Grover Washington, Jr. Papers
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BC 056 GW
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Biographical Note
Saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. (1943-1999) created music that melded mainstream jazz with pop, blues, soul, and funk along with classical orchestrations and vocals, and he is known as a founder of the smooth jazz genre. A master of the baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, and a student of the piano, bass guitar, and drums, Washington composed or arranged much of his own music and produced many of his recordings and those of other artists.
Born on December 12, 1943, in a racially mixed and ethnically diverse neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, Washington’s love of music began as a child. His mother, Lillian, a hairdresser, and his father, a steelworker who played saxophone and was a collector of jazz 78s, bought him a saxophone at age ten. Washington’s two younger brothers, Michael and Darryl, were also musically inclined.
As a teenager, he performed in local clubs with singing groups and blues bands. Because Buffalo’s music unions were racially segregated at the time, Washington also sat in with big bands at the black union halls two nights a week. In school, he received a more formal education, which included the study of classical music and playing in high school bands. He also took evening classes at the Wurlitzer School of Music and received private instruction from jazz saxophonist Elvin Shepard. After graduating from high school early, Grover left Buffalo to join three musician friends and tour as the Four Clefs. When the Four Clefs disbanded in 1963, Washington joined organist Keith McAllister and drummer Bob Altamonte to form the Mark III Trio, out of Mansfield, Ohio. The trio made a live recording in 1964 at Mansfield’s Snow Trails Ski Lodge. Let’s Ska at the Ski Lodge was Washington’s first recording.
In 1965 Washington was drafted into the U.S. Army and stationed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was selected for the 19th Army Band, which kept him from being shipped out to Vietnam, and introduced him to fellow bandmate and drummer Billy Cobham. Washington accompanied Cobham to clubs in New York and Philadelphia, freelancing with various musicians. In November 1966, Washington was playing with the Bill Walker Organ Trio at the Roadside Inn, ten miles out of Philadelphia. There he met Christine (nee Bitner), a 23 year-old editorial assistant from Philadelphia. They married on December 29, 1967, at the Vine Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia. For the next year, Washington played with Don Gardner’s Sonotones.
In 197-71, after recording as a guest with the Prestige label and sideman dates for CTI-KUDU, Washington recorded and in sideman dates, Washington recorded on Johnny “Hammond” Smith’s Breakout. The album was a bestseller and established Washington as a major new voice on the saxophone. Washington was called to do a session as part of the background horns for a new Hank Crawford album, and when Hank Crawford was unable to keep the date. Creed Taylor, head of CTI-KUDU was so impressed that he signed Washington to an artist contract. The result was Inner City Blues, Washington’s debut solo album. Released in 1972, the album received critical acclaim. Commercial success followed, with Washington’s fourth recording released in 1975, Mister Magic. Washington’s most successful and perhaps best known album was Winelight, which included “Just the Two of Us.” The album received the 1981 Grammy Award for best jazz fusion album and earned Washington a Grammy Award Certificate as its producer. Between 1980 and 1983, Washington also attended the College of Music at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he took doctoral-level courses in music theory and composition.
In his near thirty-year career, Washington recorded 25 solo albums and released eight anthologies. (One of each was released posthumously.) Through his own company, G-Man Productions, he produced the first three albums recorded by Pieces of a Dream, the Philadelphia-based rhythm and blues trio Washington is credited for discovering. He also produced Jean Carne’s Closer Than Close. Other artists with whom Washington collaborated include Ralph MacDonald, Nancy Wilson, Grady Tate, Phyllis Hyman, Bobby McFerrin, Kenny Burrell, B. B. King, Ramsey Lewis and Herbie Hancock. Hip hop, rap and R&B artists such as DMX, Crucial Conflict and Chantay Savage sampled his songs. In 2008, crooner Johnny Mathis covered “Just the Two of Us.”
Throughout his career, Washington used his music to educate. He regularly performed and met with students at many elementary, junior and senior high schools, colleges, and universities. He visited local high schools as part of the “Grammy in the Schools” program and conducted master classes and seminars at all grade levels. Washington’s public service extended beyond the classroom. He participated in educational panels and in programs for prisons, the Special Olympics, the United Negro College Fund, Variety Club, and community festivals, and events. Washington supported and promoted the city of Philadelphia in a number of ways. Passionate about professional basketball, Washington often played the national anthem at home and away games for the Seventy-Sixers.
On December 17, 1999, five days after his fifty-sixth birthday, Washington gave what so unexpectedly became his final performance. He collapsed at the CBS television studio in New York City after taping a segment that would air the following day on the Saturday Early Show. Washington died several hours later from what was determined to be a heart attack. His funeral service was held on December 23 at the Bright Hope Baptist Church, with burial at the West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. In addition to his son Grover Washington III (1968 - ), daughter Shana (1975 - ), and stepson Loran P. Massey who is severely mentally and physically challenged, he and Christine had a foster son, Sean Tucker. The Grover Washington, Jr., Protect the Dream Foundation was formed after his death to support music education for young people.
Description of Collection
The Grover Washington, Jr. Papers document the creative, business, and public service activities over almost thirty years. The collection also includes materials created after his death, pertaining to posthumous tributes, album releases, memorials, and other business transactions. The collection consists of business correspondence, performance contracts and other legal documents, tour files, royalty statements, posters and other printed materials, ephemera, award objects, scrapbooks, fan mail, and condolence cards. There are more than 800 audiovisual items that include master recordings and live performances as well as a large number of scores, mostly manuscripts, documenting Washington’s creative process and influences. Also included are clippings and photographs, tracking Washington’s musical career and public service.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged into seven series as follows:
Series 1: Business records, 1971-2010, undated
Subseries 1.1: Working files, 1971-2010, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.1: Early management, 1971-1996, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.2: Management transition, 1978-1996, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.3: Final management,1993-2010, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.4: General office records, 1976-2000, undated
Subseries 1.2: Royalties, 1976-2000
Subseries 1.3: Tours and other performances, 1987-1999, undated
Series 2: Scores, 1933-1999, undated
Series 3: Publicity and memorabilia, 1965-2011, undated
Subseries 3.1: Career acknowledgment, 1971-2011, undated
Subseries 3.2: Memorabilia, 1976-2011, undated
Subseries 3.3: Scrapbooks, circa 1965-1993
Subseries 3.4: Publications, 1978-2002
Series 4: Audiovisual materials, 1973-2004, undated
Subseries 4.1: Recordings, 1973-2004, undated
Subseries 4.2: Concert tours, set lists and special events, 1975-1999, undated
Subseries 4.3: Television and radio,1975-2001, undated
Subseries 4.4: Other recording artists, 1976-2003, undated
Subseries 4.5: Tributes, 1999-2001
Subseries 4.6: Other or uncertain, 1983-2004, undated
Series 5: Photographs, 1965-2005, undated
Subseries 5.1: Publicity and other portraits, 1971-1999, undated
Subseries 5.2: Performances, circa 1965-1999, undated
Subseries 5.3: Other occasions, 1965-2005, undated
Series 6: Promotional material, 1972-2000, undated
Subseries 6.1: Posters, 1973-1999, undated
Subseries 6.2: Packaging and display, 1978-2000
Subseries 6.3: Other printed material and biographical writings, 1972-2000
Series 7: Honors and tributes, 1971-2007, undated
Subseries 7.1: Lifetime, 1971-2007, undated
Subseries 7.2: Posthumous, 1999-2000
Subseries 7.3: Protect the Dream Foundation, 1999-2006, undated
Sub-subseries 7.3.1: Working files, 1999-2006, undated
Sub-subseries 7.3.2: “Celebrate the Magic!” gala and later events, 1995-2005, undated
Patron Information
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Diamond, Temple University’s online library catalog: [URL]
Research Access
Collection is open for research.
Collections Stored Off-Site
This collection may be housed off-site at the Library Depository, and require up to two business days to retrieve. Please review the finding aid and be prepared to identify specific materials to be retrieved. Contact the Libraries in advance of your visit, so that materials may be relocated to the reading room for research.
Condition Note
Conservation performed on scores in folders 2-8, and 10-11 of Box 179 in Spring 2015 by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts.
Technical Access
Series 4 consists of more than 800 original audiovisual items that are accessible via use copies in the reading room only. Please allow approximately two weeks for staff to prepare use copies. In some instances material may have to be sent to an outside vendor for preparation or transfer. See Publication and Copyright Information note below for duplication requests related to educational and research uses.
Publication and Copyright Information
The Grover Washington, Jr. Papers are the physical property of the Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the creators or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
External use copies of audiovisual recordings will be supplied only after researchers have obtained all appropriate permissions from donor and/or other parties. Copying restrictions also apply to the scores (paper format). Please consult TUL staff for further information.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Grover Washington, Jr. Papers, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by Christine Washington, 2013-2014.
Processing Information
Collection processed 2014-17 and finding aid prepared by Bertha Adams, Project Archivist.
Index Terms
The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in Temple University’s electronic catalog:
Personal/Family Names:
Silverthorn, Paul
Washington, Christine
Washington, Grover, Jr., 1943-1999
Corporate Names:
Abington Friends School (Abington, Pa.)
Agency for the Performing Arts
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
CBS Records (Firm)
Columbia Records, Inc.
CTI Records
Elektra Records (Firm)
G-Man Productions, Inc.
G. W. Jr. Music, Inc.
Grover Washington, Jr. (Musical group)
Grover Washington Jr. Middle School (Philadelphia, Pa.)
The Grover Washington, Jr., Protect the Dream Foundation
Motown Record Corporation
Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball team)
Pieces of a Dream (Musical group)
Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
W.H. Schieffelin & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
W.L. Gore & Associates
Subjects:
Composition (Music)
Concert tours
Copyright -- Royalties
Discography
Grammy Awards
Instrumentation and orchestration
Jazz
Jazz festivals
Music album
Music -- Instruction and study
Music publishing—United States
Nightclubs
Saxophone music (Jazz)
Smooth jazz
Sound recording industry
Meeting Names:
Chautauqua Institution/The Eisenhower Institute Conference on U.S.-Soviet Relations Playboy Jazz Festival
University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar
Places:
Buffalo (N.Y.)
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Material Types:
3/4-inch
45 rpm records
Audiocassettes
Betacam (TM)
Betacam-SP
Books
Clippings
Color transparencies
Compact disks
Correspondence
Digital audio tapes
Digital images (TIFF files)
Drawings
Ephemera
Floppy disks
Hi-8
Legal documents
Manuscripts
Negatives
Newsletters
Objects
Paintings
Pamphlets
Periodicals
Phonograph records
Photocopies
Photographs
Playbills
Posters
Press releases
Proofs
Radio scripts
Reports
Scores
Scrapbooks
Sheet music
Slides
Sound recordings
Souvenir programs
Super-VHS (TM)
VHS (TM)
Video recordings
Inventory
Series 1: Business records, 1971-2010, undated
Series 1: Business records, 1971-2010, undated, documents the complex business behind the music of Grover Washington, Jr. Material consists of correspondence, legal documents, royalty statements, tour schedules, worksheets, notes, invoices and other papers. Most are the working files of G. W. Jr. Music, Inc., the publishing company Washington formed in 1975. Paul Silverthorn, Lloyd Remick, and Henry Root were the authors of much of the correspondence, legal documents, and schedules written on behalf of the musician. Silverthorn was part of Washington’s staff for twenty years with responsibilities ranging from head of music operations to personal manager. Remick and Root were Washington’s attorneys and agents at separate periods of his career. Washington’s wife, Christine, also had a significant role in all business aspects of her husband’s career. The series is arranged in three subseries that generally reflect original order: Subseries 1.1 Working files; Subseries 1.2 Royalties; and Subseries 1.3 Tours and other performances.
Subseries 1.1: Working files, 1971-2010, undated
Subseries 1.1 Working files, 1971-2010, undated, is the largest subseries and best documents Washington’s various business associations and professional development over the course of his career. The subseries is arranged in four sub-subseries: Sub-subseries 1.1.1 Early management; 1.1.2 Management transition; and 1.1.3 Final management; and Sub-subseries 1.1.4 General office records.
Portions of Subseries 1.1, as well as Subseries 1.3, document Washington’s professional relationship with Schieffelin & Somerset Co., the parent company of Cognac Hennessy, which sponsored Washington’s fall tours from 1993 to 1997. Contracts with Schieffelin & Somerset and related papers are included in the Sub-subseries 1.1.1 and 1.1.3. The Beckwith Company, a Los Angeles-based public relations firm, was responsible for the promotion of the jazz search and tour. Their in-depth final overview and program report for 1994 and 1995 are in Sub-subseries 1.1.1; 1996 is filed in Sub-subseries 1.1.3. Performance contracts and other papers pertaining to the appearance of Washington and his band at each venue are part of Subseries 1.3. Tour performance reviews and press coverage of the jazz searches are included in Subseries 3.1.
Washington’s participation in the concert finale to the University of Pittsburgh’s annual jazz seminar and concert is documented in this series (Working files and Tours and other performances), as well as Series 3 (each of the four subseries) and Subseries 7.2.
Sub-subseries 1.1.1: Early management, 1971-1996, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.1 Early Management, 1971-1996, undated, refers to the period in which those involved with Washington’s career included his wife Christine, his attorney Lloyd Zane Remick, and Paul Silverthorn. The folders in this sub-subseries are arranged alphabetically.
Subjects of note include Washington’s 1993 performances in the nation’s capital at the invitation of William Jefferson Clinton, the 52nd President of the United States. Washington performed at Clinton’s inauguration and at the 40th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival that took place on the White House lawn. Folders consist of correspondence and a number of revised schedules that document the planning of both events. Press coverage and memorabilia from both events are included in Subseries 3.1 and 3.3.
More extensively documented is Washington’s collaboration with W. L. Gore & Associates, makers of Gore-Tex fabrics. This set of material pertains to the promotion of an International Trans-Antarctic expedition carried out between July 1989 and March 1990. W. L. Gore & Associates was a major sponsor of, the “Protect the Dream” expedition. Washington contracted with Gore to act as a spokesperson for the expedition and for Gore-Tex clothing. In turn, Gore sponsored Washington’s “Protect the Dream” tour from June 1989 through May 1990. The planning and promotion of his participation in that event comprises most of the other Gore-Tex files, along with press releases and coverage of the expedition and Washington’s tour and album. Tapes of ABC-TV’s two-hour special of the South Pole trek are included in Series 4. Additional material is in Series 3.1 and 5.3.
1 1 40th anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival. Performance at the White House, June 18, 1993. Correspondence and other papers 1993
1 2 52nd presidential inauguration. “An American Reunion,” inaugural ball and related media performances. Correspondence, schedules, script and chart 1992-1993
1 3 Album, 1979. Paradise. Correspondence, press releases and other papers 1979-1981
1 4 Album, 1982. The Best Is Yet to Come. Radio advertising schedule 1983
1 5 Album, 1984. Inside Moves. Notes undated
1 6 Album, 1988. Then and Now. Jazz album. Expenses 1987-1988
1 7 Album, 1992. Next Exit 1991-1993
1 8 Album, 1994. All My Tomorrows. Correspondence and other papers 1994
1 9 Album, 1994. All My Tomorrows. Miscellaneous 1994-1995
1 10 Album, 1994. All My Tomorrows. Promotional writings and clippings 1994
1 11 Album, 1994. All My Tomorrows. Recording expense 1994
1 12 Album, 1994. All My Tomorrows. Tracking sheets 1994
1 13 Appell, Dave. “Brand New Age” co-publisher 1990-1992
1 14 ASCAP 1993-1995, undated
1 15 Associated Booking Corp. Contracts 1985, 1992
1 16 Ayers, Roy. Album, In the Dark. Agreements, correspondence and royalty statements
1984-1987
1 17 Bamboo Productions 1977
1 18 Barsky, Golden & Remick. Correspondence. Includes calendar of performances and fees
1976
1 19 Barsky, Golden & Remick. Correspondence 1977
1 20 Barsky, Golden & Remick. Correspondence and invoices 1978
2 1 Battle, Kathleen. Album, So Many Stars. Recording project and related video. Includes agreement
1994-1996
2 2 Battle, Kathleen. Album, So Many Stars. Host of NPR special program, January 10, 1996. Includes drafts of script
1995-1996
84 1 Beckwith Company. Final overview and program report for the 1994 Cognac Hennessy Jazz Search and the Cognac Hennessy Presents Grover Washington, Jr. national tour. Includes VHS 1994
84 2 Beckwith Company. Final overview and program report for the 1995 Cognac Hennessy Jazz Search and the Cognac Hennessy Presents Grover Washington, Jr. national tour. Includes VHS 1995
2 3 Blue Note concert, video and album with Kenny Burrell, Togethering. Correspondence, royalty statements and agreements 1984-1987
2 4 BMA concert with Ralph MacDonald. Expenses 1981
2 5 BMG Music B.V. (Holland). Correspondence 1992-1995
2 6 BMG Music Canada 1994, undated
2 7 Business correspondence 1975-1978
2 8 Casey, Phil 1978
2 9 Cassie & Company. TV series. Theme song 1981-1988
2 10 CBS Records. Agreements. Drafts 1985
2 11 CBS Records. Name change to Sony 1990
2 12 CBS Records/Sony/CD 101.9 jazz concert. Agreement 1989
2 13 C’Index Publishing. Co-author and co-producer agreements and copyright 1983-1988
2 14 Cognac Hennessy (Schieffelin & Somerset Co.). 1993-1995 sponsorship. Agreements and other papers
1993-1995
2 15 Cognac Hennessy (Schieffelin & Somerset Co.). 10th annual jazz search and sponsorship of fall 1995 tour. Correspondence, drafts and agreement
March-May 1995
2 16 Cognac Hennessy (Schieffelin & Somerset Co.). 10th annual jazz search and sponsorship of fall 1995 tour. Correspondence and press releases
July-August 1995
2 17 Cognac Hennessy (Schieffelin & Somerset Co.). 10th annual jazz search and sponsorship of fall 1995 tour. Correspondence, drafts and other papers September 1995, undated
3 1 Columbia Pictures. Days of Our Lives. TV series. Synchronization licenses 1983
3 2 Columbia Records. December meeting. Correspondence and discussion points 1993
3 3 Columbia Records. Jazz for Lovers compilation 1995
3 4 Columbia Records. Jazz sampler. Artist royalty waiver 1990
3 5 Copyright certificates 1980-1989
3 6 Copyright. Miscellaneous 1981-1989
3 7 CTI Records. Agreements. Includes writer/publisher agreement with Char-Liz Music
1971-1974, undated
3 8 CTI Records. Correspondence and royalty statements 1973-1976
3 9 CTI Records. Correspondence and royalty statements 1977-1978
3 10 CTI Records. Kudu label. Album, Side Star (various artists) 1983-1984
3 11 Dave Matthews Productions. Sideman 1982
3 12 Domestic publishing jazz index. Music Makers (publication) January 1989
3 13 Douglas Brothers Corporation 1980
3 14 Elektra/Asylum Records. Compact disc amended agreement 1987-1988
3 15 Elektra/Asylum Records. Recording contract. Drafts 1977-1978
3 16 Expenses. Special project 1990
3 17 Fat Lady Productions. Video of June 27, 1981 concert. Shubert Theatre (Philadelphia, PA). Correspondence and agreements
1981
3 18 Fat Lady Productions. Video of June 27, 1981 concert. Shubert Theatre (Philadelphia, PA). Correspondence and other papers
1982-1992
3 19 Federal funding 1994-1995
4 1 Five Star (artist). “Let Me Be the One” (recording). Sideman agreement 1985
4 2 Foundation for New American Music. Correspondence and Performing Arts (January 1983)
1982-1983
4 3 Get Down Productions (Larry Bailey) 1976
4 4 Gore, Kevin. Columbia Records. Sideman recording and releases 1994-1995
4 5 Gore-Tex. Correspondence. Includes agreement 1989-1990
4 6 Gore-Tex. Expedition homecoming event. Contact sheets, press kit and other papers
1989-1990
4 7 Gore-Tex. Expedition press releases, press kit and progress reports 1989-1990
4 8 Gore-Tex. Press clippings 1989-1990
4 9 GRP Records. Sergio Salvatore (artist). Promotional material undated
4 10 Hands Across America 1986
4 11 Hyman, Phyllis. Guest recording artist. “Sacred Kind of Love,” 1989
4 12 Insurance policies 1991
4 13 International Association of African-American Music Foundation (IAAAM). ’95 Celebration and Diamond Awards 1994-1995
4 14 Jamland Recording Studio Inc. Includes articles of incorporation, invoices and royalty statements for “Summer Chill,”
1992-1994, undated
4 15 Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince. Duet agreement and royalty statement 1990
4 16 “Jet Stream.” Steacker and Sorenson royalty statements 1985-1992
4 17 JVC International Jazz Festival. Promotional calendar release 1995
4 18 Kaas, Patricia. Sideman 1995-1996
4 19 KFC National Management Co. Kentucky fried chicken endorsement 1982
4 20 “Let It Flow.” Military band performance permission 1982
5 1 Lewis, Ramsey. Live at the Savoy concert and album 1981-1982
5 2 Lewis, Ramsey. Urban Knights (Super Band) album and tour. Correspondence, schedules and recording agreement
1994-1995
5 3 Lewis, Ramsey. Urban Knights (Super Band) album. GRP Records expenses
1994
5 4 Lewis, Ramsey. Urban Knights (Super Band) tour. Notes, clippings and charts, 1995, undated
5 5 Licensing, copyrights and synchronization licenses. Correspondence and agreements
1985-1989
5 6 Licensing, copyrights and synchronization licenses. Correspondence, agreements and statements
1990-1993
5 7 Licensing, copyrights and synchronization licenses. Correspondence, statements and other papers
1994-1995
5 8 Lightyear Entertainment. People (multi-media event). Soundtrack 1994-1995
5 9 Locksmith (artist) and Locksmith Music. Agreements, correspondence and royalty statements
1977-1983
5 10 MacDonald, Ralph. Production agreements 1980-1984
5 11 “Make Me a Memory (Sad Samba).” Synchronization licenses 1987-1991
5 12 Manhattan Records. Album, Togethering. Agreements 1985-1986
6 1 Matrix Essential, Inc. TV and radio commercials 1991
6 2 Mechanical licenses 1980-1982
6 3 Mechanical licenses 1983-1989
6 4 Mechanical licenses 1990-1995
6 5 Miller, Marcus. Album, Strawberry Moon (Summer Nights). Agreement
1987, 1989
6 6 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers 1990-1992, undated
6 7 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers 1994
6 8 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers January-February 1995
6 9 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers March-May 1995
6 10 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers June-September 1995
6 11 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers October-December 1995, undated
6 12 Motown Record Corp. Litigation. Correspondence and letters of agreement
1978
7 1 Motown Record Corp. Litigation. Drafts 1978
7 2 Motown Record Corp. Litigation. Agreements 1978
7 3 Motown Record Corp. Litigation. Releases and stipulation of dismissal
1978
7 4 Motown Record Corp. Litigation. Other papers, 1978
7 5 National Public Radio (U.S.). Promotional announcement. Draft scripts
1993
7 6 Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America (OIC). Consent and release
1995
7 7 “Pac Rap” (recording). G-Man Productions. Agreements 1982
7 8 Philadelphia Music Alliance 1995
7 9 Playboy Enterprise. Jazz Festival 1982 and related programs. Agreement, royalty statements (Warner Home Video) and other papers
1981-1982
7 10 Pomerantz, David 1994-1995
7 11 PMC International. Tokyo tour and recording. Correspondence, charts and other papers
1980-1982
7 12 Production checklist. “P.S.” Paul Silverthorn? 1979
7 13 Publishing (one letter) 1983
7 14 Recording expenses 1977-1979, undated
7 15 “Reed My Lips.” Sideman performance 1993-1994
8 1 Reimbursements. Sessions and special projects 1992-1995
8 2 Ripley’s Music Hall. New Year’s Eve performance and NPR broadcast
1981-1982
8 3 Robinson, Donald. Producer fee. Budget proposal 1989
8 4 Rosie Productions. Animated film 1985, 1987, undated
8 5 Ruffhouse Records. Agreement 1990
8 6 “Sails of Your Soul.” Album, Togethering. Royalty statements and publishing breakdown
1985-1988
8 7 Sampling. “Knucklehead,” 1991
8 8 Sampling. “Party Joint” sample from “A Secret Place,” 1996
8 9 Sampling. “Loving You is Aw-Eight” sample from “Paradise.” (See Series 4 for cassette)
1994
8 10 Sampling. “Jack U Back” sample from “So You Wanna Be a Gangster.” (See Series 4 for cassette)
1993
8 11 Sampling. Various 1993
8 12 Schedule of appearances, monthly 1987-1996
8 13 Sessions. Cole, Freddy and Nathan Davis. Recording details 1994
8 14 Sessions. Coryell, Larry. CTI? 1994
8 15 Sessions. McPartland, Marion (NPR) 1993-1994
8 16 Sessions. Nero, Peter (Intersound) 1993-1994
8 17 Sessions. Rubens, Vanessa (RCA) 1994
8 18 Sondheim Jazz album. Recording of “Everyday a Little Death.” Includes agreement, 1994
8 19 Sony Music. Special projects. “Strawberry Moon,” 1994
8 20 Special Olympics performance 1983
8 21 Special payments fund. Theatrical and Television Motion Picture.1991-1995
8 22 Storage of magnetic media 1995
8 23 Subcontracts. Invoices 1978
8 24 Tate, Grady. Contract, 1981-1983
8 25 Telarc Records. Agreements 1995-1996, undated
8 26 Tour expenses 1978
8 27 Tour schedule. Calendar and other papers 1990
8 28 Tour summaries. 1992 media report, including international campaign and financial summary
1992
9 1 Union work dues and wage scale 1976-1978
9 2 University of Pittsburgh. 1987 jazz seminar. Release 1987
9 3 Unland Co. S.O.S. (Share Our Strength) hunger campaign 1990
9 4 Urban Knights tour. Travel itinerary 1995
9 5 W. L. Gore & Associates (John Unland) 1990
9 6 W & R Group 1995
9 7 W. T. Armstrong Company. Endorsement of H. Coff saxophones. Includes photograph prints and transparencies
1981, 1985, undated
9 8 Warner Brothers Publication. Lead sheets (songs) folio. Agreements, correspondence and print royalty statements
1981-1989
9 9 Warner Brothers. Special products. Correspondence and royalty statements
1981-1987
9 10 Warner Communications, Inc. 1980 consumer survey 1981
9 11 William Morris Agency 1979-1983, undated
9 12 Wilson, Nancy. Guest recording artist. “Your Love,” 1991
9 13 Withers, Bill, 1938-. Album contract 1980
9 14 Writings. Silverthorn, Paul? “A Practical Look at the Music Business.” Unidentified lecture to “future attorneys.” Draft manuscript, notes and reference material 1983, 1991, undated
9 15 Writings. Silverthorn, Paul. “A Practical Look at the Music Business.” Unidentified lecture. Talking points and handouts
1990, undated
9 16 Writings. Washington, Christine. Recollection of trip to Russia (Chautauqua Institution). Typescript
1987
9 17 Writings. Washington, Grover, Jr. “Getting into Jazz.” ASCAP in Action (Fall 1984). Annotated manuscript, clipping (entire issue) and correspondence
1984, undated
9 18 Writings. Washington, Grover, Jr. University of Pittsburgh. 1990 jazz seminar. Transcript of lecture and permission to publish
1993
9 19 Writings. Washington, Grover, Jr. University of Pittsburgh. 25th annual jazz seminar and concert. Correspondence and seminar notes
1995, undated
9 20 Writings. Washington, Grover, Jr. “Choosing Material.” Unidentified lecture? Notes and reference
1974, undated
9 21 Writings. Washington, Grover, Jr. “Improv” and “Techniques of Recording.” Unidentified seminars. Notes and reference
1985-1991, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.2: Management transition, 1978-1996, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.2. Management transition, 1978-1996, undated, centers on Washington’s re-evaluation, between 1994 and 1995, of the way in which his career was being handled and a review of pertinent records generated up to that date. Documentation consists of legal documents, invoices, and correspondence. The folders in this sub-subseries are arranged alphabetically.
