“My early lessons were on the saxophone, then it was the piano, the drum and percussion family, and the bass guitar,” he told an interviewer some years ago. Golden Age actress and singer Rhonda Fleming has died at 97. Here are the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board endorsements for president, California ballot measures and more. He is survived by his wife Christine, a daughter and a son. He got his first break playing in the band of saxophonist/organist Charles Earland who, coincidentally, died Dec. 11 of a heart attack after playing an engagement in Kansas City. Your contribution is much appreciated! The Times endorses one incumbent and three newcomers for the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. Even bigger triumphs came after a move to Elektra, where another gold for Come Morning followed his Winelight, including the song, Just The Two Of Us, that won a platinum disc and cornered two Grammy awards. A look at California’s November ballot propositions. After his discharge, Washington continued his study of music, listening to John Coltrane, Joe Henderson and Oliver Nelson and playing with a number of small bands in Philadelphia and Washington. If you see something that doesn't look right on this page, please do inform us using the form below: St. Luke`s-Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York. He is interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Some of his higher profile gigs of recent years involved playing for President Clinton, who joined him on saxophone after one concert and said how honoured he felt to share the stage. It is all here. California’s November election will feature 12 statewide ballot measures. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre's most memorable hits, including "Mister Magic", "Reed Seed", "Black Frost", "Winelight", "Inner City Blues" and "The Best is Yet to Come". His main soprano was a black nickel-plated H. Couf Superba II (also built by Keilwerth for Herbert Couf) and a Keilwerth SX90 in the last years of his life. What issues are on the ballot in California and Los Angeles County. He mastered the complexities of three different types of saxophone: tenor, alto and soprano. All Rights Reserved. And despite the predominance of pop-oriented tunes at his concerts, the audience also would hear some wonderful jazz playing. Herbert Kretzmer, lyricist for the hit musical ‘Les Misérables,’ dies at 95. Ano ang Imahinasyong guhit na naghahati sa daigdig sa magkaibang araw? He mastered the complexities of three different types of saxophone: tenor, alto and soprano. Washington’s style played a role in shaping the “smooth jazz” sound of the 1990s, but he continually showed himself capable of working beyond that genre. He played in the high school band before graduating and leaving Buffalo for a career in music. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Dave Grusin, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. Grover Washington Jr. Middle School caters to 5-8 grade students interested in the creative and performing arts. Cradle to grave, Hector Albert Padilla, who passed last week at age 90, was a fixture on the L.A. football scene and the lives of the players he coached. His 1975 album “Mister Magic” was the first of his many gold and platinum records. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. After the success of his own Kudu albums, he finally gave up a day job wholesaling records and became one of the stars of a circuit that involved the likes of George Duke, Bob James, Marcus Miller and Steve Gadd, generally filed under a crossover or fusion heading. Kenny G and many other purveyors of so-called smooth jazz have been influenced by his general approach, though few share his ability to mix it with the heavyweights. Had it not been for the happy accident that launched a lucrative career, he would undoubtedly have won the respect of hardcore fans who never got round to approve of his best-selling albums. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Washington came from a musical family. As a result, they invariably attracted air-play and sold well. [3] His mother was a church chorister, and his father was a collector of old jazz gramophone records and a saxophonist as well, so music was everywhere in the home. That city had a reputation for clubs that jumped to the sound of the Hammond organ, and that may have been behind his first break. Grover passed away on December 17, 1999 at the age of 56 in St. Luke`s-Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York. 1 on Billboard's R&B album chart and No. Grover Washington Jr, … Endorsement: The Times endorses Hoffman, Anderson, Henderson and Han for LACCD. Fred Dean, fearsome pass rusher of 49ers’ dynasty, dies battling COVID-19. He was taken to St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 7:30 pm. Washington developed his jazz-fusion style, which is basically jazz improvisation over a pop or rock beat, and he found steady work as a sideman on albums by Bob James, Randy Weston and Don Sebesky. Election of a board majority will shape the nation’s largest community college district.

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