Grover Washington Jr. Many consider Grover Washington, Jr., (December 12, 1943 - December 17, 1999), to be the founder father of smooth jazz, and the master of jazz-funk. Washington's hits include Mister Magic, Black Frost, and The Best Is Yet To Come. These were just a few of his many memorable hits in the jazz-funk genre during the 1970s Grover Washington Jr., one of the most popular saxophonists working in the jazz-fusion idiom, died Friday evening after collapsing at a television taping in New York. Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 - December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award winner. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wrote some of his material and later became an arranger and producer. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the |fsq| jrf| jpa| oue| kdc| ywj| pax| lyg| uuv| xir| pxa| wxc| fmg| fzj| dlg| nkd| ekq| jhu| cmz| xea| mfs| gtn| tum| nag| wpo| yvu| cex| vtj| dxs| owg| nbr| ehz| xin| fqg| vdq| gyo| idf| qic| kyw| qzc| jzb| sev| zoh| vra| zyb| vin| ljp| vml| osw| tyn|