10 1 Agreements and related correspondence 1978-1985
10 2 Correspondence. Astor Weiss Kaplan & Rosenblum 1987-1995
10 3 Correspondence between G. W. Jr. Music, Inc. and Lloyd Z. Remick 1994-1995
10 4 Correspondence. Zane Management, Inc. 1980-1981
10 5 Correspondence. Others 1989-1995
10 6 Invoices. Astor Weiss Kaplan & Rosenblum 1993-1995
10 7 Invoices. Zane Management 1980-1981
10 8 Invoices. Zane Management 1994-1995
10 9 Miscellaneous 1980-1994, undated
10 10 Mutual release and agreement. Correspondence and addendum drafts 1995-1996
10 11 Mutual release and agreement. Other papers 1985-1995, undated
10 12 Mutual release and agreement. Paul Silverthorn file. Correspondence November 1995-1996
10 13 Mutual release and agreement. Paul Silverthorn file. Correspondence 1997
10 14 Mutual release and agreement. Paul Silverthorn file. Miscellaneous 1996-1997, undated
10 15 Mutual release and agreement. Paul Silverthorn file. “CBS Records,” 1990-1992
10 16 Mutual release and agreement. Paul Silverthorn file. “Old Sony issues.” Clippings and notes1992-1993, undated
10 17 Mutual release and agreement. Paul Silverthorn file. “Old Sony issues.” Correspondence, 1990-1994
10 18 Mutual release and agreement. Paul Silverthorn file. “Old statements, copies of checks,” 1990-1994
10 19 Mutual release and termination agreement. Executed photocopy with May 10, 1996, cover letter
1996
10 20 Addendum to the mutual release and settlement agreement. Executed photocopy with May 13, 1996, cover letter
1996
Sub-subseries 1.1.3: Final management, 1993-2010, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.3 Final Management, 1993-2010, undated, refers to the period in which Henry Root management duties. Washington’s wife Christine and Paul Silverthorn continued to played vital roles in the charting of the musician’s career. Certain topics required Silverthorn and Root to review documents created during Lloyd Remick’s tenure. Those early files remain in this sub-subseries. Files for the projects and business matters arising after Washington’s death have been processed at the end of this sub-subseries as “Posthumous” folders. The folders in this sub-subseries are arranged alphabetically. Additional ephemera and photographs are included, respectively, in Subseries 3.1 and 5.3.
11 1 40th Annual Grammy Awards. Double nominee and host of “Smooth Jazz Grammy Groove.” Ephemera and other papers 1998
11 2 Abdi, Charles. Life-size sculpture by Moon Kim. Includes photographs 1999
11 3 Advanced Sonic Concepts. Invoice 1999
11 4 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). Promissory note 1997
11 5 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. (Gary Haase project) Correspondence 1994-1995
11 6 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Correspondence 1996-1998
11 7 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Third-party correspondence from Henry Root regarding various agreements 1996-1997
11 8 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Copyright clearance and mechanical licenses 1996-1997
11 9 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Credits and copyright clearance 1996
11 10 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Credits and copyright clearance 1996
11 11 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Credits. Sony 1996, undated
11 12 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Expenses. Sony 1996
11 13 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Miscellaneous notes and charts 1996, undated
11 14 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Producer’s agreement with Gary Haase and co-administration agreement with W & R Group 1996, 1998
11 15 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Producer’s agreement with Gary Haase and co-administration agreement. Correspondence and drafts
1996, 1998
11 16 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Co-producer’s agreement with Billy Mann 1998
11 17 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Producer’s agreement with Dan Shea. Includes correspondence and other papers regarding expenses
1996
12 1 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Producer’s agreement with Donald Robinson. Includes correspondence regarding Breath of Heaven
1996-1997
12 2 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. Remix problems 1996-1997
12 3 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. (Christmas compilation) Correspondence January-August 1997
12 4 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Correspondence September 1997-1998
12 5 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Artwork. Correspondence and samples 1997
12 6 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Budget 1997
12 7 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. CD (compact disc). Various papers 1997, undated
12 8 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. CD folder. Proofs undated
12 9 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. CD invoices 1997
12 10 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Clippings 1997-1998
12 11 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Credits undated
12 12 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Miscellaneous 1997, undated
12 13 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Modification to exclusive artist recording agreement with Sony Music 1997-1998
12 14 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Producer’s agreements (2) with Todd Barkan and Donald Robinson 1997
12 15 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Rehearsal and gear rental summary and other expense papers 1997
12 16 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. SoundScan reports. Weekly sales 1997
12 17 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Studio 1997
12 18 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Talent paid 1997
12 19 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. TV tracks 1997
12 20 Album, 1997. Breath of Heaven. Work for hire release and assignment of copyright 1997
13 1 Album, 1999. Prime Cuts: the Columbia Years: 1987-1999. Credits 1999
13 2 Album, 2000. Aria. Correspondence. Includes draft agreement 1998-2000
13 3 Album, 2000. Aria. Correspondence and other papers, including edit sheets. Freeman, Bob (arranger) 1999
13 4 Album, 2000. Aria. Recording session papers, draft writings, including special thanks, and other papers 2000, undated
13 5 Album, 2000. Aria. Reviews (clippings) and weekly sales charts 2000
13 6 Alliance Entertainment Corp. Bankruptcy and reorganization of Concord Records. Proof of claim submitted by G. W. Jr. Music, Inc., as creditor February 1998
13 7 Alliance Entertainment Corp. Bankruptcy and reorganization of Concord Records. Court filings 1998
13 8 Alliance Entertainment Corp. Bankruptcy and reorganization of Concord Records. Court filings 1999
13 9 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) 1996-2000, undated
13 10 Attorney releases. New attorney notifications 1996
84 3 Beckwith Company. Final overview and program report for the 1996 Cognac Hennessy Jazz Search and the Cognac Hennessy Presents Grover Washington, Jr. national tour. Includes CD 1996
13 11 Ben Manilla Productions. The Evolution of Smooth Saxophone (radio program) 1997
13 12 Bibb, Charles. Copyright infringement 1998, undated
13 13 Blues Brothers 2000 (motion picture) 1997
13 14 BMG Music B. V. (Holland). Correspondence and sub-publishing extension letter of agreement 1996-1997
13 15 BMG Music (London). Sub-publishing offers and proposal. Correspondence 1997
14 1 BMG Music (London). Sub-publishing agreement. Correspondence and drafts January-June 1998
14 2 BMG Music (London). Sub-publishing agreement (world except US and Japan). Correspondence and executed agreement July-December 1998
14 3 BMG Music (London) 1999-2000
14 4 BMG Music (London). Catalog printout and other papers 2000
14 5 Boston Pops 1997
14 6 Catalog and publishing grids (discography and royalty account summaries) as of August 1999 1997-1999
14 7 CBS TV. The Saturday Early Show taping. Payment 2000
14 8 Charity sampler CD. KKSF 103.7 1996
14 9 Charity sampler CD. WJJZ 106.1 2000
14 10 Charity sampler CD. WNUA (Chicago) 2000
14 11 Charity sampler CD. Various requests 1998-1999
14 12 Cherry Lane Music. “Making Love to You,” 1999
14 13 Cognac Hennessy (Schieffelin & Somerset Co.). 1996 and 1997 sponsorship agreements and related correspondence and other papers
1996-1997
14 14 Cognac Hennessy (Schieffelin & Somerset Co.). 11th and 12th annual jazz searches and sponsorship of 1996 and 1997 tours. Correspondence, clippings and other papers 1996-1997, undated
14 15 Columbia Records. Various issues. Correspondence 1998
14 16 Comcast event (cancelled) 1997
14 17 Computer system. Proposals 1995-1996
14 18 Freedom Theatre. Black Nativity. Finale duet 1998
14 19 Germantown Historical Society. Hall of Fame induction. Clippings 1996
14 20 “Harman: how to listen.” Fall music education program. Includes agreement 1998
14 21 Harris, Bronal. Community development 1997
14 22 Hip-O Records 1999
14 23 Holiday greeting card. Contact sheets, prints and other papers 1997
15 1 Jobete Music Co. 1996
15 2 King Britt a/k/a Sylk 130 (artist). Sideman agreement 1999
15 3 Laraine Perri Productions. Things You Can Tell by Looking at Her (motion picture). Soundtrack overdubs, including solo 1999
15 4 Lewis, Ramsey. February 28, 1997 performance at Orchestra Hall, Chicago. Correspondence, contracts and scores 1996-1997, undated
15 5 Licensing, copyright. Tonya Blount (artist). Nothing But the Hotness ’98 (album). “I Love Him,” 2000
15 6 Licensing. Home video. Miami Vice (TV). “Make Me a Memory,” 1996
15 7 Licensing. Miscellaneous correspondence 1999
15 8 Licensing. Rare Grooves 2 Straight Punk (album). “Knucklehead,” 1998
15 9 List of composed and/or published songs and summary of royalty accounts 1997
15 10 Live at the Bijou. Universal Music Group. Reissue 1999
15 11 Mandela (Nelson). Tribute 1996
15 12 Mann, Bill. Co-producer agreement and clipping 1996, 1998
15 13 Mechanical licenses 1995-1996
15 14 Mechanical licenses. All My Tomorrows 1996-1997
15 15 Mechanical licenses. “Brighton By the Sea,” 1996
15 16 Mechanical licenses. “Come Morning,” 2000
15 17 Mechanical licenses. “East River Drive,” 1996
15 18 Mechanical licenses. Nick Wayne (artist). “Make Me a Memory,” 2000
15 19 Mechanical licenses. Pieces of a Dream (artist). G. W. Jr. Music, Inc. (publisher) 1996
15 20 Miles, Jason (artist). Side artist clearance 1996
15 21 Miramax Films. Music of the Heart (motion picture). Music update 1999
15 22 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers January-April 1996
15 23 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers May-July 1996
15 24 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers August-December 1996, undated
16 1 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers January-February 1997
16 2 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers March-June 1997
16 3 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers July-September 1997
16 4 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers October-December 1997
16 5 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers January-March 1998
16 6 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers April-May 1998
16 7 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers June-August 1998
16 8 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers September-November 1998, undated
17 1 NAACP (Philadelphia). Freedom Fund gala performance, October 9, 1998. Includes APA contract 1998
17 2 National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). Includes Grammy entry form 1996
17 3 Paramount Pictures. Release 1997
17 4 Payments received. Photocopies of checks and other papers 1995-1997
17 5 Payments received. Photocopies of checks and other papers 1998-1999
17 6 Philadelphia Clef Club 1998
17 7 President’s Summit for America’s Future and summit gala, April 27, 1997 (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1997
17 8 Producer’s agreement with Bunny Sigler 1996
17 9 Producer’s agreement with David Pomerantz 1996
17 10 Producer and co-administration agreements with Donald Robinson for 1999 Greatest Hits (Prime Cuts) 1999
17 11 Reaves, Kenneth 1996, undated
17 12 Richardson, David 1996
17 13 Root, Henry. Correspondence, including third-party, from Paul Silverthorn 1995-1997
17 14 Root, Henry. Correspondence to Paul Silverthorn and others 1996-1997
17 15 Root, Henry. Invoices 1996-1998
17 16 Ross, Andrew. Sony Music Business Affairs. Correspondence from Henry Root 1998
17 17 Sampled songs. Research 1996-2001
17 18 Sampling. Crucial Conflict (artist). “Funky Party” sample from “Black Frost,” 1998
17 19 Sampling. R. Kelly (artist). “Dollar Bill” sample from “Black Frost,” 1998
17 20 Sampling. McJack (artist). “Liberdade” sample from “Black Frost,” 2000
17 21 Sampling. “So You Want to Be a Gangster” sample from “Black Frost,” 2000
17 22 Sampling. “How Many Emcees” sample from “Hydra,” 1997
18 1 Sampling. “I’ll Be There” sample from “I’ll Be With You.” (See Series 4 for cassette) 1994-2000
18 2 Sampling. Ronné (artist). “Where Were You” sample from “Knucklehead,” 1996
18 3 Sampling. Mia X (artist). “Mama’s Family” sample from “Knucklehead,” 1997
18 4 Sampling. “Call It What You Want” sample from “Knucklehead,” 1997-2000
18 5 Sampling. “East Coast West Coast” sample from “Knucklehead.” (See Series 4 for cassette) 1998
18 6 Sampling. “Probable Cause” sample from “Knucklehead.” (See Series 4 for cassette) 1998-1999
18 7 Sampling. BMG inquiry. “Lock It in the Pocket,” 1996
18 8 Sampling. Ingrid Schroeder (artist). Sample from “Loran’s Dance,” 1996
18 9 Sampling. A Tribe Called Quest (artist). “Push It Along” sample from “Loran’s Dance,” 1999-2000
18 10 Sampling. “Making Love to You,” 1996
18 11 Sampling. DMX (artist). “Slippin’” sample from “Moon Stream,” 1991-2001
18 12 Sampling. Tracey Lee (artist). “We Like It” sample from “Mt. Airy Groove.” (See Series 4 for cassette) 1993-2001
18 13 Sampling. “Go Get It” sample from “Mt. Airy Groove,” 1997
18 14 Sampling. Ray J (artist). Sample from “Mt. Airy Groove,” 1997
18 15 Sampling. “We Came to Party” sample from “Mt. Airy Groove,” 1997
18 16 Sampling. Shola Ama (artist). “We Got a Vibe” sample from “Mt. Airy Groove,” 1997-1998
18 17 Sampling. Tanya Blount (artist). “I Love Him” sample from “Mt. Airy Groove,” 1998, 2000
18 18 Sampling. Daddy Blaq (artist). Sample from “Paradise,” 1996-1997
18 19 Sampling. “Running Wild” sample from “Paradise,” 1996-2000
18 20 Sampling. Nicole Renee (artist). “Strawberry” sample from “Paradise,” 1997-2000
18 21 Sampling. “Lovin’ U Is Ah-ight” sample from “Paradise,” 1997-2001
18 22 Sampling. Chantay Savage (artist). “My Oh My” sample from “Paradise,” 1998-1999
18 23 Sampling. TQ (artist). “They Never Saw Me Coming” sample from “Paradise,” 1998-1999
18 24 Sampling. “Impregnated Tid Bits of Dope Hits” same from “Paradise,” 1999
18 25 Sampling. Dyme (artist). “Thug Glamour” sample from “Paradise,” 2000
18 26 Sampling. Canadian requests 1998
18 27 Sampling. Universal Music Group. Royalty payments 2000
18 28 Sampling. Various 1996-1999
18 29 Sideman appearances. Schedules of recording sessions and fees 1994-1997
18 30 Sideman clearances 1996
18 31 Smappies II. Sideman offer 1998
18 32 Smooth Jazz Volume I. Mechanical license 1999
18 33 Song catalog summary by writer, composer and publisher share percentages 1999
18 34 Sony Music/Columbia Records. New attorney notification 1996
19 1 Sony Music. Renegotiation. Correspondence and other papers 1997
19 2 Sony Music. Renegotiation. Correspondence and draft agreements 1998
19 3 Sony Music. Renegotiation. Correspondence 1999-2000
19 4 “Soulful Strut” (single recording) 1997
19 5 Sound Moves. Invoices 1997
19 6 SoundScan reports. Weekly sales October-December 1996
19 7 SoundScan reports. Weekly sales January-April 1997
19 8 SoundScan reports. Weekly sales May-December 1997
19 9 SoundScan reports. Weekly sales April-June 1998
19 10 SoundScan reports. Weekly and cumulative sales July-December 1998, 1999
19 11 Special Olympics 1996
19 12 Special payments fund. Phonograph Record Manufacturers 1995-1999
19 13 Special payments fund. Theatrical and Television Motion Picture 1996-1999
19 14 Studio Arno. “Black Frost” interactive CD 1996
19 15 Sub-publishing. Correspondence with Henry Root 1997
19 16 Sub-publishing. Japan. Little Star Copyright Management 1999-2001
20 1 Synchronization license. Different Strokes (TV). “Make Me a Memory,” 1996, 2000
20 2 Synchronization license. ESPN (TV). “Let It Flow.” Includes foreign usage 1999-2000
20 3 Synchronization license. New York Undercover (TV). “The Theme (It’s Party Time),” 1997-1999
20 4 Synchronization requests 1997-2001
20 5 Television appearances. MSNBC and USA Live, December 16-17, 1996 1996, undated
20 6 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Interactive TV show for high school students, May 7, 1996 1995-1996
20 7 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. 10th anniversary gala, November 25, 1996. Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. 1996
20 8 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. “An Evening of Ellington and Gershwin” jazz gala concert, September 27, 1998. The Vice President’s Residence, Washington, D.C. Correspondence, ephemera and other papers. Includes invitation from Vice President Al Gore 1998
20 9 Third Floor Media. Press releases 1998
20 10 Thomas, Keith 1996
20 11 University of Pittsburgh. 1996 Live Jazz at Pitt (CD). Royalty records 1998
20 12 University of Pittsburgh. 29th annual jazz seminar and concert. Press releases, clippings, ephemera and correspondence
1999
20 13 Verve Records. Jimmy Smith compilation 1998-1999
20 14 Vida Music Group (VMG) 1997
20 15 Writings. Silverthorn, Paul. “The Business of Music 2000.” Lecture. University of Pittsburgh 29th annual jazz seminar. Correspondence, ephemera, notes, reference 1997, 1999
20 16 Writings. Washington, Grover, Jr. Commencement address. University of the Arts (Philadelphia, Pa). Honorary Degree of Doctor of Fine Arts. Correspondence, ephemera, remarks 1997
20 17 Posthumous. 43rd Annual Grammy Awards. Nomination 2001
20 18 Posthumous. Henry Fox Agency. Mechanical licenses 2000, undated
20 19 Posthumous. Jazz Journeys Foundation 2001
20 20 Posthumous. Miscellaneous 1999-2001
20 21 Posthumous. Philadelphia 76ers. National anthem performances 2001
20 22 Posthumous. Project proposals 2000
20 23 Posthumous. Q Records. To Grover, with Love (album). Includes proofs of CD insert 2001
21 1 Posthumous. Rhino Entertainment. Mechanical license requests 2001
21 2 Posthumous. Root, Henry W. Invoices 2001
21 3 Posthumous. Shaifer, Andrew 2000-2001
21 4 Posthumous. Silverthorn Artist Management. Robert Sadin. Includes sample letterhead 2001
21 5 Posthumous. Sony Music. Breath of Heaven (album). Rate change 2001
21 6 Posthumous. Sony Music. “I Wonder As I Wander” (single recording). Includes royalty statements 2001
21 7 Posthumous. SoundExchange 2001
21 8 Posthumous. Sub-publishing agreements, new. Solicitation letters 2000
21 9 Posthumous. Summary of royalty accounts 2000
21 10 Posthumous. Tributes, 2000. KYW Salute to Musical Legends during African-American Month. Press release, remarks by Shana Washington and other papers 2000
21 11 Posthumous. Tributes, 2000. Various. Ephemera and remarks 2000
21 12 Posthumous. Tributes, 2001. National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). Philadelphia chapter. Heroes Signature Awards. Correspondence, ephemera, clippings and remarks by Christine Washington 2000-2001
21 13 Posthumous. Universal Music Publishing (Linda Newmark). Domestic publisher royalties. Account summaries 2000-2001
21 14 Posthumous. Washington, Christine. Correspondence and other papers. Includes cover letter and other papers from Cheryl Smith (See Series 4 for cassette), 2000-2010, undated
21 15 Posthumous. Washington, Christine. Correspondence and color transparencies of 1984 promotional (fan club) booklet, 2002, undated
21 16 Posthumous. Washington, Christine. Memo and post-it notes identifying photographs, now missing from original folder 2002, undated
21 17 Posthumous. Worksheet of sampled song 2000
Sub-subseries 1.1.4: General office records, 1976-2000, undated
Sub-subseries 1.1.4 General office records, 1976-2000, undated, consists of standard office operations materials, such as calendars, business cards, and directory. The earliest item is a 1976 calendar with entries that appear to be in Christine’s hand, noting both personal and professional appointments. There are monthly planners for the years 1993 to 1999 and a set of 1994-1999 calendars. (See also the “Schedule of appearances, monthly” folder in Sub-subseries 1.1.1. It consists of lists of Washington’s appearances, recording sessions and other events from 1987 through 1996.) To keep track of the memorial tributes and other business details after Washington’s death, Paul Silverthorn filled four notebooks that are also included here, dating from December 1999 to March 2001. The “unsolicited tapes journal” records the names and addresses of individuals who sent samples of their music to Washington for his consideration from 1983 to 1986.
22 1 Calendar 1976
22 2 Calendars 1994-1999
22 3 Monthly planners 1993-1996
22 4 Monthly planners 1997-1999
22 5 Notebook December 1, 1999-February 12, 2000
22 6 Notebook February 14-April 26, 2000
22 7 Notebook May 1-August 28, 2000
22 8 Notebook September 14, 2000-March 6, 2001
23 1 Address directory undated
23 2 Business cards, alphabetical undated
23 3 Business cards, by profession undated
23 4 Unsolicited tapes journal circa 1986
23 5 G. W. Jr. Music, Inc. stationery and labels undated
Subseries 1.2: Royalties, 1976-2000
Subseries 1.2 Royalties, 1976-2000, consists primarily of statements that track Washington’s earnings as artist, writer, publisher and/or producer from the sale or performance of songs in both the domestic and international markets. Additional royalty statements are included in Subseries 1.1 Working files. The folders in this subseries are arranged alphabetically, except for folders 1 and 2 which are by date span.
