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Inside Moves (album)

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Inside Moves
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedMarch–June 1984
StudioRosebud Recording, New York City
GenreJazz
Length38:52
LabelElektra 960 318-1
ProducerGrover Washington, Jr., Ralph MacDonald
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
The Best Is Yet to Come
(1982)
Inside Moves
(1984)
Togethering
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[2]

Inside Moves is a 1984 studio album by American jazz musician Grover Washington Jr., released via the Elektra label.[3]

Reception

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Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "Although Grover Washington Jr. (on alto, tenor, soprano and baritone) puts on his usual strong effort, the forgettable material (which included no hits) and the emphasis on vocals (particularly those of Jon Lucien who is on five of the seven selections) makes this one of Washington's weaker efforts and the least essential of his four Elektra recordings. The background vocalists do not help much either. This was Grover Washington, Jr.'s only full-length album as a leader during the 1982-86 period but was not worth the effort".[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Inside Moves"Steve Gadd, Ralph MacDonald, William Salter5:52
2."Dawn Song"Marcus Miller4:31
3."Watching You Watching Me"Bill Eaton5:28
4."Secret Sounds"Grover Washington, Jr.5:28
5."Jet Stream"Grover Washington, Jr., Art Sorenson, Richard Lee Steacker5:31
6."When I Look at You"Walter Jurmann, Paul Francis Webster6:00
7."Sassy Stew"Grover Washington, Jr.5:30
Total length:38:52

Personnel

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Strings on "Watching You Watching Me"

  • Alfred Brown – conductor
  • William Eaton – leader
  • Jonathan Abramowitz – cello
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • Julien Barber – viola
  • Sanford Allen – violin
  • Lewis Eley – violin
  • Max Ellen – violin
  • Winterton Garvey – violin
  • Paul Gershman – violin
  • Theodore Israel – violin
  • Harry Lookofsky – violin
  • Marvin Morgenstern – violin
  • David Nadien – violin
  • Matthew Raimondi – violin

Production

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  • Grover Washington, Jr. – producer, mixing
  • Ralph MacDonald – producer
  • William Eaton – co-producer
  • William Salter – co-producer
  • Kendall Brown – engineer
  • Ed Heath – assistant engineer
  • Peter Humphreys – mixing
  • Barry Craig – mix assistant
  • Scott E. MacMinn – mix assistant
  • Nimitr Sarikananda – mastering
  • Carol Friedman – art direction, photography
  • JoDee Stringham – design

Studios

  • Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, PA).
  • Mastered at Frankford Wayne (Philadelphia, PA).

Charts

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Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Pop Albums[4] 79

References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "House Full of Love – Grover Washington Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. ISBN 9780679768739. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Grover Washington Jr.
  3. ^ Nicholas, Aurwin. The History of Jazz and the Jazz Musicians. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781365838286. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Inside Moves". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.