richard Lee Steacker – electric guitar
  • James "Sid" Simmons – keyboards
  • Tyrone Brown – bass
  • Millard "Pete" Vinson – drums
  • Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion
  • Leslie Burrs – flute
  • John Blake Jr. – electric violin
  • Alan Blake – Vocals
  • Lita Blake – Vocals

Charts
Chart (1978) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 11
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 4
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[4] 1

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
R&B
1978 "Summer Song" 57

References
  1. Yanow, Scott. Grover Washington Jr.: Live At The Bijou > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  2. Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.
  3. "Grover Washington Jr.: Live At The Bijou". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. "Grover Washington Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  5. "Grover Washington Jr. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
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