24 1 1978-1979. Various 1978-1979
24 2 1980-1981. Various 1980-1981
24 3 3M. Includes payment schedule for New Age Jazz Library 1990-1998
24 4 A&M Records (Firm). Publisher 1992
24 5 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Domestic and foreign. Includes general correspondence 1976-1979
24 6 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Domestic and foreign. Includes general correspondence 1987-1989
24 7 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Domestic and foreign. Includes general correspondence 1990
24 8 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Domestic and foreign. Includes general correspondence 1991
24 9 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Domestic and foreign. Includes general correspondence 1992
24 10 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Domestic and foreign. Includes general correspondence 1993-1994
24 11 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Domestic 1995-1997
24 12 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Domestic 1998-2000
25 1 ASCAP. Publisher performance record. Foreign 1995-2000
25 2 ASCAP. Writer performance record. Domestic and foreign 1977-1978
25 3 ASCAP. Writer performance record. Domestic and foreign 1987-1989
25 4 ASCAP. Writer performance record. Domestic and foreign 1990-1991
25 5 ASCAP. Writer performance record. Domestic and foreign 1992
25 6 ASCAP. Writer performance record. Domestic and foreign 1993-1994
25 7 ASCAP. Writer performance record. Domestic 1995-2000
25 8 ASCAP. Writer performance record. Foreign 1995-2000
25 9 ASCAP. Correspondence and reports 1994-1999
25 10 ASCAP. Estate. Trustee agreement 2000
25 11 BMG Entertainment (Firm). Account 205901 1997-2000
26 1 BMG Entertainment (Firm). Account 8560301 1998-2000
26 2 BMG Music Canada 1994-1999
26 3 BMG Music. Domestic publishing 1987-1996
26 4 BMG Music (London) 1987-1990
26 5 BMG Music (London) 1991-1998
26 6 BMG Music (London) 1999-2000
26 7 BMG Two P(i)eters (Holland) 1988-1991
26 8 BMG Two P(i)eters (Holland) 1992-1994
26 9 BMG Music B.V. (Holland) 1995-1998
26 10 Capitol Records, Inc. Artist and mechanical 1987-1990
26 11 Capitol Records, Inc. Artist. Kenny Burrell 1990-2000
26 12 CBS Music (Canada) 1987-1990
27 1 CBS Records (Firm). Albums 1986-1987
27 2 CBS Records (Firm). Albums 1988-1990
27 3 CBS Records (Firm). Artist 1985-1988
27 4 CBS Records (Firm). Artist 1989-1990
27 5 CBS Records (Firm). Publisher 1984-1985
27 6 CBS Records (Firm). Publisher 1987-1990
27 7 CBS Records (Firm). Video royalty 1990-1993
27 8 Columbia House Company. Publisher #22843 1997-2000
27 9 Columbia House Company. Publisher #4567 1996-2000
28 1 Columbia House Company. Samples 1998
28 2 Columbia House of Canada 1995-2000
28 3 Concord Records. Publisher. “Make Me a Memory.” Includes mechanical license agreement 1996-1999
28 4 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Artist 1987-1989
28 5 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Artist 1990-1991
28 6 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Artist 1992-1993
28 7 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Artist 1994-1995
28 8 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Artist 1996-1997
28 9 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Artist 1998-2000
29 1 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Producer (G-Man Productions) for Pieces of a Dream (artist) 1988
29 2 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Charlotte Music. Publisher. Assignor forms 1986-1991
29 3 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Publisher 1987-1990
29 4 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Publisher 1991-1993
29 5 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Publisher 1994-1997
29 6 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Publisher 1998-2000
29 7 Elektra Entertainment (Firm). Publisher. Pieces of a Dream (artist) 1996-2000
29 8 EMI Music Canada. Includes mechanical license agreements 1995-2000
29 9 EMI Music Publishing Brazil 1989-1995
29 10 EMI Music Publishing Brazil. Includes 1994 payments 1996-1999
29 11 EMI Records Group. Sample. Joe Blake re Kenny Burrell 1997-1999
29 12 Festival Music (Australia) 1987-1994
29 13 Festival Music (Australia) 1995-1999
30 1 Foreign publisher and sub-publisher. Various 1988-1998
30 2 GRP Records. Urban Knights 1994-1995
30 3 GRP/Verve Records. Urban Knights 1995-2000
30 4 Jobete Music Co., Publisher and writer 1981-1993
30 5 Jobete Music Co., Publisher 1994-1999
30 6 Jobete Music Co., Writer 1994-2000
30 7 Lightyear Entertainment. Artist. Includes contract 1995
30 8 Little Star Copyright Management. Japan sub-publishing. January-June 2000 statement and wire transfers 1999-2001
30 9 MCA Records, Inc. Publisher. “So You Want to Be a Gangster.” Includes sampling agreement 1992-1994
30 10 Melodie der Welt (Germany). Includes correspondence and agreement extensions 1981-1988
30 11 Melodie der Welt (Germany) 1990-1994
30 12 Melodie der Welt (Germany) 1995-1996
30 13 Melodie der Welt (Germany) 1997-1999
31 1 Mesa/Bluemoon. Artist. Sample 1994-1995
31 2 Motown Record Co. Artist, publisher and independent producer 1985-1989
31 3 Motown Record Co. Artist and publisher 1990-1991
31 4 Motown Record Co. Artist, publisher and independent producer 1992-1993
31 5 Motown Record Co. Artist, publisher and independent producer 1994-1996
31 6 Motown Record Co. Artist and publisher 1997-1999
31 7 Motown Record/Universal Music Group. Artist 1995-2000
31 8 Personics Systems. Mechanical 1991-1994
31 9 Rhino Records. “Come Morning.” Mechanicals 2000
31 10 Sher Music. Folio. The New Real Book 1994-2000
31 11 Sony Classical. Artist. Sondheim Jazz 1995-2000
31 12 Sony Music. Artist 1991-1992
32 1 Sony Music. Artist 1993-1994
32 2 Sony Music. Artist 1995-1996
32 3 Sony Music. Artist 1997-1998
32 4 Sony Music. Artist 1999
32 5 Sony Music. Artist. Aria. Classic CD 1999-2000
32 6 Sony Music. Artist. CTI 1993-2000
32 7 Sony Music. Publisher 1991-1993
32 8 Sony Music. Publisher. Includes agreements 1994-1996
32 9 Sony Music. Publisher 1997-2000
33 1 Sony Music. Publisher. Breath of Heaven mechanical 1997-1998
33 2 Sony Music. Publisher. Hennessy “on-pack,” 1997
33 3 Sony Music. Publisher. Sample. “So You Want To Be a Gangster,” 1992-1995
33 4 Sony Music. Publisher, with others 1995-1996
33 5 Sony Music Canada 1991-1996
33 6 Sony Music Canada 1997-1998
33 7 Sunbury Music, Ltd. (London). Includes correspondence and agreement 1980-1983
33 8 Suono Music (Italy) 1988-1992
33 9 Suono Music (Italy). Includes sub-publishing license agreements 1993-1998
33 10 Victor Music Publishing (Japan). Includes correspondence and agreements 1981-1983
33 11 Warner Bros. Records 1996-2000
33 12 WEA International (Warner International). Foreign 1987-1991
33 13 You You Music (France) 1987-2000
33 14 Zane Management. Commission invoice and other royalty-related notes 1987-1992
33 15 Zomba Recording Corp. Includes MCA copyright license agreement to use “Black Frost” on “So You Want to Be a Gangster.” Too Short (artist) 1992-1993
33 16 Zomba Recording Corp. 1995-2000
Subseries 1.3: Tours and other performances, 1987-1999, undated
Subseries 1.3 Tours and other performances, 1987-1999, undated pertains to Washington’s performances throughout the country between 1993 and 1998. (There is a small amount of documentation of earlier tours in Subseries 1.1.1.) The folders in this subseries are arranged in chronological order, beginning with “tour at a glance” date spans followed by specific performance dates. Several folders of set lists, most undated and unidentified, are last.
Tour-at-a-glance booklets list dates, venues, and set-up requirements for specific seasonal tours. There are gaps in the date spans indicated on the folder level. Almost all the files identified by specific dates and cities contain the Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) contracts noting concert details, including event name, concert venue, Washington’s placement in the show’s line-up, the length of his performance, and his fee, with riders outlining additional terms. Budget worksheets, bus leases, and records pertaining to other travel costs and media expenses give an accounting of the financial responsibilities assumed for these tours. The set list folders contain lists, often handwritten, of songs to be played by Washington and his band.
A more comprehensive account of all of Washington’s performances, including those in Europe and Asia, can be found in the yearly compilation of clippings and other materials in Subseries 3.1, and in the chronological inventory of the audiovisual materials of Subseries 4.2 (concert tours, set lists and special events).
34 1 Tour at a glance Summer 1987-June 1989
34 2 Tour at a glance February 1990-Autumn 1991
34 3 Tour at a glance June-August, 1992
34 4 Tour at a glance October 1992-April 1993
34 5 Tour at a glance June-November 1993
34 6 Tour at a glance Fall 1994-Fall 1995
34 7 Tour at a glance Summer 1996-July 1998
34 8 Tour at a glance August 1998-November 1999
35 1 August 26, 1990. Los Angeles, CA. JVC Jazz at the (Hollywood) Bowl. Contract 1990
35 2 1992 tours. Monthly calendar 1992
35 3 1993 tours. Correspondence April-July 1993
35 4 1993 tours. Monthly calendars 1993
35 5 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1993 offers, including Cognac Hennessy fall tour 1993
35 6 April 21, 1993. Ft. Worth, TX 1993
35 7 April 22, 1993. San Antonio, TX 1993
35 8 April 23, 1993. Houston, TX 1993
35 9 April 25, 1993. New Orleans, TX 1993
35 10 April 26, 1993. Mobile, AL 1993
35 11 June 19, 1993. Detroit, MI 1993
35 12 June 20, 1993. Noblesville, IN 1993
35 13 June 23, 1993. Cincinnati, OH 1993
35 14 June 24, 1993. Vienna, VA 1993
35 15 June 25, 1993. New York, NY. JVC Jazz Festival 1993
35 16 June 26, 1993. Saratoga, NY. Newport Jazz at Saratoga 1993
35 17 June 27, 1993. Chicago, IL 1993
35 18 June 28, 1993. Milwaukee, WI 1993
35 19 June 30, 1993. Columbus, OH 1993
35 20 July 2, 1993. Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1993
35 21 July 4, 1993. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Jazz festival 1993
36 1 August 1, 1993. Long Island, NY. Friends of the Arts 1993
36 2 August 13, 1993. North Tonawanda, NY 1993
36 3 August 14, 1993. Newport, RI. JVC Jazz Festival 1993
36 4 August 16, 1993. Bethlehem, PA 1993
36 5 August 19, 1993. Fresno, CA 1993
36 6 August 21, 1993. Portland, OR 1993
36 7 August 22, 1993. Jacksonville, OR 1993
36 8 August 25, 1993. Ventura, CA 1993
36 9 August 26, 1993. San Juan Capistrano, CA 1993
36 10 August 27, 1993. San Diego, CA 1993
36 11 August 28, 1993. Concord, CA 1993
36 12 August 29, 1993. Los Angeles, CA. Hollywood Bowl 1993
36 13 September 2-3, 1993. Saratoga, CA 1993
36 14 September 14, 1993. Kutztown, PA 1993
36 15 November 4-12, 1993. Various venues in CA, AZ and TX. Includes Cognac Hennessy sponsored performances 1993
36 16 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1994 offers December 1993-April 1994
36 17 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1994 offers May-December 1994
37 1 November 5, 1994. University of Pittsburgh 24th annual jazz seminar and concert. Includes ephemera and concert program 1994, undated
37 2 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1995 offers April 1994-May 1995
37 3 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1995 offers June-November 1995
37 4 January 19, 1995. Cherry Hill, NJ. All Star Forum 1994-1995, undated
37 5 February 27, 1995. Philadelphia, PA. Settlement Music School. Seminar and concert with taping and interview with WHYY (TV). Includes photographs 1994-1995
37 6 April 25, 1995. Philadelphia, PA. National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). Philadelphia branch grand opening 1995
37 7 May 31, 1995. New York, NY. Lincoln Center. In the Name of Jazz gala 1995
37 8 Summer 1995, with Fall 1994, tour budget worksheet undated
37 9 June 8, 1995. Seattle, WA 1995
37 10 June 9, 1995. Portland, OR 1995
37 11 June 10, 1995. Saratoga, CA 1995
37 12 June 11, 1995. San Diego, CA 1995
37 13 June 12, 1995. Phoenix, AZ 1994-1995
37 14 June 14, 1995. Sacramento, CA 1995
37 15 June 16, 1995. Jacksonville, OR. Britt Festivals 1995
37 16 June 17, 1995. Hanford, CA 1994-1995
37 17 June 18, 1995. Los Angeles, CA. Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl 1995
37 18 June 23, 1995. Hampton, VA 1995
37 19 June 24, 1995. Vienna, VA 1995
37 20 June 25, 1995. Red Bank, NJ 1995
37 21 July 2, 1995. Saratoga, NY 1994-1995
38 1 July 1995. Europe tour (unrealized). Correspondence, including schedule 1995
38 2 August 4, 1995. New London, CT 1995
38 3 August 6, 1995. Danbury, CT 1995
38 4 August 10, 1995. Baltimore, MD 1995
38 5 August 11, 1995. Chautauqua, NY 1995
38 6 August 12, 1995. Wallingford, CT 1995
38 7 August 13, 1995. Newport, RI. JVC Jazz Festival 1995
38 8 Summer 1995 tours. Bus leases 1995
38 9 Summer 1995 tours. Sound systems 1995
38 10 Cognac Hennessy Fall 1995 tour. Concert offer forms, calendars and budget worksheets 1995
38 11 Cognac Hennessy Fall 1995 tour. Contract riders 1995
38 12 Cognac Hennessy Fall 1995 tour. Bus leases 1995
38 13 Cognac Hennessy Fall 1995 tour. Miscellaneous papers 1995
38 14 September 29 and October 1, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. St. Louis and Kansas City, MO 1995
38 15 September 30, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Merrillville, IN 1995
38 16 October 3, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Boulder, CO 1995
38 17 October 5, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Saratoga, CA 1995
38 18 October 6, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. San Francisco, CA 1995
38 19 October 8, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Laguna Beach, CA 1995
38 20 October 11, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Ft. Worth, TX 1995
38 21 October 13, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Atlanta, GA 1995, undated
38 22 October 14, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Jacksonville, FL 1995
39 1 October 15, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Miami, FL 1995, undated
39 2 October 20, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Cleveland, OH 1995
39 3 October 21, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. New York, NY. Beacon Theatre 1995
39 4 October 22, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Washington, D.C. 1995
39 5 October 23, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Boston, MA 1995
39 6 October 27, 1995. Cognac Hennessy tour. Detroit, MI 1995
39 7 October 29, 1995. Valley Forge (PA) Music Fair and PRISM (TV) broadcast 1995, undated
39 8 November 3-4, 1995. University of Pittsburgh 25th annual jazz seminar and concert 1995
39 9 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1996 offers November 1995-April 1996
39 10 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1996 offers May-December 1996, undated
39 11 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). Correspondence regarding Cognac Hennessy fall 1996 tour (2 items) 1996
39 12 April 11, 1996. Washington D.C. Howard University inaugural jazz concert 1996
39 13 June 16, 1996. Philadelphia, PA. Penn’s Landing. Mellon PSFS Jazz Festival and June 18 master class at Settlement Music School 1996, undated
39 14 June 19, 1996. Baltimore, MD 1996
39 15 June 21, 1996. Hampton, VA 1995-1996
39 16 July 13, 1996. Rochester, NY 1996
39 17 July 21, 1996. Cincinnati, OH 1996
40 1 August 3, 1996. Gresham, OR 1996
40 2 August 4, 1996. Paso Robles, CA 1996
40 3 August 8, 1996. Phoenix, AZ 1996
40 4 August 9, 1996. San Diego, CA 1996
40 5 August 10, 1996. Concord, CA 1996, undated
40 6 August 11, 1996. Los Angeles, CA. JVC Jazz at the (Hollywood) Bowl 1995-1996
40 7 August 14, 1996. Seattle, CO 1996
40 8 August 18, 1996. New York, NY. Radio City Music Hall. President Clinton’s 50th birthday celebration 1996
40 9 September-October 1996 travel expenses. Includes bus leases 1996
40 10 September 7, 1996. New York, NY. Sony Music/Billboard Radio awards show 1996, undated
40 11 Cognac Hennessy fall 1996 tour. Proposed calendar and miscellaneous papers 1996, undated
40 12 September 27, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. St. Louis, MO 1996
40 13 September 28, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Kansas City, MO 1996
40 14 October 4-5, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Cerritos, CA 1996
40 15 October 6, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Oakland, CA 1996
40 16 October 9, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Denver, CO 1996
40 17 October 11, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. San Antonio, TX 1996
40 18 October 12, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Houston, TX 1996
40 19 October 13, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Ft. Worth, TX 1996
40 20 October 16, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Atlanta, GA 1996
40 21 October 18, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Detroit, MA 1996
40 22 October 19, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Merrillville, IN 1996
40 23 October 20, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Grand Rapids, MI 1996
40 24 November 1, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Hartford, CT 1996
41 1 November 2, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. New York, NY. Beacon Theatre 1996
41 2 November 3, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Cleveland, OH. Includes ticket sales statement 1996, undated
41 3 November 8, 1996. Cognac Hennessy tour. Dorchester, MA. Includes correspondence regarding interviews in Boston 1996
41 4 1997 tours. Budget. Worksheets, calendars and performance offers 1997
41 5 1997 tours. Trial balance worksheets 1997
41 6 1997 tours. Egotrips. Bus leases 1997
41 7 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1997 offers. Includes calendars 1996-1997
41 8 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1997 tour. Income (checks) 1997
41 9 January 11, 1997. Barbados Jazz Festival. Correspondence and other papers 1996-1997, undated
41 10 January 11, 1997. Barbados Jazz Festival. Cargo and gear manifest 1996-1997
41 11 January 11, 1997. Barbados Jazz Festival. Black Entertainment Television (BET) cable TV special. Consent and release 1997
41 12 January 11, 1997. Barbados Jazz Festival. Tourism reference and clippings 1996, undated
41 13 March 16, 1997. Philadelphia Clef Club. Jazz vespers 1997
41 14 March 21, 1997. Orlando, FL 1997, undated
41 15 March 23, 1997. St. Petersburg, FL 1997
42 1 March 29, 1997. Pompano Beach, FL 1997
42 2 April 24, 1997. Philadelphia, PA. University of Pennsylvania. University Museum. Benefit concert and April 23 seminar 1997
42 3 May 2, 1997. Philadelphia, PA. Chestnut Hill Garden Festival 1997
42 4 June 7, 1997. Peekskill, NY 1997
42 5 June 8, 1997. Manassas, VA. Capital Jazz Fest 1996
42 6 June 11, 1997. Fresno, CA 1997
42 7 June 12, 1997. Saratoga, CA 1996-1997
42 8 June 13, 1997. Stockton, CA 1997
42 9 June 14, 1997. Los Angeles, CA. Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl 1997
42 10 June 15, 1997. San Diego, CA 1996-1997
42 11 June 18, 1997. Tempe, AZ 1997
42 12 June 19, 1997. Albuquerque, NM 1997
42 13 June 20, 1997. Bus fire, Salida, CO. Insurance claim 1997
42 14 June 20, 1997. Aspen, CO 1997
42 15 June 22, 1997. Boston, MA. Boston Globe Jazz Festival. 1997
42 16 June 27, 1997. New York, NY. The Supper Club 1997
42 17 June 28, 1997. Saratoga Springs, NY. Newport Jazz Festival at Sarasota Performing Arts Center 1996-1997
42 18 June 29, 1997. Uncasville, CT. Mohegan Sun
42 19 Cognac Hennessy 1997 tour. Confirmed September-October dates 1997
42 20 Cognac Hennessy 1997 tour. Income for September-October dates. Photocopies of check 1997
42 21 Fall 1997 (September-November). Confirmed dates 1997
42 22 September 1997 airfares. Travel itineraries 1997
42 23 September 12, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Las Vegas, NV. Memo 1997
42 24 September 13, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. San Francisco, CA 1997
42 25 September 14, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Bakersfield, CA 1997
42 26 September 16, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Pomona, CA. Los Angeles County Fair 1997
42 27 September 17, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Los Angeles, CA. Billboard Live. Includes recording agreement 1997
43 1 September 19, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Puyallup, WA. Western Washington/Puyallup Fair 1997
43 2 October 1-3, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. New York media week. Interview schedules 1996-1997
43 3 October 8, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Royal Oak, MI 1997
43 4 October 9, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Chicago, IL 1997
43 5 October 10, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Indianapolis, IN 1997
43 6 October 11, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Wilberforce (Dayton), OH. Central State University 1997
43 7 October 12, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Cleveland, OH 1997
43 8 October 23, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Memphis, TN 1997
43 9 October 24, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Atlanta, GA 1997
43 10 October 26, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Coral Springs, FL 1997
43 11 November 1, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. New York, NY. Beacon Theatre 1997
43 12 November 2, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Stanford, CT 1997
43 13 November 3, 1997. Cognac Hennessy tour. Alexandria, VA 1997
43 14 December 6, 1997. Miami, FL. Florida Memorial College second annual musical holiday weekend (Melton Mustafa jazz workshops). Workshop and concert 1997
43 15 1998 tours. Budget. Worksheets 1998
43 16 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1998 offers 1997-1998
43 17 Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). 1997-1998 tours. Income (checks) 1998
43 18 March 20, 1998. Morristown, NJ 1998
43 19 March 21, 1998. Reading, PA. Berks Jazz Festival. Includes clippings 1997-1998
43 20 March 22, 1998. Uncasville, CT. Mohegan Sun 1997-1998
44 1 May 1, 1998. Philadelphia, PA. Chestnut Hill Garden Festival 1998
44 2 May 10, 1998. Pidgeon Island, St. Lucia. St. Lucia Jazz Festival 1997-1998
44 3 June-August, November bus leases 1998
44 4 Summer 1998 (June 22-July 6, August 5-24). Domestic travel. Invoices and other papers 1998
44 5 Summer 1998 tour (July 19-19). Europe. Two memos 1998
44 6 June 6, 1998. Philadelphia, PA. International Association of African American Music (IAAAM). Diamond Award for Excellence gala. Performance 1995-1998
44 7 June 25, 1998. Boston, MA. Boston Globe Jazz Festival 1998
44 8 June 26, 1998. Vienna, VA 1998
44 9 June 27, 1998. Hampton, VA. Hampton Jazz Festival 1998
44 10 July 3, 1998. New Orleans, LA. Coca-Cola Presents the Essence Music Festival. Includes June tour budget worksheets 1998
44 11 August 2, 1998. Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY 1998
44 12 August 6, 1998. Ft. Worth, TX 1998
44 13 August 7, 1998. Houston, TX. Includes media and other expenses 1998
44 14 August 8, 1998. San Antonio, TX 1998
44 15 August 9, 1998. Austin, TX. Includes media expenses 1998
44 16 August 11, 1998. El Paso, TX 1998
44 17 August 12, 1998. Denver, CO. Includes media expenses 1998
45 1 August 14, 1998. Albuquerque, NM 1998
45 2 August 15, 1998. Phoenix, AZ 1998
45 3 August 16, 1998. San Diego, CA 1998
45 4 August 18, 1998. Sacramento, CA 1998
45 5 August 21, 1998. Saratoga, CA 1998
45 6 August 22, 1998. Concord, CA. Concord JVC Jazz Festival 1997-1998
45 7 August 23, 1998. Los Angeles, CA. Hollywood Bowl 1997-1998
45 8 September 24, 1998. Providence, RI. Clay Osborne Benefit Concert. Includes photographs 1998, undated
45 9 October 4, 11, 13 and 14, 1998. Philadelphia, PA. Academy of Music. Peter Nero and the Philly Pops 1998-1999, undated
45 10 October 27-November 1, 1998. New York, NY. Blue Note 1998
45 11 November 4, 1998. Easton, PA 1998
45 12 November 5, 1998. York, PA 1998
45 13 November 6, 1998. New Haven, CT 1998
45 14 November 7, 1998. Purchase, NY 1998
45 15 November 8, 1998. Albany, NY 1998
45 16 November 23, 1998. Washington, D.C. Bill Taylor’s Jazz at the Kennedy Center (NPR program) 1998
46 1 December 5, 1998. Florida Memorial College. Fourth Annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Weekend. Workshop and concert 1998, 2000
46 2 1999 tour offers 1998
46 3 Set lists and other papers 1988-1994
46 4 Set lists and other papers 1995-1999
46 5 Set lists and other papers undated
46 6 Set lists and other papers undated
46 7 Set lists and other papers undated
Series 2: Scores, 1933-1999, undated
Series 2, Scores, 1933-1999, undated, demonstrates Washington’s method of composing, his interpretation of the works of others, and his collaboration with arrangers and other musicians. A variety of manuscripts comprise the bulk of the material. There are a significant number of chord charts and lead sheets, along with measure counts for each form of a song, which Washington occasionally jotted on a folder cover. Other manuscripts pertain to new songs sent to Washington for his consideration or previously recorded songs to be reinterpreted according to Washington’s style of music. Many appear to be in Washington’s hand. Washington often annotated manuscripts prepared by others. Full scores and sets of parts document the recording phase of many of the song titles. Full score is used here for a score that shows each part (instrument) on its own staff. Scores stamped as “production” and “booth” are similarly formatted. Bob James is the arranger noted on most of the scores.
