Reed Seed is the seventh studio album by the American jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. It was released in 1978 on the Motown label.
Track listing "Do Dat" (John E. Blake Jr., Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr.) - 4:27 "Step'n' Thru" (Richard Lee Steacker) - 6:15 "Reed Seed (Trio Tune)" (Grover Washington Jr.) - 4:54 "Maracas Beach" (James "Sid" Simmons) - 4:48 "Santa Cruzin" (John E. Blake Jr., Tyrone Brown, Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr., James "Sid" Simmons, Richard Lee Steacker, Millard "Pete" Vinson, Grover Washington Jr.) - 6:54 "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) - 4:46 "Loran's Dance" (Grover Washington Jr.) - 7:37
Personnel Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7) James "Sid" Simmons – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, arrangements (4, 5) John Blake Jr. – Polymoog, ARP Omni, ARP String Ensemble, electric violin, acoustic piano (1), clavinet (1), Fender Rhodes (6), backing vocals, arrangements (1, 5) Richard Lee Steacker – electric guitars, backing vocals, arrangements (2) Tyrone Brown – acoustic bass, electric bass Millard "Pete" Vinson – drums Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion, backing vocals, arrangements (1, 5) Derrick Graves – arrangements (2) Jeannine Otis – backing vocals Lita Boggs – backing vocals Rita Boggs – backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1)
Production Grover Washington Jr. – producer Nils Salminen – engineer Rodney Perry – assistant engineer Rudy Van Gelder – mastering at Van Gelder Studios (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey). Norm Ung – art direction, design Beverly Parker – photography
Charts Chart (1978) Peakposition Billboard Pop Albums35 Billboard Top Soul Albums7 Billboard Top Jazz Albums1
Singles Year Single Chart positions USR&B 1979 "Do Dat" 79
References
External links Grover Washington Jr.-Reed Seed at Discogs