''Come Morning'' is a studio album by American jazz musician

Grover Washington Jr. 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 and le ...

The album was released in 1981 via Elektra label.

Reception

Michael Erlewine of

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commented: "Background singers, synthesizers. This is more programmed mood music than jazz. Smooth and nice. Gold album".

Track listing

Personnel

* Grover Washington, Jr. – saxophones *

Richard Tee Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American jazz fusion pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as " I'll B ...

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Fender Rhodes The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

* Paul Griffin – synthesizers *

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and jazz fusion guitarist. Biography Eric Gale was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. His grandfather was English, and Gale had relatives in Venezuela and Bar ...

– guitars *

Marcus Miller William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sa ...

– bass *

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American jazz fusion drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and most highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction i ...

– drums *

Ralph MacDonald Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was an American percussionist, steelpan virtuoso, songwriter, musical arranger, and record producer. His compositions include " Where Is the Love", a Grammy Award winner for the due ...

– congas, percussion *

Grady Tate Grady Tate (January 14, 1932 – October 8, 2017) was an American jazz and soul-jazz drummer and baritone vocalist. In addition to his work as sideman, Tate released many albums as leader and lent his voice to songs in the animated ''Schoolhou ...

– lead vocals (3, 6) * William Eaton – arrangements and conductor, backing vocals (3, 4, 5) * Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (3, 4, 5) * Frank Floyd – backing vocals (3, 4, 5) * Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals (3, 4, 5) *

Ullanda McCullough Ullanda McCullough is an American pop music singer most noted as a backing vocalist. Career McCullough began her singing career at age 13 in Detroit, Michigan. In early 1970s she sang numerous advertising jingles including the 1971 Coca-Cola com ...

– backing vocals (3, 4, 5) * Zack Sanders – backing vocals (3, 4, 5)

Production

* Grover Washington, Jr. – producer, mixing * Ralph MacDonald – producer, mixing * Richard Alderson – engineer, mixing * Kendall Brown – assistant engineer * Eddie Heath – assistant engineer * Lamont Moreno – assistant engineer * Anthony MacDonald – assistant engineer * Paul Silverthorn – production coordinator * Ron Coro – art direction * Norm Ung – art direction * Denise Minobe – design * Jim Shea – photography

Charts

References

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