In addition to manuscripts, which are original or photocopies, this series includes music tablets, which consist of others of Washington’s compositions (from preliminary to detailed), as well as published music sheets and other copyrighted versions. Because most of the material is undated, album titles and release dates have been included in the folder titles. Some of the songs were released by other artists, with Washington performing on the recording as a sideman. The arrangement of folders in this series reflects original order.
Items of note include the set of folders entitled “Suite in Three Colors.” Composed by Washington in 1983, the musical work does not appear on any of his recordings, but is a classical piece that was performed during the late 1980s in Los Angeles by the New American Orchestra. Also of interest are the several folders of scores stamped “Hank Crawford Most of the song titles with Crawford’s stamp are those from Inner City Blues. The final three folders contain compositions and exercises from Washington’s time as a graduate music student at Temple University.
Saxophone transcriptions to thirteen of Washington’s most popular recordings were published posthumously. Copies are included in Subseries 3.4.
171 1 “Love Song 1700” and “Lover Man” (All the King’s Horses, 1972). Full score and rhythm part 1972
171 2 “Cross that Bridge.” Ashford and Simpson. Photocopied manuscript, undated
171 3 Various songs (6) (Soul Box, 1973). Production and booth parts undated
171 4 “Suite in Three Colors.” Full score with notes to copyist and conductor. Original and two photocopies circa1983
171 5 “Suite in Three Colors.” Various parts, arranged by Bob James. “N.A. Orchestra” stamped copies 1983
171 6 “Suite in Three Colors.” Various parts, arranged by Bob James. “N.A. Orchestra” stamped copies 1983
171 7 “Suite in Three Colors.” Various parts, arranged by Bob James. “N.A. Orchestra” stamped copies 1983
171 8 “Sassy Stew” (Inside Moves 1984). Rhythm part. Includes set list undated
171 9 “Jamaica” (Time Out of Mind 1989). Bari and flute parts. Original undated
172 1 Various titles. Includes “Touch Me” (recorded by Pieces of a Dream, 1981) and “Happenstance” (All My Tomorrows 1994). Includes published music sheet 1987-1992, undated
172 2 Various undated
172 3 Music tablets (3) undated
172 4 Music tablet (1) undated
172 5 Music tablet (1). “Shotgun” Johnson on cover. Includes “Christmas Time Is Here” (Breath of Heaven 1997) undated
172 6 “No. I”-“No. VI” undated
172 7 Various titles. Published music sheets. Music by Erroll Garner 1960-1976
172 8 Various. “Gaucho” and untitled undated
172 9 Various titles. Includes song titles recorded between 1973 and 1980, and songs composed by others undated
173 1 Music writing book with papers inserted. Includes song titles recorded on Next Exit, 1992, correspondence, notes and other papers 1991, undated
173 2 “Charts for new LP. Work in progress.” Includes song list with some titles from Soulful Strut, 1996 undated
173 3 Various. Includes originals and photocopies, and lyrics 1970, undated
173 4 Various songs by Rich Rudin. Includes published music sheets 1985-1995
173 5 Various songs by others. Includes published music sheets 1990, undated
173 6 “The Christmas Song” and “Breath of Heaven” piano part and lyrics 1997, undated
173 7 “All of My Tomorrows” piano part and “Send Me Someone to Love” alto part (All of My Tomorrows, 1994) undated
173 8 Various. Published music sheets and instruction manuals for organ and tenor saxophone, 1945-1967, undated
173 9 Various titles. Includes “Lullaby for Shana Bly” melody and rhythm parts (Then and Now, 1988) 1992-1993, undated
173 10 Various. Titled and untitled. Includes “Black Coffee” tenor sax part (performed live with K.D. Lang in 1996) and photocopy of 1991 recording track sheet of “I Miss Home” (Next Exit, 1992) undated
173 11 Various songs by Gerry Mulligan. Includes memo 1995
173 12 Notebook. Pre- and full production (Sigma Sound) “Contemporary New Album Project,” 1989
174 1 “Recorded at Bill Jolly Studio.” Original and “Wooden Death Doll insert” undated
174 2 Various titled and untitled full scores. Includes “A Secret Place,” “Trio Tune” and “Klarys’ Song” arranged by Darryl Washington undated
174 3 Various published and unpublished music sheets. Sent from Todd Barkan (Fantasy Records) 1994
174 4 “Unreleased compositions by Duke Ellington. To be recorded August ’99. Scores and [missing] rough tape” undated
174 5 “Only for You” (Next Exit, 1992) 1992
174 6 “Place in the Sun” by Franz Waxman. Includes solo alto sax part, published music sheets, handwritten copy and memo to Peter Nero 1998, undated
174 7 All My Tomorrows, 1994. Various titles. Includes notes and published music sheets undated
174 8 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “E Preciso Perdoar” 1994
174 9 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “Estate (In summer).” Piano voicings by Larry Willis 1994
174 10 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “Flamingo.” Various parts, arranged by Larry Willis 1994
174 11 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “For Heaven’s Sake” 1994
174 12 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “Happenstance” 1994
174 13 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “I’m Glad There is You.” Includes annotated photocopies of published music sheets 1994
174 14 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “Nature Boy.” Published music sheet and photocopied manuscript 1994
174 15 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “Overjoyed” 1994
174 16 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “Please Send Me Someone to Love.” Full score and various parts undated
174 17 All My Tomorrows, 1994. “When I Fall in Love.” Includes tenor part undated
175 1 Various songs by others. Includes published music sheets, 1982, 1996. 1997, undated
175 2 Various songs by Billy Taylor. Soprano sax and flute parts undated
175 3 “Georgia On My Mind” and “When I Fall In Love” (arranged by Peter Nero). Sax solo parts and 1998 faxed copies 1998, undated
175 4 “Making Love to You (Revised 6/28/81)” (Come Morning, 1981). Includes annotated photocopies 1981, undated
175 5 “Reaching Out (Revised 6/28/81)” (Come Morning, 1981), Soprano sax part 1981
175 6 “Easy Loving You” (Skylarkin’, 1980). Includes published full score (G. W. Jr. Music, Inc.) 1982, undated
175 7 “Secret Sounds” (Inside Moves, 1984) 1982, undated
175 8 “Sails of Your Soul” (Togethering, 1985) 1982
175 9 “Brighton By the Sea.” Cover sheet only undated
175 10 Various songs by Pieces of a Dream (artists). Includes lyric sheets and West African music reference 1981, 1983, undated
175 11 “Touch Me in the Spring” (recorded by Pieces of a Dream, 1981. Composed by Grover Washington, Jr.) undated
175 12 “Make Me a Memory (Sad Samba)” (Winelight, 1980). Includes parts and full score 1982, undated
175 13 “Come Morning” (Come Morning, 1981), Includes rhythm part and 6/28/81 revised version 1981, undated
175 14 “Protect the Dream” (Time Out of Mind, 1989). Drum part. Includes “Love Like This” music sheet 1988, 1989
175 15 “Gramercy Park” (Time Out of Mind, 1989) undated
175 16 “Summer Chill” (Next Exit, 1992) undated
176 1 “Brazilian Memories” (The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982) undated
176 2 “Mercy, Mercy Me” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. “Hank Crawford” stamped copies undated
176 3 “Moonstreams” (Feels So Good, 1975). Various parts undated
176 4 “Summer Nights” (Strawberry Moon, 1985) undated
176 5 “Let It Flow” (Winelight, 1980) undated
176 6 “Just the Two of Us” (Winelight, 1980), Includes published score 1982, undated
176 7 “Shivaree Ride” (Strawberry Moon, 1985) undated
176 8 “Caught a Touch of Your Love.” Includes correspondence and lyrics 1986-1987, undated
176 9 Next Exit, 1992. “Get On Up” undated
176 10 Next Exit, 1992. “Greene Street” 1984
176 11 Next Exit, 1992. “I Miss Home” 1991
176 12 Next Exit, 1992. “Love Like This.” Includes lyrics and whole and edited version form of song notes 1988
176 13 Next Exit, 1992. “Monte Carlo Nights” (recorded on Strawberry Moon, 1985) 1984
177 1 Next Exit, 1992. “Next Exit” undated
177 2 Next Exit, 1992. “Take Another Five.” Includes whole and edited version notes, undated
177 3 Next Exit, 1992. “Till You Return to Me” and “Check Out Grover.” Lyrics 1990, undated
177 4 Next Exit, 1992. “Your Love.” Faxed copy of 1990 copyrighted manuscript 1992
177 5 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Bar Scene,” recorded as “Split Second (Act II The Bar Scene).” Includes revised title 1986, undated
177 6 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Brand New Age.” Includes published music sheet of “I’m Glad There Is You,” 1991, undated
177 7 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Don’t Take Your Love” undated
177 8 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Fly Away” undated
177 9 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Nice-n-Easy” undated
177 10 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Sacred Kind of Love.” Drum part and lyrics. Includes drum part to “Protect the Dream” 1988, undated
177 11 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Take Me There” (recorded on Winelight, 1980). Published full score undated
177 12 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Time Out of Mind,” undated
177 13 Time Out of Mind, 1989. “Unspoken Love.” Includes annotated version undated
177 14 “Something Borrowed, Something Blue” (Then and Now, 1988) undated
177 15 “French Connection” (Then and Now, 1988). Includes “Lullaby for Shana Bly” parts and set list undated
177 16 “The Look of Love” (Strawberry Moon, 1987). Includes annotated photocopy of published music sheet 1967, undated
177 17 “I Will Be Here for You” (Strawberry Moon, 1987) undated
177 18 “In the Name of Love” (Winelight, 1980). Instrumental and version with lyrics 1980, 1981
177 19 “Maddie’s Blues” (Strawberry Moon, 1987) 1985
177 20 “Strawberry Moon” (Strawberry Moon, 1987) undated
177 21 “Winelight” (Winelight, 1980). Includes published and original manuscript of full score and form of song notes of various songs on album 1982, undated
178 1 Christmas CD music (Breath of Heaven, 1997). Scores, original and photocopies, lyrics and other papers 1997, undated
178 2 Christmas CD music (Breath of Heaven, 1997). Published music sheets, some with scores, original and photocopies 1943-1985, undated
178 3 Miscellaneous song lists undated
178 4 “Your Love” and “Take Me There.” Various parts. Includes set list and songs from Then and Now undated
178 5 Various titles. Includes arrangements by Bob James undated
178 6 Miscellaneous jazz tunes. Beth Jackson, Horace Ott and others 1986, undated
178 7 Miscellaneous music. Includes notes and other papers undated
178 8 Miscellaneous music. Includes “Don’t Explain” and “Sunshine of My Life” production parts undated
179 1-8 “Body and Soul” (All the King’s Horses, 1972). Full score and various parts undated
179 9-11 “Knucklehead” (Feels So Good, 1975). Condensed score and various parts undated
179 12 Jingle music (TV commercials, 3). Arranged by William Eaton undated
179 13 “Lullaby for Shana Bly” (Then and Now, 1988) undated
179 14 “East River Drive” (Come Morning, 1981) undated
179 15 “Blues for D. P.” (Then and Now, 1988). Includes published music sheet 1981, undated
179 16 “Jammin’” (Come Morning, 1981). Includes note 1993, undated
179 17 “Just Enough” (Then and Now, 1988) undated
179 18 Billy Taylor Sketches for Jazz Trio. New York: Duane Music, Inc. undated
179 19 The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982. “The Best Is Yet to Come” undated
179 20 The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982. “Mixty Motions” 1982, undated
179 21 The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982. “More Than Meets the Eye” undated
179 22 The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982. “Things Are Getting Better” undated
180 1 The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982. “Inside Moves” (recorded on Inside Moves, 1984) undated
180 2 The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982. “Jet Stream” (recorded on Inside Moves, 1984) undated
180 3 The Best Is Yet to Come, 1982. “Watching You Watching Me” (recorded on Inside Moves, 1984). Includes lyrics 1981
180 4 “Happenstance” (All My Tomorrows, 1994) undated
180 5 Feels So Good, 1975. “Feels So Good.” Various parts, arranged by Bob James undated
180 6 Feels So Good, 1975. “Hydra.” Includes various parts undated
180 7 “Aubrey” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James undated
180 8 A Secret Place, 1976. “Dolphin Dance,” undated
180 9 A Secret Place, 1976. “Not Yet,” and “Secret Place.” Includes original scores undated
180 10 Reed Seed, 1978. “Reed Seed (Trio Tune)” 1981, undated
180 11 Paradise, 1979. “The Answer in Your Eyes” and “Tell Me About It Now” 1979
180 12 Paradise, 1979. “Shana.” Includes original full score 1979
180 13 Skylarkin’, 1980. “Bright Moments.” Includes correspondence and scores re: music for play Split Second 1986, undated
180 14 Skylarkin’, 1980. “I Couldn’t Help It” and “Love,” 1974, 1979
180 15 Skylarkin’, 1980. “Open Up Your Mind (Wide)” and “Snake Eyes,” 1979, undated
180 16 “Black Frost” (Mister Magic, 1975). Various parts, arranged by Bob James undated
181 1 “Passion Flower” (Mister Magic, 1975). Full score and various parts, arranged by Bob James undated
181 2 “Mercy Mercy Me” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. “Hank Crawford” stamped copies undated
181 3 “Ain’t No Sunshine/[Theme From] Man & Boy” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Percussion and girls parts, arranged by Bob James undated
181 4 “Gaucho” undated
181 5 “Sea Lion” (Feels So Good, 1975). Original title, “Lay It on the Table,” Various parts, arranged by Bob James undated
181 6 “Red Clay.” Recorded by Freddie Hubbard. Various parts undated
181 7 Cole Porter selection of tunes. Photocopies of published sheet music 1933, undated
182 1 Altissimo register fingerings. Photocopies undated
182 2 Sheet music. Published and manuscript photocopies. Various artists 1941-1991, undated
182 3 Cover tunes. Random collection. Published and manuscript photocopies. Various artists 1968-1975, undated
182 4 “Feels So Good” (Feels So Good, 1975). “Fake Book (Hip)” undated
182 5 G. W. Jr. Originals. Various song titles. Original and photocopied manuscripts undated
182 6 Locksmith (recording artists). Various song titles. [1:2] 1976, 1979 undated
182 7 Locksmith (recording artists). Various song titles. [2:2] 1976, 1979 undated
183 1 “Storm King.” Recorded by Bob James. Various parts undated
183 2 “Georgia” On My Mind? (Inner City Blues, 1971). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. “Hank Crawford” stamped copies undated
183 3 “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes.” Rhythm and sax (“Grover”) parts undated
183 4 “Olinga.” Various parts undated
183 5 “Song Sung Blue.” Various parts undated
183 6 “Smoke Rings and Wine.” Recorded by Ralph MacDonald, with Grover Washington Jr. on tenor sax. Various parts 1971
183 7 “Spirit of Summer.” Includes original manuscript undated
184 1 “Skyscrapers.” Rhythm and sax (“Grover”) parts undated
184 2 “Something I Dreamed Last Night.” Various parts, arranged by Bob James. Includes published music sheet 1940, undated
184 3 “Superwoman.” Various parts, arranged by Bob James undated
184 4 “Taurean Matador” (“Taurian Matador” Soul Box, 1973).Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [1:2] 1972, undated
184 5 “Taurean Matador” (“Taurian Matador” Soul Box, 1973).Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [2:2] 1972, undated
185 1 “The Sun Died.” Various parts, arranged by Don Sebesky. “Hank Crawford” stamped copies undated
185 2 “Trouble Man” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [1:5] undated
185 3 “Trouble Man” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [2:5] undated
185 4 “Trouble Man” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [3:5] undated
185 5 “Trouble Man” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [4:5] undated
185 6 “Trouble Man” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [5:5] undated
186 1 Various. Includes lyrics to “Watching You Watching Me” undated
186 2 “Until It’s Time [for You to Go]” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. “Hank Crawford” and “Grover Washington” stamped copies undated
186 3 Miscellaneous cover tunes. Includes original and photocopied manuscripts undated
186 4 Miscellaneous cover tunes. Includes original and photocopied manuscripts and two music books 1923, 1960, undated
186 5 “Where Is the Love” (All the King’s Horses, 1972) 1972, undated
186 6 “All the King’s Horses” (All the King’s Horses, 1972). Various parts. Includes “No Tears in the End” music sheet 1972, undated
186 7 “Brian’s Song.” Various parts. “Hank Crawford” stamped copies undated
186 8 “Changes IV.” Various parts undated
187 1 “Daydreamin’.” Various parts undated
187 2 Miscellaneous undated
187 3 “Let Me Introduce Myself.” Includes lyrics 1982
187 4 “Dawn Song” (Inside Moves, 1984) undated
187 5 “I Cross My Heart.” Recorded by Ralph MacDonald, with Grover Washington Jr. on tenor sax 1974
187 6 “It’s So Sweet” and “If You Were Mine.” Music sheets with lyrics 1967, 1972
187 7 Miscellaneous. Includes original and photocopied manuscripts 1974, undated
187 8 Miscellaneous papers. Includes publications and photocopies of recording track sheets 1977-1982, undated
187 9 Antisia (music publisher). “Where is the Love” 1972
187 10 Antisia (music publisher). Various song titles 1980-1982, undated
188 1 “Ganawa” (Side Star anthology, 1983). Originally recorded by Randy Weston, with Grover Washington Jr. on tenor sax. Various parts, arranged by Don Sebesky. “Randy Weston” stamped copies [1:2] undated
188 2 “Ganawa” (Side Star anthology, 1983). Originally recorded by Randy Weston, with Grover Washington Jr. on tenor sax. Various parts, arranged by Don Sebesky. “Randy Weston” stamped copies. [2:2] undated
188 3 “Don’t Explain” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [1:2] undated
188 4 “Don’t Explain” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [2:2] undated
188 5 “Easy Livin’/Ain’t Nobody’s Business” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [1:4] undated
188 6 “Easy Livin’/Ain’t Nobody’s Business” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [2:4] undated
188 7 “Easy Livin’/Ain’t Nobody’s Business” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [3:4] undated
189 1 “Easy Livin’/Ain’t Nobody’s Business” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [4:4] undated
189 2 “Hope.” Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [1:2] undated
189 3 “Hope.” Various parts, arranged by Bob James. [2:2] undated
189 4 “I Loves You Porgy” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Various parts, arranged by Bob James. “Hank Crawford” stamped copies, undated
189 5 “I Remember You” Full score and rhythm and “Grover” parts 1972, undated
189 6 “Ifrane” Originally recorded by Randy Weston, with Grover Washington Jr. on tenor sax. Various parts, arranged by Don Sebesky. “Randy Weston” stamped copies undated
189 7 I Want You (recorded by Marvin Gaye). Various songs 1974, 1976
190 1 “Lean on Me” (All the King’s Horses, 1972). Various parts, arranged by Bob James 1972, undated
190 2 “Love Song 1700” (All the King’s Horses, 1972). Includes various parts with original title “What Shall I Do,” undated
190 3 “Love Song 1700” (All the King’s Horses, 1972). Various parts with original title “What Shall I Do,” undated
190 4 “Masquerade” (recorded by George Benson). Strings only undated
190 5 “Masterpiece” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts [1:4] undated
190 6 “Masterpiece” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts [2:4] undated
190 7 “Masterpiece” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts [3:4] undated
190 8 “Masterpiece” (Soul Box, 1973). Various parts [4:4] undated
191 1 “Marrakech Blues.” Originally recorded by Randy Weston, with Grover Washington Jr. on tenor sax. Various parts, arranged by Don Sebesky. “Randy Weston” stamped copies undated
191 2 “Inner City Blues” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Original manuscripts and various parts undated
191 3 “No Tears [in the End]” (All the King’s Horses, 1972). Various parts undated
191 4 “Night in Medina.” Originally recorded by Randy Weston, with Grover Washington Jr. on tenor sax. Various parts, arranged by Don Sebesky. “Randy Weston” stamped copies undated
191 5 Miscellaneous. Includes “Aubrey” undated
191 6 Miscellaneous. Various song titles. “Freddy Hubbard” stamped copies 1971
191 7 Miscellaneous. Includes published music sheets 1970-1983, undated
192 1 Miscellaneous. Includes “Strange and Beautiful Siberia” undated
192 2 Miscellaneous. Includes correspondence from WHYY (1 item) 1987, 1988, undated
192 3 “Ain’t No Sunshine” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Various parts, some heavily annotated, arranged by Bob James. “Hank Crawford” stamped copies [1:2] undated
192 4 “Ain’t No Sunshine” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Various parts, some heavily annotated, arranged by Bob James. “Hank Crawford” stamped copies [2:2] undated
192 5 “Ain’t No Sunshine (Out)” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Various parts, arranged by Don Sebesky. “Grover Washington” stamped copies undated
192 6 “Ain’t No Sunshine” (Inner City Blues, 1971). Includes full score and various parts, arranged by Bob James. “Grover Washington” stamped copies undated
192 7 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Draft saxophone parts from Bob Freedman and later correspondence 1999
193 1 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Full scores [1:2] 1999, undated
193 2 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Full scores [2:2] 1999, undated
193 3 Aria, 2000. Song titles (2) not recorded. Full scores undated
193 4 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Conductor folder (piano, Grover and bass parts). Includes envelopes 1999, undated
193 5 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Safety copies 1999, undated
193 6 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Peter Cho (A&R manager) parts 1999, undated
194 1 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Grover’s lead sheets 1999, undated
194 2 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Grover parts. Includes correspondence and notes 1999, undated
194 3 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Bass parts undated
194 4 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Bass parts. Includes note from Larry Abel 1999, undated
194 5 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Piano parts undated
194 9 Aria, 2000. Various song titles. Piano parts. Includes “My Man’s Gone Now” undated
195 1 Temple University. Esther Boyer College of Music. Doctoral program. Music tablets (3) and (2) loose notes circa 1980
195 2 Temple University. Esther Boyer College of Music. Doctoral program. Music tablets (2) and notebook (1) circa 1980
195 3 Temple University. Esther Boyer College of Music. Doctoral program. Composition final circa 1980
Series 3: Publicity and memorabilia, 1965-2011, undated
Series 3 Publicity and memorabilia 1965-2011, undated, offers a comprehensive and chronological account of Washington’s career and public service as recorded by the press, with newspaper and magazine clippings comprising the bulk of the series. An assortment of ephemera, along with photographs, correspondence, works of art, books and personalized articles of clothing mark career highlights. There is also press coverage of Washington’s death, his funeral, and his legacy. (Series 7 consists of specific honors and tributes in the form of certificates and other awards.)This series is arranged in four subseries: Subseries 3.1 Career acknowledgment; Subseries 3.2 Memorabilia; Subseries 3.3 Scrapbooks; and Subseries 3.4 Publications.
Subseries 3.1: Career acknowledgment, 1971-2011, undated
Subseries 3.1 Career acknowledgment, 1971-2011, undated is so named because it is the term Christine Washington used on several items for filing purposes. In addition to the newspaper and magazine clippings that comprise most of the subseries, there are also concert and special event programs, playbills, correspondence, invitations, citations, promotional material, photographs and other memorabilia, arranged chronologically. Clippings are taken from general media, such as newspapers and popular magazines, including those created for an African American audience, such as Black Stars, Ebony, and the Philadelphia Tribune. Reviews and advertisements of Washington’s concerts and albums and news features of his participation in special programs—musical, educational and civic-minded—are the most frequent topics. Clippings from industry-related publications, such as Billboard, Blues and Soul and Cashbox, are also numerous, keeping track of record sales and market growth. Also included are programs and reviews of jazz festivals in the United States, Europe and Japan, and the covers of a number of magazines, popular and industry-specific. Much of the correspondence are letters thanking Washington for his participation in a particular event or for granting an interview to a reporter. The folders in this subseries are arranged in chronological order.
Among the highlights of Washington’s career that are well documented here is his participation in 1986 of the Chautauqua Institution US-Soviet Relations Conference and Concerts, held in Riga, Latvia, and Moscow and Leningrad, Russia. The files consist primarily of newspaper articles reporting before, during and after the event and correspondence between the Washingtons and fellow American and Latvian delegates. An itinerary, delegation list and an autographed print of a drawing commemorating the conference are among the other papers. Photographs of the trip are in a scrapbook in Subseries 3.2.
To assist in constructing a timeline of Washington’s many activities, researchers should also consult the chronological inventories of the audiovisual materials that comprise Series 4.
