Live at the Bijou is a 1977 live album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was released via Kudu Records label.
Reception
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. From the album the single "Summer Song" / "Juffure" was released on March 1, 1978, and reached #57 in the R&B charts. This would be Grover's last album produced by Creed Taylor. A reviewer at 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".
Track listing "On The Cusp" (Richard Steacker) - 6:15 "You Make Me Dance" (Tyrone Brown) - 5:41 "Lock It in the Pocket" (Richard Steacker) - 6:50 "Days in Our Lives" (James Simmons) - 7:44 "Mr. Magic" (Ralph MacDonald, William Salter) - 12:24 "Summer Song" (John Blake) - 7:30 "Juffure" (Millard Vinson) - 9:30 "Sausalito" (James Simmons, John Blake Jr., Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr., Leslie Burrs, Richard Steacker, Tyrone Brown) - 9:51 "Funkfoot" (John Blake) - 8:31
Personnel Grover Washington Jr. – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone James "Sid" Simmons – keyboards Richard Lee Steacker – guitars 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
Production Creed Taylor – producer Dale Ashby – recording Dave Palmer – engineer Joel Cohn – assistant engineer Joe Gastwirt – mastering Sib Chalawick – art direction, design Bernie Block – photography White Gate – photography
Studios Additional recording by Dale Ashby and Father Mobile Recording Truck (Basking Ridge, NJ). Mixed at Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY). Mastered at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
Charts Chart (1978) Peakposition Billboard Pop Albums11 Billboard Top Soul Albums4 Billboard Top Jazz Albums1
Singles Year Single Chart positions USR&B1978 "Summer Song" 57
References
External links Grover Washington Jr. – Live At The Bijou at Discogs