47 1 1971 1971
47 2 Early career? Advertisement and flyer undated
47 3 1972. Includes correspondence and German and Dutch clippings and ephemera 1972
47 4 1973. Includes Japanese clipping 1973
47 5 1974. Includes international ephemera 1974
47 6 1975 1975
47 7 1975 1975
47 8 1976. Includes program 1976
47 9 1976. Includes correspondence 1976
47 10 1977 1977
47 11 1977 1977
47 12 1977. Includes correspondence and draft writings 1977
48 1 1978. Includes correspondence 1978
48 2 1978. Includes correspondence 1978
48 3 1978. Trinidad performances (June 13-14). Clippings, photographs and ephemera 1978
48 4 1979 1979
48 5 1979. Includes Paradise promotional brochure 1979
48 6 1979. June and July tour. Newspaper advertisements and invoices 1979
48 7 1979. Programs of Newport Jazz Fest, Saratoga (June 28) and Northsea Jazz, Holland (July 14) 1979
48 8 1979. European tour itinerary (July 12-31) 1979
48 9 1979. Montreux Jazz, Switzerland (July 16). Program, ephemera and festival rider 1979
48 10 1980. Includes correspondence and programs 1980
48 11 1981. Includes 23rd Annual Grammy Awards program 1981
48 12 1981 1981
49 1 1981. Includes correspondence and ephemera for city and state honors, and interviews (2) in Japanese publications 1981
49 2 1980-1981. Winelight clippings 1980-1981
83 1 1981. Oversize (1) clipping 1981
49 3 1982. Includes WEA Hot Item reports and Playboy Jazz Fest (June 20) program 1982
49 4 1982. Burrelle’s Clipping Service. Includes TV and radio transcripts and December 1981 clippings 1981-1982
49 5 1982. Burrelle’s Clipping Service. Includes TV and radio transcripts 1982
49 6 1982. Martin Luther King Jr. Day tribute. Harrisburg, PA (January 14-15). Governor’s proclamation, program and clipping 1982
101 1 1982. Oversize. Black Radio Exclusive cover article (3 full issues) 1982
101 2 1982. Oversize. Cashbox (December 25, full issue) with citations marked 1982
49 7 1983. Includes correspondence 1983
49 8 1983. Publications 1983
49 9 1983. Programs of Miles Davis tribute, New York, NY (November 6) and 25th Annual Grammy Awards (presenter) 1983
101 3 1983. Oversize. Program and schedule of Aurex Festival (Japan) with Grover Washington, Jr. and Pieces of a Dream 1983
50 1 1984 1984
50 2 1984. Includes correspondence and ASCAP winners photograph 1984
83 2 1984. Oversize. Variety ad with summer tour schedule 1984
50 3 1985. Includes correspondence 1985
50 4 1985. Settlement Music School Jazz Reach Super Concert, Philadelphia, PA (August 16). Clippings 1985
50 5 1985. Togethering album with Kenny Burrell. Clippings (reviews) and promotional folder 1985
50 6 1986. Includes draft calendar 1986
50 7 1986. Playbill and reviews of Split Second. Philadelphia Company production. Music composed and performed by Grover Washington, Jr. 1986
50 8 1986. Chautauqua Institution US-Soviet Relations conference and concerts. Riga, Latvia and Moscow and Leningrad, Russia (September 9-23). Correspondence and other papers 1986-1987, undated
50 9 1986. Chautauqua Institution US-Soviet Relations conference and concerts. Riga, Latvia and Moscow and Leningrad, Russia (September 9-23). Clippings and promotional material 1986
50 10 1987 1987
51 1 1987. Includes correspondence and Playboy Jazz Fest (June 13) program 1987
51 2 1987. Includes schedule and promotional poster for UK tour and programs for various New York and Philadelphia performances 1987
51 3 1987. Chautauqua Institution Third US-Soviet Relations conference and concert. Chautauqua, NY (August 27). Clippings, correspondence and ephemera 1987
51 4 1987. “Celebrate America: We the People 200.” Parade, Philadelphia, PA (September 17). Press releases, ephemera, parade line-up, clipping and souvenir book 1987
51 5 1988 1988
51 6 1988 1988
51 7 1988. Includes Columbia Jazz tracking reports, annotated and cover article of Jazziz (November issue) 1988
101 4 1988. Oversize. Scan cover article (September, 3 full issues) 1988
52 1 1989 1989
52 2 1989. Includes programs of jazz festivals and other events 1989
52 3 1989. Correspondence regarding October-November schedule and other issues 1989
52 4 1989-1990. Gore-Tex “Protect the Dream” tour and trans-Antarctica expedition. Press releases, promotional material and other papers 1989-1990
52 5 1990 1990
52 6 1990 1990
52 7 1990 1990
52 8 1990. Includes full publications 1990
52 9 1990 1990
52 10 1990. Correspondence (various) and Jazziz (January issue) with promotional CD insert and display card 1990
53 1 1990. Programs (not performances) 1990
101 5 1990. Oversize. Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine (May 27, full issue) 1990
53 2 1991. Correspondence and programs of Philadelphia government and other local organizations and clippings of Brazil festival (September) 1991
53 3 1991. Includes Blue Note ephemera (Osaka, Fukuoka and Tokyo jazz clubs) 1991
53 4 1992 1992
53 5 1992 1992
53 6 1992 1992
53 7 1992 1992
53 8 1992 1992
53 9 1992. Includes programs 1992
54 1 1992. Includes miscellaneous papers 1992
54 2 1992. Programs of various international festivals 1992
54 3 1992. Burrelle’s Clipping Service. Clippings of spring and fall tours 1992
101 6 1992. Oversize. Programs of Blackpool International Jazz Festival (England) and Jazzá Vienne (France) 1992
54 4 1992. Philadelphia Music Alliance. Board of Directors meeting (May 21). Packet of reports and other papers 1992
54 5 1993. Includes correspondence 1993
54 6 1993. Includes clippings and press releases of President Clinton inauguration and Newport Jazz Festival on White House lawn 1993
54 7 1993. Programs 1993
55 1 1994 1994
55 2 1994 1994
55 3 1994. Correspondence and programs 1994
102 1 1994. Oversize. Billboard. 100th anniversary (full) issue 1994
55 4 1995 1995
55 5 1995. Includes Urban Knights CD insert 1995
55 6 1995. Correspondence and programs 1995
55 7 1996 1996
56 1 1996. Includes correspondence and promotional material 1996
56 2 1996. Programs and publications (full issues) 1996
56 3 1997 1997
56 4 1997 1997
56 5 1997 1997
56 6 1997. Programs and playbills 1997
56 7 1997. Other materials (memorabilia) 1997
56 8 1998. Includes correspondence 1998
57 1 1998. Programs 1998
57 2 1998. Participant packets to Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz gala concert and Florida Memorial College jazz workshop and festival 1998
57 3 1998. 40th annual Grammy Awards. Nominations entry list (annotated), program and ephemera 1998
57 4 1999. Performances. Includes correspondence 1999
57 5 Undated (pre-December 1999) 1999
57 6 1999. Obituaries and funeral services 1999
57 7 1999. Obituaries and funeral services 1999
57 8 1999-2000. Obituaries and other material from Heyward, Ruth 1999-2000
58 1 2000. Includes correspondence and programs 2000
58 2 2000. Publications 2000
58 3 2000. Publications 2000
58 4 2000. Publications. Includes Jazziz (April issue) cover tribute article 2000
58 5 2000. Publications. Includes JazzTimes (September issue) with photocopy of annotations and 44 Celebrity Eyes: in a Museum Storeroom (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: April 15, 2000) 2000
102 2 2000. Oversize. Billboard (January 8 and 15) and Smooth Jazz News (February, 3 copies). Full issues 2000
58 6 2000. University of Pittsburgh 30th annual jazz seminar and concert. Correspondence, clippings, ephemera and remarks to lifetime achievement award to Grover Washington, Jr. 2000
58 7 2000. “Celebrate the Magic.” Includes press releases and ephemera 2000
58 8 2000. “Celebrate the Magic,” 2000
59 1 2000. Reviews and Billboard charts. Prime Cuts and Aria 2000
59 2 2001. Includes Eisenhower Institute Awards Dinner program (posthumous recipient of public service award) 2001
59 3 2002-2011, undated 2002-2011, undated
59 4 1974-1987. Clippings (photocopies) of Julius Erving (Dr. J) 1974-1987
59 5 1975-1994. Publications featuring Grover Washington Jr. on cover 1975-1994
Subseries 3.2: Memorabilia, 1976-2011, undated
Subseries 3.2 Memorabilia, 1976-2011, undated consists of materials in a variety of formats and sizes, including autographed photographs and posters, artwork, ephemera (printed and object), embroidered jackets, and a small amount of correspondence and clippings. Most items commemorate specific events in Washington’s life. Other items are unique expressions of admiration or recognition, such as the note of thanks handwritten in 1973 by Marvin Gaye. The folders in this subseries are arranged alphabetically.
The material in the Strawberry Moon folders was given to Washington by Philadelphia TV weatherman Dave Roberts, who, in describing a particular weather pattern during one of his 1987 broadcasts, used the term “strawberry moon.” Washington adopted the term for the title of the album he was working on at the time.
Almost all of the ephemera pertaining to the President and Vice President of the United States relates to events held during the Clinton administration, which are also documented in Sub-subseries 1.1.1 and Subseries 3.1 and 5.3. In addition to the invitations, programs and other printed ephemera, this subseries includes Clinton/Gore campaign buttons and a saxophone reed commemorating the 1993 inauguration.
60 1 Autographed photographs and magazine ca. 1976, 1990, undated
93 1 Autographed photograph. Oversize. U.S. Navy Band 1982
100 2 Autographed posters (4). Mounted. Includes unmounted duplicate. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar and Concert 1985-1988
100 3 Autographed posters (4). Mounted. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar and Concert 1990-1995
104 1 Autographed posters (2). Trans-Antarctic expedition 1990
104 2 Autographed poster. Benefit for Eric Gale. Zanzibar (NY, NY) undated
91 1 Badges, buttons (information artifacts) and objects. Includes reed, ashtray and belt buckles 1992-1997, undated
60 2 Calendars 1991, 1992, 2003, 2011
104 3 Calendars. Oversize. Includes one duplicate 1977, 1983, 2000
60 3 Clippings. Includes inspirational writings 1993, 1998, undated
60 4 Contract. Chenery Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI 1976
60 5 Correspondence. Letters from Marvin Gaye and Kim Gold re bootleg record (See Series 4, 45 rpm) 1973, 1979, 1990-2005, undated
K014 2 Correspondence. Oversize April 3, 1995
60 6 Grammy Award nominee. Display cards? 1998
60 7 High school yearbook, 1961 (facsimile). Photocopies of various pages 1997
107 Jackets (garments), (4). GWJr emblems undated
108 Jackets (garments), (5). Includes Pieces of a Dream undated
109 Jackets (garments), (4) undated
110 Jackets (garments), (4) undated
60 8 Miscellaneous undated
93 2 Portraits. Drawings, crayon (4). Includes mailing label undated
93 3 Portraits. Drawings, crayon (5) undated
102 3 Portraits. Drawing, pencil, autographed. Includes newspaper reproduction and cover letter from artist 1976
93 4 Portraits. Prints (2), autographed undated
100 1 Portraits. Prints (2), autographed. “Let It Flow” tribute. Oversize 2000
104 4 Poster. Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.) undated
102 4 Signage (2) undated
K014 1 Signage, autographed. Banner-size 1978
60 9 Strawberry Moon. Correspondence and clippings from Dave Roberts 1987
93 5 Strawberry Moon. Cloud-shaped magnet, autographed by Dave Roberts 1987
60 10 U.S. Presidential inauguration. Commemorative invitation, programs, access badges and other ephemera 1993
93 6 U.S. Presidential inauguration. Inaugural address and poem. Commemorative prints. Includes correspondence 1993
60 11 U.S. Presidential invitations and programs, 1979, 1993-1999
60 12 U.S. Vice President invitations 1996, 1997
Subseries 3.3: Scrapbooks, circa 1965-1993
Subseries 3.3 Scrapbooks, ca. 1965-1993 consists of photographs, clippings, printed material, and correspondence assembled together as overviews of certain time periods or as mementos of specific occasions. The earliest scrapbook holds material from Washington’s time in the military to the release of Inner City Blues. The oversize scrapbook entitled “Through the years with Grover and Chris” focuses on the early 1980s and consists primarily of newspaper clippings. The last scrapbook covering a range of years focuses on Washington’s activities between 1987 and 1990. The remaining scrapbooks, as noted below in the respective folder titles, commemorate specific occasions. Most of the photographs and correspondence from the Chautauqua Institution events pertain to the Russia/Latvia trip. Several photographs of Washington performing the next year in Chautauqua are included in the folder of loose items.
61 1 Scrapbook circa 1965-1972
99 1 Scrapbook. Oversize. “Through the years with Grover and Chris.” Includes loose items 1980-1984, undated
61 2 Scrapbook. “Guess who’s coming to lunch.” Grover Washington Jr. Day in Buffalo 1982
62 1 Scrapbook. Chautauqua Institution US-Soviet Relations Conference and Concert. Russia/Latvia (1986) and Chautauqua, NY (1987). Includes loose items 1986-1989
95 1 Scrapbook, 1987-1990, 1993
61 3 Scrapbook. Philadelphia 5th Annual Hall of Fame Awards Gala. Philadelphia Music Alliance. Walk of Fame plaque 1992
Subseries 3.4: Publications, 1978-2002
Subseries 3.4 Publications, 1978-2002, consists of a small collection of journals and books, and one songbook. For those volumes that make reference to Washington, the corresponding page numbers are noted in the folder title. Publications are entered on the folder level in bibliographic form and are arranged alphabetically.
82 1 Ahearn, Michael and Peter Hay Halpert. Portrait photography by Michael Ahearn. Philadelphia?: Polite Design: Upstate Litho, 2001 (unnumbered pages; two copies) 2001
82 2 Brown, Richard C. and Bob Watson. Buffalo: lake city in Niagara land: an illustrated history. Windsor Publications, 1981 1981
63 3 Coryell, Julie and Laura Friedman. Jazz-rock fusion: the people: the music. New York, NY: Dell Publishing, 1978 (pages 260-262) 1978
63 4 Glassman, Judith. The year in music: 1979. New York, NY: Columbia House, 1979 (pages 52-53) 1979
82 5 Horowitz, James. Jazz Aspen Snowmass: 1991-2000: the first decade. Aspen, CO: Jazz Aspen Snowmass, 2001 (page 76) 2001
63 6 International Jazz Archives Journal. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh, International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame. Vol. 1, no. 1 (fall 1993) 1993
63 7 International Jazz Archives Journal. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh, International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame. Vol. 1, no. 4 (fall 1996) 1996
63 8 International Jazz Archives Journal. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh, International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame. Vol. II, no. I (fall 1998) 1998
63 9 Listen for the jazz: Key notes in Columbus History. Columbus, OH: Arts Foundation of Olde Towne, 1990 1990
82 10 Metro-Dade Aviation Department. Public Affairs and Technical Support/Advertising Divisions. Blacks in Aviation. Commemorative brochure 1996.
63 11 Newborn, Calvin. As quiet as it’s kept: the genius of Phineas Newborn, Jr. Memphis, TN: Phineas Newborn, Jr. Family Foundation, 1996 1996
82 12 Warner/Chappell presents the Mighty Three Music Catalog. Compiled by Alan Warner. Los Angeles, CA: Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., 1992. Includes CD sampler (Grover Washington, Jr. included on CD #1, Band 4) 1992
82 13 Washington, Grover, Jr., 1943-1999 and David Pearl (pianist). Best of Grover Washington, Jr. New York, NY: Cherry Lane Music; Milwaukee, WI: Exclusively distributed by H. Leonard Corp, 2002. 3 copies 2002
Series 4: Audiovisual materials, 1973-2004, undated
Series 4: Audiovisual materials, 1973-2004, undated contains more than 800 items, most of which capture Washington’s studio recordings and live performances, on the concert stage or in a TV or radio studio. The remainder document recordings by other artists, posthumous tributes to Washington and miscellaneous or unknown subject matter. Sound recordings are in the format of audiotape (1/4”, ½” and 2”), audiocassette, digital audio tape (DAT), compact disk (CD) and phonograph record. Video recording formats consist of Betacam, Hi-8, MII, VHS and U-Matic. Based on label descriptions, radio and television stations and networks, recording companies and other corporations and copyright holders provided approximately half of the recordings. The other half, which includes nearly all the concert audiocassettes, have handwritten labels, which suggests that these were recorded by someone personally associated with Washington. (See Technical Access and Publication and Copyright notes for access information.)
The inventories provide a timeline of some of Washington’s earliest stage and media performances—not all of which are documented elsewhere in the collection.
In order to arrange the materials, album release dates were used for undated recordings; online research and collection documentation, particularly Series 3 clippings, were consulted for undated appearances and partially identified concert venues and individuals. One of the three videotape inventories filed at the end of Subseries 4.6 also provides some identification and dates. There are duplicate (or multiple) copies of certain items. Some—particularly TV programs—may have slightly different titles. Researchers should refer to the date of the material to determine duplication. None of the items were played to confirm or refine identification. The six subseries were devised based on label descriptions. The series arrangement is: Subseries 4.1 Recordings; Subseries 4.2 Concert tours, set lists and special events; Subseries 4.3 Television and radio; Subseries 4.4 Other recording artists; Subseries 4.5 Tributes; and Subseries 4.5 Other or uncertain.
To assist in constructing a timeline of Washington’s many activities, researchers should also consult Subseries 3.1, which is comprised primarily of clippings arranged by year.
Subseries 4.1: Recordings, 1973-2004, undated
Subseries 4.1 Recordings, 1973-2004, undated consists primarily of masters, rough mixes, test pressings, reference recordings or commercial copies (compact disk format only) of sixteen of Washington’s solo albums, four anthologies (two of which were released posthumously), and a number of singles from the album recordings. (Video recordings of Washington’s performance in Atlantic City in 1990, which was later released as a movie are included in Subseries 4.2). Recordings of Washington’s collaborations with Urban Knights (featuring Ramsey Lewis), Kenny Burrell and Kathleen Battle are also included. The bulk of material is arranged in chronological order, followed by undated items in alphabetical order. The “soundtrack” and “promotion” subsets listed at the end of the inventory are similarly arranged.
Among Washington’s compositions that was never commercially released is “Suite in Three Colors,” included here as a “demo” in audiocassette format, along with a “live” version recorded on a DAT that also includes final and TV tracks of “Check Out Grover.” Its score is included in Series 2. Several of Washington’s recordings released from the mid-1980s to early 1990s were Philadelphia-based—recorded at Sigma Sound Studios or mastered by Masterwork Recording Inc. Some of the Sigma recordings were produced by Washington’s own G-Man Productions.
144 5 Soul Box. Vol. 1 only. For testing and review only. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record 1973
123 6 Side A "A Secret Place. Part 1;" Side B Part 2. Not for sale. 3 copies. 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1977
123 15 Motown "bootleg" sent from Kim Gold (1979). Side 1 "Do Dat;" Side 2 "Reed Seed" (Trio Tune). 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1978
142 2 Paradise. Side 1 three songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record February 27, 1979
142 3 Paradise. Side 2 four songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record February 27, 1979
123 14 Side 1 "Snake Eyes;" Side 2 "Love." 2 copies. 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1980
123 7 Side A "Just the Two of Us;" Side B "Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba)." 3 copies. 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1980
123 1 Side A "Be Mine (Tonight);" Side B "Reaching Out." 3 copies. 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1981
123 2 Sides A and B "Be Mine (Tonight)." For radio station use only. 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1981
162 5 "Take Me There." Side B (3:26). 45 rpm, 10" record. Phonograph record March 11, 1981
162 4 "Take Me There." Side B (6:16). 33 rpm. Phonograph record March 11, 1981
162 3 "Wine Light." Side A (3:25).] 45 rpm. 10" record. Phonograph record March 11, 1981
162 2 "Wine Light." Side A (7:32). 33 rpm. Phonograph record March 11, 1981
144 10 Come Morning. Side A. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record October 13, 1981
144 11 Come Morning. Side B. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record October 13, 1981
123 3 Side A "The Best is Yet To Come;" Side B "More Than Meets the Eye." 3 copies. 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1982
116 24 Winelight (Commercial copy). Originally released 1980. CD 1983
129 17 Playboy Jazz '82. Ref mixes. Audiocassette August 23, 1983
141 5 "Sassy Stew" (single). Side B. 45 rpm, 10" Phonograph record June 15, 1984
141 4 "Watching You, Watching Me" (single). Side A. 45 rpm, 10" Phonograph record June 16, 1984
141 3 "Inside Moves" (single). 45 rpm, 10" Phonograph record June 27, 1984
141 13 "Inside Moves" Side B (5:50). 33 1/3 rpm Phonograph record July 5, 1984
141 10 Side A "Inside Moves" (4:09); Side B "Inside Moves" (time 5:50). 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record July 5, 1984
141 6 Test pressing. A "Inside Moves" (Edit); B "Inside Moves" (L.P.) 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record July 11, 1984
166 1 Inside Moves. Four songs. Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape July 18, 1984
162 1 Inside Moves. Four songs. Test pressing included with Master Dolby A 1/2" audiotape dated July 18, 1984. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record August 25, 1984
141 1 Inside Moves. Side A. Four songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record July 18, 1984
141 2 Inside Moves. Side B. Three songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record July 18, 1984
166 2 Inside Moves. Three songs. Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape July 18, 1984
141 12 Test pressing. No title. GWJr, artist. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record August 20, 1984
141 7 Test pressing. No title. A "Use A5 for A side"; B "Good B side." 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record September 14, 1984
149 1 Singles ("When I Look at You" and "Secret Sounds." Annotated label detached. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) October 1, 1984
138 19 Split Second (theatre). Overture and acts listed on label. DAT 1986
145 1 Split Second (theatre). Master. Dolby A. Includes annotated label and notes. 1/4" audiotape (no flanges) January 10, 1986
145 2 Split Second (theatre). Master. Dolby A. Includes annotated label and notes.1/4" audiotape (no flanges) January 17, 1986
125 1 Split Second (theatre). Includes annotated label. 1/4" audiotape (no flanges) January 21, 1986
145 3 Split Second (theatre). Master. Non-Dolby. Includes annotated label. 1/4" audiotape (no flanges) January 22, 1986
116 23 Come Morning (Commercial copy). Originally released 1981. CD 1987
116 26 Strawberry Moon (Commercial copy). CD 1987
154 2 "Summer Nights" (2 versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) April 24, 1987
157 3 "Summer Nights" (was "Winter Nights"). Annotated label and track sheet. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) April 24, 1987
157 2 "Strawberry Moon." Various versions? Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) May 1, 1987
165 1 Strawberry Moon. Five songs. Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape May 8, 1987
165 2 Strawberry Moon. Four songs. Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape May 8, 1987
141 15 Side A "Summer Nights"; Side B "Strawberry Moon." 45 rpm, 10" Phonograph record May 19, 1987
141 14 Strawberry Moon. Side 1 five songs; Side 2 four songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record May 26, 1987
124 2 Strawberry Moon. Master. Includes track list. U-matic June 27, 1987
123 12 "Shivery Ride," "Strawberry Moon," and two others. TV tracks. 1/4" audiotape July 2, 1987
154 1 "Shivery Ride" (2 versions) and "Look of Love." Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) September 9, 1987
155 3 "Shivery Ride" and "Look of Love." Annotated label. Transfer from master. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) September 9, 1987
119 13 "The Look of Love" with Jean Carne. U-matic October 8, 1987
116 25 Then and Now (Commercial copy). CD 1988
116 27 Inside Moves (Commercial copy). Originally released 1984. CD 1988?
147 24 Then and Now. 8 songs listed on label. DAT May 18, 1988
141 16 Then and Now. Side 1 four songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record May 18, 1988
141 17 Then and Now. Side 2 four songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record May 18, 1988
158 1 Then and Now. Sides 1 and 2. Annotated label. Master 1/4" audiotape May 18, 1988
147 3 "Protect the Dream." Leader and short version. DAT 1989
116 22 Time Out of Mind (Commercial copy). CD 1989
138 6 Time Out of Mind. 1K tone. Side I. 10 songs listed on label. DAT 1989
138 20 Time Out of Mind. EQID copy. 1K tone. Side A songs listed on label. DAT 1989
167 1 Time Out of Mind. Side One: 5 songs. Annotated label. Master Dolby A 1/2" audiotape 1989
167 2 Time Out of Mind. Side Two: 6 songs. Annotated label. Master Dolby A 1/2" audiotape 1989
117 11 Time Out of Mind. Vocals to be sampled. DAT 1989?
153 2 "Jamaica" and "The Bar Scene" (2 versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges). May 31, 1989
149 2 "Jamaica." Includes annotated label. Master. Outtakes. 1/2" audiotape May 31, 1989
153 3 Album master. "Nice and Easy" and other songs? Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) May 31, 1989
149 3 "Gramercy Park." Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) June 1, 1989
155 1 "Jamaica" (2 versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) June 2, 1989
150 3 "Time Out of Mind" (two versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) June 9, 1989
150 1 "Unspoken Love" (various versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) June 19, 1989
152 2 "Don't Take Your Love Away" (3 versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) June 20, 1989
153 1 "Fly Away" (4 versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) June 29, 1989
151 1 "Brand New Age" (various versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) June 30, 1989
151 3 "Protecting the Dream" (various versions). Annotated label and notes. Master. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) July 12, 1989
151 2 "Sacred Kind of Love" (two versions). Annotated label. Master. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) July 13, 1989
152 3 "Sacred Kind of Love" (two versions). Annotated label. Master. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) July 13, 1989
124 5 Time Out of Mind. Master. Includes track list and other papers. U-matic August 9, 1989
152 1 "Jamaica" and "The Bar Scene." Annotated label. Made from album masters. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) September 1, 1989
141 18 Side 1 "Jamaica"; Side 2 "Bar Scene." 45 rpm, 10" Phonograph record September 1, 1989
150 2 "Jamaica" (TV versions). Annotated label. Master Dolby A. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) October-1989
123 13 "Jamaica" (two versions) and "Protecting the Dream." TV tracks. 1/4" audiotape October 11, 1989
116 16 The Best is Yet to Come (Commercial copy). Originally released 1982. CD 1990
123 9 "Protect the Dream." TV track. Short version. 1/4" audiotape 1990
117 17 "Protecting the Dream" TV track. DAT 1990
158 3 "Sacred Kind of Love" and "Nice n Easy" w/Phyllis Hyman. TV tracks. Annotated label. Master. 1/4" audiotape March 13, 1990
119 12 Columbia Records. "Sacred Kind of Love." U-matic June 26, 1990
128 15 Facts About Black History. Narrated by Columbia Recording Artists. Audiocassette 1991
147 23 Mixes. 22 song titles listed on label. Safety copy. DAT September 5, 1991
143 1 "Only For You." Sergio George, producer (and backing vocals, piano, synth, arranger). Includes track sheets and diskette of mix. 2" audiotape October 12, 1991
147 28 Next Exit. Updated. 11 songs listed on label. DAT December 5, 1991
147 15 Rough mixes. "Next Exit." Not for Production. DAT December 5, 1991
147 21 Master album mixes. 20 songs/versions listed on label. Original master. DAT December 16, 1991-January 22, 1992
147 20 Mixes. 23 song titles/versions listed on label. Production master. DAT December 17, 1991, January 1, 1992
116 35 "Take Five (Take Another Five)" (single). From Next Exit. CD 1992
159 20 Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Cheryl Smith and Grover. Three songs. Audiocassette 1992
138 18 Next Exit. 8 songs listed on label. DAT 1992
147 19 "Summer Chill." Original master. DAT February 8, 1992
147 27 "Next Exit." DAT February 18, 1992
138 17 Next Exit. Not for production. 11 songs listed on label. DAT February 21, 1992
141 19 Next Exit. Side A 5 songs; Side B 6 songs "Void B. See dub #2." 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record March 3, 1992
141 20 Next Exit. Side B 6 songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record March 5, 1992
124 7 Next Exit. Master. Includes track list and other papers. U-matic March 6, 1992
119 14 Columbia Records. "The Look of Love." U-matic May 28, 1992
121 1 Columbia Records. "The Look of Love." U-matic May 28, 1992
117 14 TV Tracks (6 tracks). DAT October 19, 1992
147 26 TV track comp. Album mixes (5 tracks). DAT October 19, 1992
133 6 "The Eyes of Africa." Rough mix. Audiocassette 1993?
147 1 Session tape. DAT July 9, 1993
147 14 "Eyes of Africa." Rough. Session tape. DAT July 20, 1993
138 11 "The Eyes of Africa." Final mixes. Safety master. DAT August 3, 1993
138 7 "As Time Goes By" and "Dancing in the Dark." Mixes. DAT August 4, 1993
117 16 TV Tracks. 2 songs. DAT September 28, 1993
123 11 "I Miss Home" and "Next Exit." TV tracks. 1/4" audiotape October 29, 1993
116 21 All My Tomorrows (Commercial copy). CD 1994
124 3 All My Tomorrows. Master. Includes track list and other papers. U-matic March 18, 1994
138 16 All My Tomorrows. 1KC Tone. Not for production. 10 songs listed on label. DAT March 29, 1994
117 1 TV Tracks #1. 5 songs. DAT August 9, 1994
113 4 "Can You Stop the Rain." Columbia Records. Live footage (Soulful Strut). Betacam 1995
116 31 Mister Magic (Commercial copy). Originally released 1975. CD 1995
147 8 Compilation. 9 songs listed on label. DAT March 16, 1995
112 11 Urban Knights. "Wanna Be With You." VHS October 16, 1995
116 33 "Can You Stop the Rain " (single). Edit and album versions from Soulful Strut. CD 1996
147 6 "Ideal." Grover and Donald Robinson. DAT 1996
147 10 Finals. 8 songs listed on label. Safety copy. DAT 1996
147 12 Rough mix. "Can You Stop the Rain" and "Soulful Strut." DAT 1996
116 17 Soulful Strut (Commercial copy). CD 1996
138 27 Soulful Strut. Rhythm tracks. Finals. DAT 1996
116 32 The Best of Grover Washington, Jr. Anthology. 2CD set. (Commercial copy). CD 1996
147 18 Dream Factory '96 . "Bordertown" and other titles. Not for Production. DAT January 5, 1996
147 5 "Play That Groove for Me." Tracks 18-20. Including "Headman's Haunt." DAT January 16, 18, 1996
147 16 "Uptown." Recall. Cadway. DAT February 5, 1996
147 13 "Bordertown." Not for Production. DAT February 15, 1996
147 7 Finals. "Village Groove" and "Poacherman." Not for Production. DAT March-1996
159 13 Soulful Strut. 10 songs listed on label. Steve's sequence. Final mixes. DAT July 18, 1996
138 28 Soulful Strut. Sequence Dat #1. Sony 'E.' 10 songs listed on label. DAT July 18, 1996
138 12 Soulful Strut CD. DAT. July 23, 1996
159 12 Soulful Strut. 10 songs listed on label. Steve's sequence. DAT July 23, 1996
124 4 Soulful Strut. Master. Includes track list and other papers. U-matic August 1, 1996
117 24 "Can You Stop the Rain." Track samples. DAT August 21, 1996
159 11 "Can You Stop the Rain" (3 versions) and "Soulful Strut." Instrumentals. DAT September 11, 1996
138 1 "Headman's Haunt." Tracks bounced from multitrack. Annotated label. DAT September 12, 1996
138 15 John Williams, GWJr. and London Symphony Orchestra. "A Place in the Sun." Rough mix. Edit reference. DAT October 23, 1996
116 8 "Soulful Strut" (single). Various versions. Promotional CD 1997
116 34 "Soulful Strut." Various versions. Master. CD 1997
116 20 Breath of Heaven. A Holiday Collection. (Commercial copy). CD 1997
117 27 "Soulful Strut." Top down version. TV Track. DAT January 29, 1997
159 10 "Soulful Strut" (Uptown and top down TV tracks). DAT January 30, 1997
117 23 TV tracks. "Soulful Strut." Two versions. DAT January 30, 1997
124 6 "Soulful Strut." Master? Various versions. Includes track list and other papers. U-matic April 1, 1997
116 34 Breath of Heaven. A Holiday Collection. Factory master. Includes session sheet. Replacement copy dated September 2, 1997. CD July 30, 1997
116 6 TV mixes. No lead horn. Three songs, including "Breath of Heaven, inst." CD November 11, 1997
111 2 "Poolman" Grover and Adam Holzman? LosGatos, CA? Audiocassette August-1998
116 3 Arias [sic]. Tracks 1-6 only. CD 1999
116 18 Prime Cuts: The Columbia Years 1987-1999. 3 commercial copies of CK 69722. CD 1999
116 14 The Ultimate Collection (Commercial copy). CD 1999
116 9 Reference. 3 cuts. "Strawberry Moon," "Protect the Dream" (2 versions). CD April 6, 1999
116 10 Reference. "Best of…" 13 tracks. CD April 21, 1999
117 4 Arias [sic]. #1, Tracks 1-20. Master. DAT May 5, 1999
117 5 Arias [sic]. #2, Tracks 21-59. Master. DAT May 5, 1999
117 6 Arias [sic]. #3, Tracks 60-91. Master. DAT May 5, 1999
117 7 Arias [sic]. #4, Tracks 92-129. Master. DAT May 5, 1999
116 1 Arias [sic]. First edit reference. Rough mix. CD June 30, 1999
116 11 Reference album. Untitled "B." New EQ. Blues for D.P. Rev. 13 tracks. CD July 7, 1999
117 9 Arias [sic] project. Additional repertoire demo. DAT July 20, 1999
117 8 Arias [sic]. Mix 1. Master. DAT August 18, 1999
116 5 Arias [sic]. Mix 1 Seq. #2. Label dated September 7, 1999. CD September 3, 1999
116 4 Arias [sic]. Mix 1 Seq. #2. CD November 18, 1999
116 7 TV tracks. "Night Fantastic," "Heat Index," "Heat Index" (Instrumental). Master. CD December 1, 1999
116 19 Aria. (Commercial copy). CD 2000
116 30 The Best of Grover Washington Jr. 20th Century Masters. The Millenium Collection. (Commercial copy). CD 2000
116 29 Discovery. The First Recordings. (Commercial copy). CD 2001
116 28 Paradise (Commercial copy). Originally released 1979. CD 2003?
116 15 Jazz Moods. Cool. (Commercial copy). CD 2004
120 22 "Cancion De Cuna" with Kathleen Battle. VHS undated
159 1 "Check Out Grover" (final and TV track); "Suite in Three Colors" (Live). Original master. DAT undated
117 20 "I Miss Home" TV Track. DAT undated
117 22 "Jamaica" sequence. (Sigma) Production master. DAT undated
118 6 "Love Like This." VHS undated
118 17 "Love Like This." Rough Cut. VHS undated
138 25 "Protect the Dream." Safety copy. DAT undated
133 7 "Suite in Three Colors." Demo. Audiocassette undated
123 10 "Summer Nights" and "Maddie's Blues." TV tracks. 1/4" audiotape undated
117 28 "The Night Fantastic" and "Heat Index." TV tracks. DAT undated
134 14 "Two New Grover Tunes." The Night Fantastic and Heat Index. TV tracks. Audiocassette undated
160 1 "Untitled A." Reel #1. Tones. Annotated label. Donald Robinson, producer. 1/2" audiotape undated
160 2 "Untitled A." Reel #2. Drums and instrumental. Annotated label. 1/2" audiotape undated
160 3 "Untitled A." Reel #3. Final and sax. Annotated label. 1/2" audiotape undated
161 1 "Untitled A." Reel #4. Sax/drums. Annotated label. 1/2" audiotape undated
161 2 "Untitled B." Reel #1. Final/sax/TV track. Annotated label. Donald Robinson, producer. 1/2" audiotape undated
161 3 "Untitled B." Reel #2. Instrumental. Annotated label. 1/2" audiotape undated
138 23 "UR What UR" and "Twilight" possible for next CD. New headman. DAT undated
128 17 Consumer Electronics Show. For promotional use only. Audiocassette undated
142 4 First. Come Morning. Side A. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record undated
142 5 First. Come Morning. Side B. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record undated
125 2 G-Man's Mixdowns. Audiotape 1. Includes annotated label. 1/4" audiotape undated
125 3 G-Man's Mixdowns. Audiotape 2. 1/4" audiotape undated
134 9 Kenny (Burrell) and Grover. #1. Audiocassette undated
134 10 Kenny (Burrell) and Grover. #2. Audiocassette undated
147 17 New. Donald Robinson? Final mixes. Safety copy. DAT undated
159 2 Next Exit. LP and cassette Production master. DAT undated
138 14 Originals #2. "Easy Lovin' You." DAT undated
138 4 Originals. 14 songs listed on label. DAT undated
142 6 Reference recording. Come Morning. Side A. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record undated
142 7 Reference recording. Come Morning. Side B. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record undated
138 22 Rehearsal. For recording session? DAT undated
138 24 Rehearsal. For recording session? DAT undated
147 22 Roughs. DAT undated
144 9 Side A "Be Mine;" Side B "Reaching Out." 45 rpm, 10" Phonograph record undated
138 5 Sound F/X. "Split Second." Safety copy. DAT undated
141 11 Test pressing. No title. GWJr, artist. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record. undated
117 19 TV Tracks. 3 songs. DAT undated
147 2 Two tunes for Grover written by Donald? Robinson and GWJr. DAT undated
118 3 Soundtrack. Cassie and Company (TV series). Main title. VHS December 8, 1981
129 16 Soundtrack. Cassie and Company (TV series). Main title and end credits. Audiocassette December 17, 1981
114 9 Soundtrack. Cassie and Company (TV series). Main theme. Music only. U-matic 1983
128 3 Soundtrack. Percy and Thunder (TV movie). Includes song list. Audiocassette 1993
146 1 Soundtrack. Percy and Thunder (TV movie)."Suzanne's Apt." Demo. Includes track sheet. 2" audiotape March 9, 1993
138 13 Soundtrack. Percy and Thunder (TV movie). Soundtrack. Safety copy. DAT April 12, 1993
115 15 Soundtrack. Music of the Heart (movie). Select scenes for G. Washington. VHS August 30, 1999
115 16 Soundtrack. Music of the Heart (movie). Select scenes for G. Washington. Includes correspondence. VHS September 22, 1999
135 13 Soundtrack. Music from the Cosby Show. First tape off test pressing. (Released as A House Full of Love: Music from the Bill Cosby Show, 1986). Audiocassette 1986
115 9 Soundtrack. Sprung (movie). Includes "I Don't Know Pt. 1." VHS
115 12 Promotion. Red Cross PSA. Christmas and Summer spots. VHS 1982
118 7 Promotion. Wendy's International. Breakfast Menu. "Morning Message." VHS. May 6, 1985
128 5 Promotion. "Phila...Get To Know Us." Grover mix. Audiocassette 1986
128 4 Promotion. "Phila… Get to Know Us" with Teddy Pendergrass. Audiocassette 1986
128 19 Promotion. Chrysler LeBaron and Pennsylvania Lottery jingles. Audiocassette March 1, 1988
118 8 Promotion. PA Lottery. "Beautiful Dreamer." VHS June 2, 1988
115 13 Promotion. WQCD Radio CD 101.9 (Dale Pon Advertising). VHS February 6, 1989
119 10 Promotion. CBS Records. Video press release. U-matic October 18, 1989
119 5 Promotion. Special Olympics. U-matic November 27, 1989
118 22 Promotion? Gore-Tex "Protecting the Dream." VHS 1990
118 23 Promotion? Unland Corp. "Protecting the Dream." VHS January 5, 1990
121 2 Promotion? Unland. "Protecting the Dream." U-matic January 5, 1990
119 9 Promotion. Columbia Records. Video profile. U-matic September 25, 1992
121 6 Promotion. Columbia Record. Video profile. U-matic September 29, 1992
114 13 Promotion. Cognac Hennessy tour. Corporate video shot at Blue Note, NYC. U-matic September 16, 1993
120 2 Promotion. The Rose promos. VHS May 8, 1995
112 19 Promotion. Kathleen Battle. So Many Stars. Electronic press kit includes interview with GWJr. VHS 1996
112 18 Promotion. WHYY GWJr. Spot (Ken Burns Jazz Series). Includes correspondence. VHS January-2001
112 8 Promotion. "Make Believe" Ball Fundraiser. VHS 2002
112 4 Promotion. Tri-C JazzFest Promo. VHS December 4, 2002
129 1 Promotion. PA jingle (60 seconds). Audiocassette undated
136 7 Promotion. Smooth Jazz CD 101.9. (New York, NY). Grover birthday greetings. Audiocassette undated
115 11 Promotion. Video press release. VHS undated
119 11 Promotion. Video press release. U-matic undated
140 10 Promotion. Video press release. VHS undated
Subseries 4.2: Concert tours, set lists and special events 1975-1999, undated
Subseries 4.2 Concert tours, set lists and special events, 1975-1999, undated document in audio cassette and video formats a number of Washington’s concerts performed primarily from the mid-1970s to mid-1990s. There are gaps, with few to no performances for the years 1980, 1986, 1994 and 1998. Most of the shows were in the United States, but there are recordings of his 1983 and 1991 shows in Japan and a few European venues. Most are sound recordings, in audiocassette format. The subseries also includes set lists, which appear to be audio versions of the lists Washington worked out on paper, (and included in Subseries 1.3). The concert tour material is arranged in chronological order, followed by undated items in alphabetical order. The “set lists” and “special event” subsets listed at the end of the inventory are similarly arranged.
Many of Washington’s concert tours with the musical trio Pieces of a Dream are included here. Other performances of note include Washington’s concert at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia on June 27, 1981, which was filmed for home video and cable television distribution and originally released in 1982. A DVD version entitled “Live from Philadelphia” was released in 2009. In addition to the U-matic and VHS tapes of the performance included here, documentation of the project, including all agreements, are included in Sub-subseries 1.1.1.
130 7 Unidentified #4. Audiocassette April 18-19, 1975
130 8 Circle Star (San Carlos CA?) Audiocassette June 11, 1976
130 9 Circle Star (San Carlos CA?) 7:30 show. Audiocassette June 12, 1976
127 14 St. Joe. Second half, second concert. Audiocassette October 10, 1976
130 10 San Diego. Audiocassette January 16, 1977
130 14 San Diego, CA. With Bob James. Audiocassette January 16, 1977
130 15 Pittsburgh, PA. Audiocassette June 11, 1977
130 13 Houston, TX. Part 2. Audiocassette June 17, 1977
129 4 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ. Audiocassette 1978?
131 2 Santa Barbara, CA. Audiocassette 1978?
129 9 Santa Cruz, CA. Sound check. Audiocassette January-1978
129 5 Portland, OR. Audiocassette January 14, 1978
129 10 California. Sound check. Audiocassette January 17, 1978
131 5 Spokane, WA. Audiocassette January 17, 1978
129 6 Sacramento, CA. Audiocassette January 19, 1978
129 7 Oakland, CA. Audiocassette January 20, 1978
129 8 San Diego, CA. Audiocassette January 21, 1978
131 6 Santa Cruz, CA. Sound check, Audiocassette. January 22, 1978
129 11 Denver, CO. Audiocassette January 28, 1978
130 16 St. Paul, MN. Audiocassette February 2, 1978
130 17 Des Moines, Iowa. Audiocassette February 9, 1978
130 18 Kalamazoo, Michigan. Audiocassette February 11, 1978
129 13 Academy of Music (Philadelphia, PA) with Locksmith. Audiocassette March 3, 1978
131 7 Beaumont, TX. Audiocassette April 7, 1978
129 3 Houston, TX and Lafayette. Audiocassette April 14, 16, 1978
131 4 Lafayette, LA. Audiocassette April 16, 1978
130 19 Orlando, FL. Second set. Audiocassette April 20, 1978
131 3 Birmingham, AL. Audiocassette May 4, 1978
131 1 Wilmington, DE. Audiocassette May 13, 1978
129 12 University of Oregon. Audiocassette October 21, 1978
127 13 Greensboro, N. C. Audiocassette June 7, 1979
130 6 Richmond, VA. Audiocassette June 10, 1979
121 4 In Concert. "Winelight." Shubert Theatre (Philadelphia, Pa.). (June 27, 1981 performance.) U-matic 1981
112 12 GWJr. In Concert (Shubert Theatre). Demo. Fat Lady Productions. VHS September 15, 1981
118 5 GWJr. In Concert (Shubert Theatre). Demo. Fat Lady Productions. VHS September 15, 1981
129 14 Ripley's (Philadelphia, PA) with Pieces of a Dream. Set 1. Audiocassette December 30, 1981
129 15 Ripley's (Philadelphia, PA) with Pieces of a Dream. Set 2. Audiocassette December 30, 1981
127 11 New Year's with Pieces of a Dream. Ripley's (Philadelphia). #1. Audiocassette December 31, 1981
127 12 New Year's with Pieces of a Dream. Ripley's (Philadelphia). #2. Audiocassette January 1, 1982
148 6 Japan. Last show. Parts 1, 2. With Pieces of a Dream. Audiocassette 1983?
163 8 Side B only. Very last show. Part 4. Grover Live in Japan. Audiocassette 1983
148 7 Next to last and last show. Part #3. Japan? Audiocassette 1983?
148 4 Japan tour. (Aurex Jazz Festival tour with Pieces of a Dream). Audiocassette September-1983
148 13 (Fukuoka, Japan. Aurex Jazz Festival tour with Pieces of a Dream) Audiocassette September 7, 1983
148 2 Japan (Aurex Jazz Festival tour). Grover and Pieces of a Dream. Bootleg. Audiocassette September 7, 1983
148 12 Show. (Hiroshima, Japan. Aurex Jazz Festival tour with Pieces of a Dream). Audiocassette September 8, 1983
163 19 "Por?" (Portland?) Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 5 1/2 show. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
148 18 Albany. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 17 Cincinnati. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 9 Cleveland. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 6 Dallas. First show. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 11 Dallas. Second show. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 12 Denver #2. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 13 Detroit. First show. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 3 Detroit. Second show. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 1 East Lansing. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 15 Houston. First show. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 2 Houston. Second show. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 7 L.A. Part of 2 of Us and Mr. Magic. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
148 9 Merriville (IN?) Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 5 New Orleans. Pieces of a Dream. New Orleans. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 8 New Orleans. Third tape. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 4 Park West (Chicago?). #1. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
148 16 Park West (Chicago?). First and second shows. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 1 Pittsburgh, PA. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 13 PR #1. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
148 11 San Carlos (CA. Circle Star Theater?) #2. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 15 Washington D.C. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
148 17 West. First and second shows. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 6 West. First show. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
131 9 NYC. Concert? Board mix. Midas console. Audiocassette July 28, 1984
131 12 Cleveland, OH. Harrison console. Audiocassette August 2, 1984
130 4 Cleveland, OH. Audiocassette August 3, 1984
131 14 Skokie, IL. Second show. Audiocassette August 4, 1984
130 3 Minneapolis, MN. Audiocassette August 5, 1984
131 13 Memphis, TN. Audiocassette August 9, 1984
131 8 St. Louis, MO. Audiocassette August 10, 1984
131 11 Kansas City. Second show. Audiocassette August 11, 1984
130 2 Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Morrison, CO). Audiocassette August 12, 1984
131 15 Phoenix, AZ. Second show. Audiocassette August 14, 1984
131 10 Los Angeles. Second show. Audiocassette August 17, 1984
164 4 Concord Pavilion. Audiocassette August 19, 1984
163 16 Claridge (Atlantic City, NJ?) Audiocassette September 28-29, 1984?
164 18 New York. Beacon Theatre? #1. Audiocassette October 26, 1984?
163 10 New York City. Beacon Theatre. Second show. Audiocassette October 26, 1984
130 5 Hollywood Live with Pieces of a Dream. Audiocassette November 11, 1984
163 7 Trenton. Audiocassette February 14, 1985
127 15 Trop #3 with Pieces. Audiocassette June, 1985
131 18 Atlanta Civic Center. Audiocassette July 3, 1985
131 17 Charlotte, NC. First show. Audiocassette July 4, 1985
132 8 The Front Row (Cleveland, OH). Audiocassette July 9, 1985
132 3 Milwaukee, WI. Audiocassette July 11, 1985
132 1 Riverside Theatre (Milwaukee, WI) Mislabeled? Audiocassette July 11, 1985
131 19 Premier Center (Sterling Heights, MI). Second show. Audiocassette July 12, 1985
131 16 Premier Center (Sterling Heights, MI). Grover and Al. Audiocassette July 12, 1985
132 4 The Vic Theatre (Chicago, IL). First show. Audiocassette July 13, 1985
132 6 The Vic Theatre (Chicago, IL). Second show. Audiocassette July 13, 1985
132 7 Omaha, NE. Audiocassette July 14, 1985
132 5 Fox Theatre (St. Louis, MO). Audiocassette July 16, 1985
126 5 Concert in Moscow (Chautauqua Institution trip). Tape 2. Includes last night jam session. Audiocassette September 22, 1986
132 9 Great Woods (Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA?) Audiocassette August 5, 1987
127 19 Live at Chautauqua '87. Audiocassette August 27, 1987
113 10 Live at Chautauqua '87. Betacam August 27, 1987
133 12 Live at Chautauqua '87. Side 3. Audiocassette August 27, 1987
133 11 Live at Chautauqua '87. Sides 1-2. Audiocassette August 27, 1987
133 9 Royal Albert Hall (London, England). Audiocassette November 14, 1987
111 18 Live at the Pier N.Y.C. Pier 84? Audiocassette 1988?
139 20 Newport Jazz '88. VHS 1988
134 1 Blues Alley (Washington, D.C.?) First set. Audiocassette January 14, 1988
133 16 Blues Alley (Washington, D.C.?) Second set. Audiocassette January 15, 1988
133 15 Blues Alley (Washington, D.C.?) First set. Audiocassette January 16, 1988
133 14 Blues Alley (Washington, D.C.?) Second set. Audiocassette January 16, 1988
133 13 Blues Alley (Washington, D.C.?) First set. Audiocassette January 17, 1988
133 18 Harvest Jazz Festival? Paul Masson Vineyards (Santa Cruz, CA). Audiocassette June 23, 1988
133 19 The Pier. Concert venue? RPS. Tape #1. Audiocassette August 11, 1988
121 5 Newport Jazz '88. U-matic September 16, 1988
134 5 Milwaukee, WI. Audiocassette February 22, 1990
111 11 Atlantic City, NJ show. Trump Castle (Regency Cabaret Theatre?) Hi-8 August 19, 1990?
115 23 Standing Room Only. Trump Regency Cabaret Theatre. Atlantic City, NJ. Filmed live performance. VHS August 24, 1990
119 3 Standing Room Only. Trump Regency Cabaret Theatre. Atlantic City, NJ. Filmed live performance. U-matic August 24, 1990
111 14 SRO Live at Trump Regency MASTER. Hi-8 September 8, 1990
111 8 Blue Note Osaka Thursday 2nd Show Tape 1. Hi-8 1991?
111 9 Blue Note Osaka Thursday 2nd Show Tape 2. Hi-8 1991?
111 10 Blue Note Tokyo Last Show. Hi-8 1991?
120 6 Rusty Bryant Memorial Concert at Headliners. VHS April 7, 1991
140 6 Next Exit tour. Europe and Japan. VHS 1992
113 6 Grover/Layla - Blue Note. MII April 23, 1992
113 7 Grover at the Blue Note. MII April 24, 1992
132 11 JVC Halle That Jazz Festival (Paris). Audiocassette July 4, 1992
132 10 Glasgow (Scotland?) Tape 1 of 2. Audiocassette July 7, 1992
127 5 Carnegie Hall Saxophone Summit featuring Grover Washington, Jr. Audiocassette October 22, 1992
132 16 Carnegie Hall Saxophone Summit. Tape 1. Audiocassette October 22, 1992
132 17 Carnegie Hall Saxophone Summit. Tape 2. Audiocassette October 22, 1992
120 24 Long Island Jazz Festival 1993. VHS 1993
139 3 Cognac Hennessy tour. Selected airchecks. VHS September-November 1993
112 15 1995 Hampton. Dupe of jazz festival? VHS June-1995
120 7 Hampton Jazz Festival. VHS June-1995
112 13 Hampton Jazz Festival 1995. VHS June-1995
112 17 Hampton Jazz Festival 1995. Dupe? VHS June-1995
112 3 Jacksonville Jazz Fest. VHS October 14, 1995
118 25 Urban Knights. "Wanna Be With You." VHS October 16, 1995
118 26 Urban Knights. "Esprit" video. VHS October 20, 1995
112 1 I-Mag Video Hampton, VA. VHS June 22, 1996
139 17 Houston show tape. Late 1990s. VHS 1997?
140 3 Winter Park Jazz Fest. VHS March 12, 1997
120 17 Boston Pops. "A Place in the Sun" with John Williams. Airdate August 13, 1997. VHS May 21, 1997
138 10 Rehearsal. 2 of 3. DAT June 2, 1999
111 3 Grover Live - San Diego. Audiocassette June 11, 1999
117 10 Aria? Rehearsal, opera house. DAT October 24, 1999?
127 9 Allentown. Audiocassette February 14, no year
127 17 Music, Inc. Detroit, Michigan. Audiocassette June 23, no year
127 4 Phoenix. Audiocassette July 22, no year
127 10 Irvine. Audiocassette July 24, no year
127 7 Los Angeles. First show (Saturday). Audiocassette August 19, no year
126 6 Flint, Michigan. Audiocassette September, no year
148 5 TROP. Tropicana Casino? Audiocassette September 28, no year
127 1 Bijou. Set #2. Thursday. Audiocassette undated
113 8 Chuck Mangione Rock Concert. Betacam undated
127 2 Circle Star. (San Carlos CA?) First show. Audiocassette undated
127 3 Circle Star (San Carlos CA?) Second show. Audiocassette undated
126 7 Columbus. #2. Audiocassette undated
126 17 Fort Worth. Audiocassette undated
126 1 Fox Theater (St. Louis, MO?) First show. Audiocassette undated
128 6 Grove and Friends. Live. Show 2. Audiocassette undated
127 18 Grover Live! Audiocassette undated
126 18 Houston. Audiocassette undated
128 1 Kenny (Burrell) and Grover. #3. Audiocassette undated
128 2 Kenny (Burrell) and Grover. #4. Audiocassette undated
140 11 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 1. 1-8. Super-VHS undated
140 12 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 1. 9-16. Super-VHS undated
140 13 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 1. 17-24. Super-VHS undated
140 14 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 1. 25-32. Super-VHS undated
140 15 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 2. 1-8. Super-VHS undated
140 16 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 2. 9-16. Super-VHS undated
140 17 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 2. 17-24. Super-VHS undated
140 18 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 2. 25-32. Super-VHS undated
140 19 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 3. 1-8. Super-VHS undated
140 20 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 3. 9-16. Super-VHS undated
140 21 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 3. 17-24. Super-VHS undated
140 22 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 3. 25-32. Super-VHS undated
140 23 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 4. 1-8. Super-VHS undated
140 24 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 4. 9-16. Super-VHS undated
140 25 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 4. 17-24. Super-VHS undated
140 26 Keswick Theater (Glenside, PA). 4. 25-32. Super-VHS undated
133 17 Park West (Chicago, IL) with Kenny G. Audiocassette undated
127 8 Pier C. Audiocassette undated
126 19 Set #2. Friday. Audiocassette undated
126 8 The Wiltern. Los Angeles (CA). First night. Audiocassette, undated
121 7 With Layla Hathaway at Blue Note, New York. U-matic undated
127 6 Wolf Trap (National Park for the Performing Arts, Vienna, VA?) Audiocassette undated
133 10 Set list? Blue Note gig. Demo. Audiocassette January 7, 1987
137 4 Set list. Grover demos. Songs listed on label. Audiocassette May 11, 1987
138 2 Set list. Master. 11 songs listed on label. DAT March-1989
137 5 Set list. 11 songs listed on label. Masterwork. Audiocassette August 1, 1989
137 6 Set list. 11 songs listed on label. Masterwork. Audiocassette August 8, 1989
137 7 Set list. The set for 8/18/89. Audiocassette August 18, 1989
137 8 Set List "A" and "B." Songs 1-11 listed on label. Summer tour. Audiocassette June-August 1990
137 9 Set List "C." Songs 12-16 listed on label. Summer tour. Audiocassette June-August 1990
138 3 Set list. Master A. Summer tour '90. 9 songs listed on label. DAT June-August 1990
159 3 Set list. Fukuoka (Japan). First set. DAT February 26, 1991
159 4 Set list. Fukuoka (Japan). Second set. DAT February 26, 1991
159 8 Set list. Tokyo (Japan). Second set. DAT March 8, 1991
159 7 Set list. Tokyo (Japan). First set. DAT March 9, 1991
159 5 Set list. Tokyo (Japan). First set. DAT March 10, 1991
159 6 Set list. Tokyo (Japan). Second set. DAT March 10, 1991
137 11 Set list. 8 songs listed on label. Audiocassette July 11, 1991
137 10 Set list. 11 songs listed on label. Sony Music. Audiocassette December 5, 1991
137 13 Set list. Grover set and new medley arranged 92. Audiocassette 1992
137 14 Set list. Grover set and new medley arranged 92. Bill Jolly? Audiocassette 1992
137 15 Set list. Next Exit (tour?) '92. Songs listed on label. Audiocassette 1992
137 16 Set list. Next Exit (tour?) '92. Songs listed on label. Audiocassette 1992
137 12 Set list. 11 songs listed on label. Audiocassette February 21, 1992
147 25 Set list. Finale. Safety copy. DAT March 5, 1992
137 17 Set List. 94' alternate tunes. Audiocassette 1994
137 18 Set List. March '97. Audiocassette March-1997
137 19 Set list. 10 songs listed on label. G. W. Jr. Music Inc. Audiocassette undated
133 4 Special event. Quaker City Jazz Festival. Workshop. Tape 1. Audiocassette October 2, 1977
133 5 Special event. Quaker City Jazz Festival. Workshop. Tape 2. Audiocassette October 2, 1977
134 12 Special event. WDAS-FM Diamond Awards Show. Audiocassette June 14, 1985
135 4 Special event. WDAS-FM Diamond Awards Show. Audiocassette June 14, 1985
119 4 Special event. Black Music Association. Philadelphia Music Makers. U-matic October-1985
115 18 Special event. Monnette Sudler and GWJr. "Live in Concert" at Philadelphia. Museum of Art. Settlement Music School Jazzreach program. VHS August 15, 1986
134 2 Special event. University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar and Concert. Audiocassette 1989
118 18 Special event. Abington Friends School (Abington, Pa.) Final rehearsal. VHS July 26, 1990
118 19 Special event. All Faiths Services. VHS January 21, 1991
111 13 Special event. Abington Friends School Rehearsal. Hi-8 July 3, 1991
132 14 Special event. Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Tape 1. Audiocassette January 20, 1992
132 15 Special event. Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Tape 2. Audiocassette January 20, 1992
132 12 Special event. University of Pittsburgh 22nd Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert. Tape 1. Audiocassette November 14, 1992
132 13 Special event. University of Pittsburgh 22nd Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert. Tape 2. Audiocassette November 14, 1992
132 19 Special event. University of Pittsburgh 24th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert. Tape 1. Audiocassette November 5, 1994
132 20 Special event. University of Pittsburgh 24th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert. Tape 2. Audiocassette November 5, 1994
133 3 Special event. (Philadelphia, PA). Performance with University of the Arts Big Band. Benefit for Community Education and Tennis Center. Side A only. Audiocassette April 24, 1997
128 12 Special event. Smooth Jazz Grammy Groove. Hosted by Grover Washington Jr. Hour #1. Audiocassette 1998
128 13 Special event. Smooth Jazz Grammy Groove. Hosted by Grover Washington Jr. Hour #2. Audiocassette 1998
159 22 Special event. Tribute to Mike Acala (Alcala?) "Fire Marshall Mike." Message and “Amazing Grace.” Audiocassette 1999?
148 1 Special event. Tribute to Mike Acala (Alcala?) from GWJr. Audiocassette 1999?
120 5 Special event. Marian Anderson Award. Highlights. VHS December 2, 1999
139 24 Special event. Billboard Awards Show. VHS undated
139 15 Special event. The Philadelphia Music Alliance Awards. Grover Washington Jr. VHS undated
Subseries 4.3: Television and radio, 1975-2001, undated
Subseries 4.3 Television and radio, 1975-2001, undated consists primarily of Washington’s appearances during the 1980s and 1990s on various local, syndicated or national TV and radio programs, as well as one undated broadcast from London. Media coverage of particular events, such as Washington’s 1981 Grammy award and 1986 trip to Russia, are also included. There are also several copies of Washington’s performance on the CBS Saturday Early Show, which aired December 18, 1999. Certain copies include the rehearsals of the segment that Washington taped the previous day, just hours before he collapsed from a fatal heart attack. The items in this subseries are arranged in chronological order, followed by undated items in alphabetical order.
Washington is not the subject of all the recordings in this subseries. Local television coverage of the Philadelphia middle school named in honor of Washington in 2001 is part of Subseries 4.5. There are transcripts of several radio and television interviews of Washington in Subseries 3.1.
130 11 KPOO-FM (radio) San Francisco, CA. Keystone Korner. Live remote. 1-2. Audiocassette April 23, 1975
130 12 KPOO-FM (radio) San Francisco, CA. Keystone Korner. Live remote. 3-4. Audiocassette April 23, 1975
114 12 Don Kirshner Rock Concert (TV series). U-matic April 24, 1977
119 2 Don Kirshner Rock Concert (TV series). U-matic April 24, 1977
115 19 Grover and Ralph (MacDonald). Tomorrow Show. VHS 1981
144 6 The Weekly Top Thirty (radio). Sides 1A and 1B. Incl. correspondence. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record March 7, 1981
144 7 The Weekly Top Thirty (radio). Sides 2A and 2B. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record March 7, 1981
144 8 The Weekly Top Thirty (radio). Sides 3A and 3B. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record March 7, 1981
119 6 Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV series). "Winelight." #40 on inventory (incorrect date?) U-matic August 1981
118 1 Jane Whitney Show (TV series). With Pieces of a Dream. #15 on inventory. VHS 1982
144 1 Sound Off with Tim Reid. No. 4 (radio program) Sides 1 and 5. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record January 22-24, 1982
144 2 Sound Off with Tim Reid. No. 4 (radio program). Sides 2 and 6. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record January 22-24, 1982
144 3 Sound Off with Tim Reid. No. 4 (radio program). Sides 3 and 7. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record January 22-24, 1982
144 4 Sound Off with Tim Reid. No. 4 (radio program). Sides 4 and 8. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record January 22-24, 1982
118 10 1981 Grammy Awards. Includes Grover's acceptance of Jazz Fusion Award. #3 on inventory. VHS February-1982
162 7 Sound Off with Tim Reid. No. 8 (radio program). Sides 1 and 5. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record February 19-21, 1982
162 8 Sound Off with Tim Reid. No. 8 (radio program). Sides 2 and 6. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record February 19-21, 1982
162 9 Sound Off with Tim Reid. No. 8 (radio program). Sides 3 and 7. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record February 19-21, 1982
162 10 Sound Off with Tim Reid. No. 8 (radio program). Sides 4 and 8. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record February 19-21, 1982
122 1 Bay Area Profile. Hampton Pearson, reporter. #30 on inventory. U-matic August-1982
115 14 Ten Around Town. #21 on inventory. VHS 1984
121 11 Boston TV. 11 PM News . B-Roll. U-matic October 25, 1984
118 12 1. Noon Break 2. Grammys 3. AM Philadelphia. #14 on inventory. VHS 1985
135 5 NBC Radio Entertainment. The Jazz Show with David Sanborn. Week 3. Hour 1. Audiocassette January 19, 1986
135 6 NBC Radio Entertainment. The Jazz Show with David Sanborn. Week 3. Hour 2. Audiocassette January 19, 1986
115 8 Bill Cosby. Facts of Life. Father's Day interview with Trudy Haynes. VHS February 13, 1986
132 2 WHYY-FM (Philadelphia, PA). With Monnette Sudler Band. Audiocassette August 15, 1986
118 13 CBS Sunday Morning. Russia. #5 on inventory. VHS October 1986
115 25 This Week in Black Entertainment. Edited package. #8 on inventory. VHS December-1986
139 18 Arts and Entertainment. Revue. Premier. Late 80s? VHS circa 1987
139 21 Grover sampler. Various TV appearances? VHS 1987-1992
139 5 Various TV programs, including Evening Magazine anniversary. #13 or 15 on inventory. VHS 1987
115 26 Tonight Show (TV series).#7 on inventory. VHS June 1987
114 8 Buffalo News. Chautauqua NY. 7:00 dub. #28 on inventory. U-matic August 1987
139 13 Today Show. Bryant Gumbel. VHS August 11, 1987
118 2 The Late Show (TV). "Let it Flow." VHS October 1987
114 3 Worldnet TV America Today profile. Includes correspondence. U-matic October 14, 1987
122 13 Video Soul (BET). #811. tape 1. #25 on inventory. U-matic November 1987
122 14 Video Soul (BET). #811. tape 2. #25 on inventory. U-matic November 1987
121 10 Video Soul (BET). U-matic November 30, 1987
121 13 NBC Nightly News. Blue Note B-Roll. #27 on inventory. U-matic January 1988
121 14 (NBC?) Blue Note cutaways. U-matic January 10, 1988
114 4 NBC Cutaways #2/Blue Note. U-matic January 10, 1988
121 8 KYW-TV3. "All that Jazz" City Lights. U-matic February 20, 1988
139 10 U.S.—Soviet Citizen Summit: A Dialogue at Chautauqua (documentary). Includes correspondence. VHS February 24, 1988
120 4 1987 Grammy Awards Show. VHS March 2, 1988
114 11 NBC NY. “Lullaby for Shana Bly” original recording session. #43 on inventory: Then and Now Session. U-matic March 27, 1988
118 14 Good Day New York. VHS September 23, 1988
119 1 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series). 1989/90 season. Interview. Correspondence included. U-matic 1989
121 12 Today Show. #36 on inventory (different date, same show). U-matic 1989
114 7 NBC New York Live at Five. Grover's copy. #37 on inventory. U-matic January 1989
114 6 NBC Nightly News. 11 PM Credits.#38 on inventory. U-matic January 15, 1989
134 7 WXPN (radio) Philadelphia, PA. World Cafe. Tape 1. Audiocassette January 19, 1989
134 8 WXPN (radio) Philadelphia, PA. World Cafe. Tape 2. Audiocassette January 19, 1989
120 13 VH-1 New Visions (TV series). With Ben Sidran. Playing "Polka Dots and Moonbeams." VHS March 12, 1989
119 7 Today Show (TV series). U-matic November 8, 1989
119 8 CBS Live at Five (TV series). U-matic November 20, 1989
120 25 BET. Dommie Simpson interview and promo for 1990 Antarctic Expedition. VHS December 13, 1989
140 5 BET. Includes Gore-Tex Trans-Antarctic segment. VHS December 13, 17, 1989
114 5 Video Soul (BET). Guest: GWJr. U-matic December 13, 1989
120 9 ABC WPHL 17. Antarctica. VHS 1990
118 24 ABC. Transantarctic. VHS 1990
114 10 WPHL TV 17 Antarctica with Music. U-matic 1990
120 21 Showtime at the Apollo (TV series). "Sacred Kind of Love" with Phyllis Hyman. VHS March 13, 1990
124 9 Arsenio Hall Show. U-matic March 16, 1990
115 20 Arsenio Hall Show. VHS March 16, 1990
114 2 CBS Sunday Morning. "A Philadelphia Story.” Billy Taylor correspondent; For screening only; not for commercial use or rebroadcast. U-matic May 20, 1990
112 14 CBS This Morning. VHS May 20, 1990
120 18 Sunday Morning with Billy Taylor. VHS May 20, 1990
138 26 CD-101 (radio station?). DAT September 9, 1990
139 23 News with Trudy Haynes. Mellon Jazz. Tribute to Joe Jones. VHS 1992
112 25 Time Out (TV series?). Philadelphia Music Alliance Awards. VHS 1992?
120 16 Friday Evening Live (Evening Magazine TV series). VHS May 15, 1992
118 21 Arsenio Hall Show (TV series). VHS June 17, 1992
139 4 CNN. VHS July 6, 1992
139 7 News clip. Jacksonville Jazz Fest. VHS October 1992
120 3 Today Show. VHS October 24, 1992
134 13 Jazzin’ Up (Atlanta, GA). #153. GWJr and George Howard. Audiocassette October 25, 1992
140 1 WVTM-TV (Birmingham, AL). Newscast. VHS November 5, 1992
140 8 Good Morning America. Call for reunion. Lincoln Memorial. VHS January 17, 1993
118 20 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series). GWJr. sits in. VHS. February 4, 1993
140 7 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series). Sitting in with Bradford. VHS February 4, 1993
140 4 Ch.10 News. Grammys (6pm) and GWJr. and son (11pm). VHS February 23, 1993
122 6 WNBC-TV. Today in New York. Hennessy Tour. U-matic September 28, 1993
122 9 WSVN-TV (Fox). Miami. U-matic October 1, 1993
122 7 News 8 New Orleans Tonight. Hennessy tour. U-matic October 4, 1993
122 8 Kansas City's News. Hennessy tour. U-matic October 7, 1993
139 19 America's Black Forum. Show #4. News Review- Homicide Report. "Different side of Grover." VHS October 17, 1993
124 1 Cognac Hennessy presents Grover Washington, Jr. Select TV airings. U-matic 1994
122 10 Morning News, Today, News Daily. U-matic August-September 1994
122 11 Los Angeles, Boston and Buffalo TV news programs. U-matic September-November 1994
122 12 HBO Entertainment News. U-matic September 22, 1994
139 16 America's Talking. R&R Roger Rose Show. "All My Tomorrows," "Please Send Me." VHS October 17, 1994
120 12 ESPN2. VHS October 27, 1994
120 1 Jazz Central (BET?). Mix. Guest: Urban Knights. VHS May 31, 1995
116 12 Personal Notes hosted by David Koz (radio program). Show 39. 2 CDs. Includes notes September 23-24, 1995
139 14 Fox TV. "Send Me Someone to Love." VHS June 11, 1996
118 4 "Soulful Strut." B-Roll. VHS September 6, 1996
112 20 “Soulful Strut.” B Roll. VHS September 7, 1996
122 4 "Soulful Strut." B-Roll (J-NEX). U-matic September 14, 1996
116 13 Personal Notes hosted by David Koz (radio). Show 39. 2 CDs. Includes segment list September 28-29, 1996
115 21 ABC-TV. Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Celebration of America's Music. VHS December 28, 1996
120 8 Various Chicago TV news stations. VHS February-March 1997
133 1 WRTC-FM (Hartford, CT). City Nights interview. Parts 1-2. Audiocassette April 6, 1997
133 2 WRTC-FM (Hartford, CT). City Nights interview. Parts 3-4. Audiocassette April 6, 1997
139 22 Fox 29. Grover at William Penn High School and Chestnut Hill Garden Festival. VHS April 23, 1997
139 8 Late Show with David Letterman and CNN. VHS December-1997
139 2 Late Show with David Letterman and Visions. VHS December-1997
128 14 NPR. Jazz Profiles: Freddy Cole. Audiocassette 1998
112 2 Jazz Spot with Al McGhee.TV interview. Includes correspondence. VHS December 4, 1999
120 20 BET interview with spliced performance. Aired Feb. 2, 2003; Taped 1999. VHS December 7, 1999
113 1 CBS Saturday Early Show. List of segments with rehearsals included. Betacam December 17, 1999
114 1 CBS Saturday Early Show. List of segments with rehearsals included. U-matic December 17, 1999
113 5 CBS Saturday Early Show. Betacam December 17, 1999
120 19 CBS. Last performance. (Saturday Early Show). VHS December 17, 1999
112 10 CBS Saturday Early Show. List of segments included (with rehearsals). Airdate. VHS December 18, 1999
127 16 WLOQ (radio) Orlando, FL. Audiocassette, March 21, no year
139 11 Good Morning America (TV series) "with Dad on it." VHS October-November, no year
128 10 WMMR (radio) Philadelphia. Morning Zoo. Audiocassette November 6, no year
112 5 CBS. VHS undated
126 2 CBS This Day. "Nice 'n Easy." Audiocassette undated
139 6 CBS This Morning. VHS undated
122 5 Cognac Hennessy presents Grover Washington Jr. B-Roll. U-matic undated
113 9 Evening Magazine. Betacam undated
120 23 Fox News. Goucher College. Extended news piece. VHS undated
120 11 Good Morning America (TV series). VHS undated
112 23 Grover Washington Jr as part of The Sounds of Philadelphia (TV?). VHS undated
117 12 Interviews with Al Jarreau and David Sanborn. DAT undated
115 7 Interviews with David Pullman. VHS undated
136 15 Live on WDAS 105.3 (Philadelphia, PA) with Steve Harvey. Tape 1. Audiocassette undated
136 16 Live on WDAS 105.3 (Philadelphia, PA) with Steve Harvey. Tape 2. Audiocassette undated
136 5 London interview undated
120 10 Merv Griffin (TV series). VHS undated
134 11 NPR. Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. GWJr guest. Audiocassette undated
118 11 Scullers (Boston jazz club). Various local news coverage. VHS undated
120 15 Selected video clips. TV and performances. VHS undated
139 12 Today Show. Bryant Gumbel and guests noted on label. VHS undated
115 24 Video Soul (BET). #811. VHS undated
139 9 Visions. Vernon Odom. Blues. VHS undated
128 16 WIBB (radio). Macon, GA. George Saunder's Jazz Unlimited. Audiocassette undated
128 8 WNUA (radio) Chicago. Ramsey Lewis Show. Tape 1. Audiocassette undated
128 9 WNUA (radio) Chicago. Ramsey Lewis Show. Tape 2. Audiocassette undated
140 9 WPHL-TV 17. Gene Shay video. VHS undated
126 4 WXPN-FM (radio). Kid's Corner. Audiocassette undated
Subseries 4.4: Other recording artists, 1976-2003, undated
Subseries 4.4 Other recording artists, 1976-2003, undated documents the music of other artists, most of whom were associated with Washington. Most notable is the musical trio, Pieces of a Dream. Some of their recordings that Washington produced and their performances while on tour together are documented here, in phonograph record and audiocassette formats. Members of Washington’s band and occasional co-producer Donald Robinson and Adam Holzman are also represented here with what appear to be their suggestions of music for Washington. “Walter A.” and “Dan Shea” apparently did the same in 1996 with their “two songs for Grover.” There are also recordings by several artists with whom Washington collaborated on stage or on record or both: Ralph MacDonald, Nancy Wilson, Chuck Mangione, and Joe Williams. The set of items identified as “sample” consist of recordings by artists who incorporated Washington’s music into their own. Sub-subseries 1.1.1 and 1.1.3 include the working files of such instances. The material in this subseries is arranged in chronological order, followed by undated items in alphabetical order. The “sample” subset listed at the end of the inventory are similarly arranged.
126 16 Ralph MacDonald Live at Avery Fisher Hall (NY). Audiocassette November 7, 1976
133 8 Ralph MacDonald Live at Avery Fisher Hall (NY). Includes set list, Audiocassette. November 7, 1976
123 5 Pieces of a Dream. Side A "Warm Weather;" Side B "Body Magic." 2 copies. 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1981
141 8 Pieces of a Dream? Reference recording. "Mt. Airy Groove" Flat. 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record 1982?
129 18 Playboy Jazz Festival '82. Nancy Wilson. Audiocassette 1982
129 19 Playboy Jazz Festival '82. Pieces of a Dream. Audiocassette 1982
142 11 Pieces of a Dream. "Mt. Airy Groove" (single). 45 rpm, 10" phonograph record May 14, 1982
142 10 Pieces of a Dream. "Please Don't Do This to Me" (single). 45 rpm, 10" phonograph record May 14, 1982
142 1 Pieces of a Dream. We Are One. Side 1 five songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record May 14, 1982
142 9 Pieces of a Dream. We Are One. Side 2 four songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record May 14, 1982
139 25 Jazz at the White House. December 4, 1982. Airdate? VHS December 20, 1982
123 4 Pieces of a Dream. Sides A and B "Ice Cream." Promotion copy. 3 copies. 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1983
163 8 Side A only. Pieces of a Dream. Various songs. Mislabeled #3 Japan. Audiocassette 1983?
155 2 Pieces of a Dream. "Imagine This" (3 versions). Annotated label. Master.1/2" audiotape (no flanges) July 22, 1983
154 3 Pieces of a Dream. "Ice Cream." Annotated label detached. Master. 1/2" audiotape July 26, 1983
168 1 Pieces of a Dream. Imagine This. (Side A) 4 songs. Annotated label. Master 1/2" audiotape August 24, 1983
168 2 Pieces of a Dream. Imagine This. (Side B) 4 songs. Annotated label. Master 1/2" audiotape August 24, 1983
124 8 Pieces of a Dream. Imagine This. Master? U-matic August 31, 1983
130 1 Pieces of a Dream. Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival. Audiocassette September 29, 1983
162 6 Pieces of A Dream. Imagine This. Side B, 4 songs. 33 1/3 rpm. Phonograph record October 4, 1983
118 15 Pieces of a Dream. "FO-FI-FO." VHS November 17, 1983
123 8 Sasss (musical group). Side 1 "I Didn't Mean It at All;" Side 2 "City Life." 45 rpm. Phonograph record 1984
164 9 Pieces of a Dream. Dallas. First and second shows. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 14 Pieces of a Dream. Cleveland and PR #1. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 12 Pieces of a Dream. Detroit. First show and Washington D.C. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 16 Pieces of a Dream. Detroit. Second show and Cincinnati. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 17 Pieces of a Dream. East Lansing and San Carlos (Circle Theater, CA?) #1. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 11 Pieces of a Dream. Houston. First and second shows. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 14 Pieces of a Dream. Kalamazoo and Merriville (IN?). Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
148 15 Pieces of a Dream. Park West (Chicago?). First and second shows 1984 or 1985?
163 2 Pieces of a Dream. Pittsburgh, PA. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
164 10 Pieces of a Dream. San Carlos (Circle Star Theater. CA?) and L.A. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
148 3 Pieces of a Dream. Side A. Denver #2; Side B: Dallas PR #2. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
148 14 Pieces of a Dream. West. First and second shows. Audiocassette 1984 or 1985?
163 18 Pieces of a Dream. Claridge. Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ? Best. Audiocassette September 28, 1984
148 8 Pieces of a Dream. Boston and 2nd show NYC. Audiocassette October 25- 26, 1984?
148 19 Pieces of a Dream. Trenton and Albany. Audiocassette February 1985
158 2 Pieces of a Dream. "You Are My Star" and "You Tell Me." Annotated label detached and spec sheet. Master. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) April 1987
156 1 Third World. "Hold On To Love." Annotated label. Master. 1/2" audiotape (no flanges) April 6, 1987
156 2 Chuck Mangione. Album side 1. Annotated label and track sheet. Master. 1/4" audiotape February 10, 1988
157 1 Chuck Mangione. Album side 2. Annotated label and track sheet. Master. 1/4" audiotape February 10, 1988
156 3 Chuck Mangione. Annotated label and track sheet. Master. 1/4" audiotape September 19, 1988
134 4 Rusty Bryant concerts? 1990-1991. Audiocassette 1991
147 4 Donald Robinson demos. DAT October 1, 1991
138 21 Two songs for Grover. Walter A/Dan Shea. DAT March 20, 1996
116 2 Secret Ellington. Four songs. CD September 1999
159 21 The Celestial Choir of Bright Hope Baptist Church. Shout for Joy! Audiocassette December 19, 1999
116 36 College audition CD of Steven Kyle Jefferson. (See Sub-subseries 7.3.1 for related correspondence.) CD 2003
137 1 "Fat Thighs" by Walter "Bunny" Sigler. Audiocassette undated
136 4 "Hard to Imagine" by Dramacydal. Audiocassette undated
135 18 "Intro" by Boot Camp Clik. Audiocassette undated
135 19 "Let It Go (Remix)" by Ray J. Audiocassette undated
135 16 "Mama's Family" by Mia X. Audiocassette undated
136 2 "Money Talks " by Vooodu. Audiocassette undated
134 18 "Mt. Airy Groove" (Pieces of a Dream) and "Go and Get It" (Shaggy). Audiocassette undated
136 17 "Party Joint" by Lost Boyz. Audiocassette undated
135 12 "The Theme (It's Party Time") by Tracey Lee. Audiocassette undated
136 1 "The Theme (The After Party Remix)" by Tracey Lee. Audiocassette undated
135 7 "We Came to Party." Armend van Helden. Audiocassette undated
159 14 "We Like" by Tracey Lee; "Mt. Airy Groove" by Pieces of a Dream. Audiocassette undated
111 6 Adam Holzman? Stuff for Grover.1.Poolman 2.New tune 3.Ballad in CM#2 4. Poolman-no sax. Audiocassette undated
117 2 Adam Holzman? Stuff for Grover.1.Poolman 2.New tune 3.Ballad in CM#2 4. Poolman-no sax. DAT undated
147 9 Donald Robinson. Sax version. 4 songs listed on label. DAT undated
147 11 Donald Robinson. Untitled bossa. Samba instrumental. DAT undated
159 15 Joseph Williams. 3 songs. Audiocassette undated
111 4 Leon Song / Noel Hogan. Tenor sax-Gerald Noel. Audiocassette. undated
129 2 Live at the Monk? Dave Powers' Trio. Tribute to Rusty Bryant. Gift to GWJr. Audiocassette undated
137 2 Pieces of a Dream "Mt. Airy Groove" and Ray J "Let It Go (Remix)." Audiocassette undated
159 23 Sergio Salvatore. "4 Song Sampler" Promotional use only. Audiocassette undated
111 7 Stuff for Grover. Adam Holzman? 1. Grover IDEA cm 2. Jane's tune 3. Fingerprints w/mel 4. Fingerprints no mel. Audiocassette undated
111 5 Unreleased Ellington! To be recorded August 1999. Audiocassette undated
118 16 Vol. 1. Pieces of a Dream? VHS undated
135 9 Sample. "Slippin" radio. By DMX. Clean version. Audiocassette November 13, 1989
159 16 Sample. “So You Wanna Be a Gangster.” Sampled in “Jack U Back” by Lifers Group. Audiocassette 1993
159 17 Sample. "Paradise." Sampled in "Looking You is Ah-Eight" by Portrait. Audiocassette 1994
135 11 Sample. "Black Moon" sampled by Brotherhood. Various versions. Audiocassette March 1995
117 18 Sample. Headman's Haunt and samples of "Play that Groove." DAT February 27, 1996
136 8 Sample. "Knucklehead." Sampled in "Where Were You" by Ronne Butler (2 copies). Includes dated packing slip. Audiocassette March 29, 1996
136 14 Sample. "Paradise." Sampled in "Strawberries" by Nicole Renee (2 copies). Includes correspondence. Audiocassette August 1, 1997
159 18 Sample. "Knucklehead." Sampled in "Probable Cause" by Brand Nubians. Audiocassette 1998
135 1 Sample. "Knucklehead." Sampled in "Probable Cause" by Brand Nubians. Audiocassette 1998
159 19 Sample. "Knucklehead." Sampled in “East Coast West Coast.” Remix. Audiocassette 1998
164 19 Sample. "I'll Be With You." Sampled in "I'll Be There" by Rakim. Audiocassette 1999
135 14 Sample. "BlackFrost." Sampled in "Funky Party" by Crucial Conflict. Audiocassette undated
135 8 Sample. "Call It What You Want" and sampled song by W.C. & the Madd Circle. Audiocassette undated
136 3 Sample. "Dollar Bill" and sampled song by R. Kelly. Audiocassette undated
136 9 Sample. "Knucklehead." Sampled in "Why" by Stefanie Bolton. Audiocassette undated
135 17 Sample. "Making Love to You." Sampled in "Les Gens" by Sans Transition. Audiocassette undated
135 2 Sample. "Moonstream." Sampled in "Slippin" by DMX. Audiocassette undated
135 3 Sample. "Mt. Airy Groove." Sampled in "Love Him" by Tonya Blunt. Audiocassette undated
137 3 Sample. "Mt. Airy Groove." Sampled in "We Got a Vibe (Bounce Mix)" by Shola Ama. Audiocassette undated
135 15 Sample. "Paradise" and sampled song by TQ. Audiocassette undated
134 19 Sample. "Paradise". Sampled in "Running Wild." Audiocassette undated
135 10 Sample. "Paradise." Sampled in "My Oh My" by Chantay Savage. Audiocassette undated
134 16 Sample. Guru (artist) track with Grover. Audiocassette undated
134 17 Sample. Guru (artist) with GWJr. "The Attraction." Audiocassette undated
134 15 Sample. Too Short (artist). Sample clearance. "So You Want to…" Audiocassette undated
117 13 Sample. Village Groove samples. DAT undated
Subseries 4.5: Tributes, 1999-2001, undated
Subseries 4.5 Tributes, 1999-2001, undated consist of the special events and television broadcasts held in honor of Washington, including his funeral service. Posthumous tributes are also documented in Subseries 3.1 and Subseries 7.2. The items in this subseries are arranged in chronological order, followed by undated items in alphabetical order.
112 22 Philadelphia 76ers. Grover tributes. VHS December 18, 1999
112 6 GWJr. Homegoing service (funeral?). Peter G. Benson. Edit master. Reel 1 of 2. S-VHS December 23, 1999?
112 7 GWJr. Homegoing service (funeral?). Edit master. Reel 2 of 2. S-VHS December 23, 1999?
112 9 Jazz Scene (BET). Grover's funeral. VHS December 30, 1999
140 2 Visions. (Tribute?) VHS January 8, 2000
117 3 Todd Barkan. Tribute to GWJr. DAT February 23, 2000
115 5 KYW-TV3 Presentation tribute. Shown at "Celebrate the Magic" gala? VHS May 25, 2000
118 9 WPVI-TV. Tribute aired on Visions (TV series). Includes correspondence. VHS June 3, 2000
113 2 A Tribute to Grover Washington Jr. Betacam June 7, 2000
115 4 A Tribute to Grover Washington Jr. VHS June 7, 2000
115 1 Eisenhower Institute Tribute to Grover Washington, Jr. VHS April 24, 2001
115 2 KYW-TV3. Grover Washington School Dedication. Includes correspondence. VHS May 2, 2001
115 3 WPVI-TV. Action News. Dedication of Grover Washington Middle School. VHS May 2, 2001
113 3 WPVI-TV. Dedication of Grover Washington Middle School. Betacam May 2, 2001
115 6 Tribute VHS.
Subseries 4.6: Other or uncertain, 1983-2004 undated
Subseries 4.6 Other or uncertain, 1983-2004, undated consists of sound or video recordings that could not with any certainty be categorized in any of the above subseries. Some clearly reflect subjects of personal interest to Washington, such as the interviews of 76ers star athlete Julius Irving. A couple pertain to the Trans-Antarctic expedition; one of which includes a message from Will Steger, the leader of the 3,741 mile journey across the continent. Washington’s son, Grover Washington III, recorded the two “Japan” videos while his father performed there. Based on label notations, GWIII focused more on tourist sites rather than his father’s performances—although a “Mr. Magic last show Tokyo” is noted on the second tape. The items in this subseries are arranged in chronological order, followed by undated items in alphabetical order.
122 2 Dr. J (Julius Irving) interviews. U-matic November-1983
115 22 Newport Jazz Festival. #2 on inventory. "Broken." VHS 1988
121 3 Unidentified. #39 label does not match inventory. U-matic January 16, 1988
141 9 No info entered on label. Carrollton (CBS Records) Test Press 33 1/3 rpm? Phonograph record August 23, 1989
134 3 Trans-Antarctic expedition. Message from Will Steger and the team. Audiocassette December 10, 1989
114 14 Gore-tex Trans-Antarctic video. U-matic December 12, 1989
134 6 Unidentified. #2. Audiocassette February 10, 1990
112 24 Grover Washington Jr. VHS 1992
117 26 The Humantics Foundation. Tribute to Richard Tee. #2. DAT June 3, 1993
132 18 The Humantics Foundation. Tribute to Richard Tee. Tape 1 of 2. Audiocassette June 3, 1993
117 25 The Humantics Foundation. Tribute to Richard Tee. #1. DAT June 3, 1993
115 10 Media Training. VHS August-1994
122 3 J-NEX Media (video production co.) Tape 1. U-matic August 25, 1994
128 18 The American Dream. No. 1. Interview with Thuy Dinh. Audiocassette June 5, 1996
138 8 RE 3/12/98. 1. DAT March 12, 1998
138 9 RE 3/12/98. 2. DAT March 12, 1998
111 1 Home Going "Mr. George" service. Audiocassette March 27, 1998
112 16 2000 Marian Anderson Award Honoring Elizabeth Taylor. Anderson bio. VHS June 25, 2000
115 17 98th Army Band, Ft. Rucker, AL. Christmas. Includes photograph of serviceman and note. VHS December 2004
164 3 "Grover." Audiocassette undated
117 15 "Only for You." Voice samples. DAT undated
126 3 "We Shall Overcome." Audiocassette undated
126 10 D. B. III and IV. Audiocassette undated
126 11 D. B. V. Audiocassette undated
111 12 Darien's tape. Hi-8 undated
111 17 Darien's tape. Hi-8. undated
136 6 Dr. J (Julius Irving) interview. Audiocassette undated
111 19 Foukouka (Fukuoka) tape. Confiscation. Audiocassette undated
121 9 Greatest Sports Legends. 9th Series. Julius Irving. #41 on inventory. U-matic undated
120 14 Grover Washington. VHS undated
126 15 Hayward. Audiocassette undated
117 21 Hennessy notes. DAT undated
126 13 Hou? [illegible]. Audiocassette undated
111 15 Japan video #1. Recorded by GWIII. Hi-8 undated
111 16 Japan video #2. Recorded by GWIII. Hi-8 undated
112 21 Philadelphia Freedom. Preview. VHS undated
136 10 Radio Free Jazz I. Audiocassette undated
136 11 Radio Free Jazz II. Audiocassette undated
136 12 Radio Free Jazz III. Audiocassette undated
136 13 Radio Free Jazz IV. Audiocassette undated
128 7 Ramsey (Lewis?) and Grover. #1. (Radio interview or concert performance?) Audiocassette undated
126 12 Roberts. Audiocassette undated
126 14 Sampen. Audiocassette undated
139 1 Time Out--After Hours. Dub of T30-00230. VHS undated
124 10 Unlabeled. Beta SP undated
148 10 "Budda?" Audiocassette undated
126 9 D. B. I. Audiocassette undated
169 Duplicate audiocassette and DAT 1987-1997, undated
170 Duplicate VHS and CD 1990-2002, undated
60 13 Miscellaneous papers and labels 1991-1997, undated
60 14 Videotape inventories 1989, undated
Series 5: Photographs, 1965-2005, undated
Series 5 Photographs, 1965-2005, undated consists of black and white and color prints of various sizes, contact sheets, slides, transparencies and negatives taken of Washington by professional photographers, fans or friends. Some images were taken for promotional purposes—to be used in the packaging of his recordings, in prints advertisements, or as publicity shots sent to various media outlets. Other images capture Washington in action—performing on stage or in the studio, or taking part in other activities and events—from teaching a group of young musicians to attending receptions with well-known colleagues and government officials. There are several photographs of Washington prior to the launch of his professional career, including his service in the U.S. Army, as well as a few formal and informal portraits with his family and staff. The scrapbooks that comprise Subseries 3.3 contain additional photographs. The series is arranged in three subseries: Subseries 5.1 Publicity and other portraits; Subseries 5.2 Performances; and Subseries 5.3 Other occasions.
Subseries 5.1: Publicity and other portraits, 1971-1999, undated
Subseries 5.1 Publicity and other portraits, 1971-1999, undated consists of images of Grover Washington, Jr., created primarily to publicize his musical accomplishments, such as the release of a new album or an upcoming concert. Especially well documented, with approximately 200 color transparencies, is the photo shoot for Washington’s 1982 release, The Best Is Yet to Come. Like Washington, his saxophone was repeatedly photographed. (Materials in Subseries 6.1 show how these images were used in the packaging of the various recording formats—CD, LP and cassette.) “Publicity” folders are comprised of black and white glossy prints that would be sent to newspapers and other publications. On most of the prints, pertinent information accompanies the images of Washington, such as the record label, management firm, and talent agency that represented Washington at the time as well as the photographer and year of copyright. Portraits of his family are also included. The folders in this subseries are arranged alphabetically, with oversize folders at the end.
64 1 Album, 1972. All the King’s Horses. Cover photo shoot. Slides 1975
64 2 Album, 1982. The Best Is Yet to Come. Transparencies 1982
64 3 Album, 1982. The Best Is Yet to Come. Transparencies and negatives 1982
64 4 Album, 1982. The Best Is Yet to Come. Back cover. Transparencies 1982
83 3 Album, 1992. Next Exit. Includes publicity photos. Frank Schramm photographer 1991-1992, undated
64 5 Album, 1996. Soulful Strut. B&W print 1996
64 6 Album, 1999. Prime Cuts: the Columbia Years: 1987-1999. Cover art slides and proofs of photo shoot 1999
64 7 Album. Various. Cover art. Slides undated
102 5 Albums. Various. Oversize (2). Feels So Good (1975) front cover and Time Out of Mind (1989) back cover 1975, 1989
64 8 Photographer. Ahearn, Michael. Includes family portraits. Contact sheets undated
64 9 Photographer. Bauman, Jennifer. Slides (2) undated
64 10 Photographer. Friedman, Carol. Slides (2) undated
64 11 Photographer. Goldblatt, Burt. B&W prints undated
64 12 Photographer. Gross, Stuart M. Slides undated
64 13 Photographer. Roy, Norman Jean. Slides 1998
64 14 Photographer. Schramm, Frank. Slides 1992
64 15 Photographer. Shea, Jim. Contact sheets and slide of Pieces of a Dream (artists) photo shoot 1981, undated
64 16 Photographer. Sherman, Stephen. Contact sheet. Includes correspondence 1976
64 17 Photographer. Weiner, Scott. Pieces of a Dream (artists). Contact sheets 1983
64 18 Photographer. Weiner, Scott. Staff of G. W. Jr. Music, Inc. and family portraits. Contact sheets 1983
64 19 Photographer. Weiner, Scott. Group shot of band, performance and other images. Contact sheets 1984
64 20 Photographer. Weiner, Scott. Slides 1984, 1989
64 21 Photographer. Weiner, Scott. Promotional postcard (happy birthday). Contact sheet undated
64 22 Portrait used for cover of “Celebrate the Magic!” program undated
64 23 Portrait used for cover of funeral service program undated
64 24 Publicity, 1970s 1971-1978
64 25 Publicity, 1970s. Grover Washington Jr. Septet for Latin Percussion, Inc. Includes portraits of Grover Washington, Jr. Photographer: Cohen, Martin 1976-1977
65 1 Publicity, 1980s 1980-1982
65 2 Publicity, 1980s. Includes group shot of band 1984
65 3 Publicity, 1980s 1987-1989
65 4 Publicity, 1990s. Includes 1996 permission to reproduce 1995 photo 1992-1996
65 5 Publicity, 1990s 1996, 1999
65 6 Unidentified project using images from Prime Cut photo shoot and others? 1999, undated
65 7 Various images. Slides, transparencies, prints and printed material 1983-1992
83 4 Oversize (3). Includes photographs by Jeff Sedlik 1988, undated
102 6 Oversize (6). Promotional. Includes Latin Percussion, Inc. with Ralph MacDonald, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and various images used in fan magazine 1981-1983
102 7 Oversize (1). Portrait (wearing tuxedo) undated
Subseries 5.2: Performances, circa 1965-1999, undated
Subseries 5.2 Performances, circa 1965-1999, undated consists of any photographs of Washington playing his saxophone, most often on stage; occasionally in the studio. Prints, particularly 4 x 6, are the most typical format. Contact sheets, slides and one negative are also included. Friends, fans and photographers hoping to convince Washington to hire them for future events sent him many of the images. Their correspondence and notes aid in identifying the place and date of the performances documented and are included here. Annotated envelopes have also been retained. Within the folders, sets of photographs, as well as any images with related correspondence or notes, are housed in individual envelopes that are annotated with some level of descriptive information. The first set of folders in this subseries are arranged in chronological order, followed by those arranged alphabetically. Oversize material is listed at the end.
The specific performance date and venue are unknown for the two concerts best documented here. Only the photographer’s name (Helen S. Schwartz) and copyright year (1988) are noted on a set of 80 color slides. For approximately the same number of color prints, an envelope marked “Hennessy Concert/Florida?/mid-late 90s” is the only source of identification. (Based on documentation in Subseries 1.3, Washington’s Cognac-Hennessy tours included stops in Florida in 1995 and 1997.) There are a significant number of images in each of the three “undated” folders. Some, however, do carry a photographer’s stamp that could aid in further identification.
65 8 1960s. U.S. Army band (and rehearsals?) ca. 1965
65 9 1970s 1971-1978
65 10 1980s. Includes 1981 BMA concert and backstage images and interview of Washington and Ralph MacDonald by late night TV personality Tom Snyder and 1983 Japan tour photos by K. Abé 1981-1984
65 11 1980s 1986-1987
65 12 1980s. Unidentified concert. Photographer: Schwartz, Helen S. Slides 1988
65 13 1990s 1990-1994
66 1 1990s 1995-1997
66 2 1990s. Cognac Hennessy tour. Florida? Color prints 1995 or 1997
66 3 1990s. Includes “Harman: learn to listen” event with U.S. President Jimmy Carter 1998-1999
66 4 Undated. 4 x 6 prints and smaller undated
66 5 Undated. 8 x 10 prints undated
66 6 Undated. Contact sheets undated
66 7 CTI. California. Contact sheets. Includes non-performance images 1976
66 8 Just Jazz and quartet undated
66 9 Photographer. Cotter, Ray. Contact sheets undated
66 10 Photographer. Hoffman, Jack. (Louette Williams, publicist). PR photos 1977
66 11 Photographer. Inner City Photo Co. (Performing with George Benson?) Includes portrait undated
66 12 Photographer. Maynor, Karen V. undated
66 13 Photographer. Moore, Jesse undated
66 14 Photographer. Sanford, Sam. Includes correspondence 1976
83 5 Oversize (3) mounted. Keystone Korner, San Francisco. 1975
83 6 Oversize (2). Dancin’ on Air (TV) and Joe Jones Jam Session, Philadelphia 1986
83 7 Oversize (4). Carter Barron Amphitheatre, Washington, D.C. 1990
83 8 Oversize (1). Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl 1992
83 9 Oversize (1). Herbie Hancock at unidentified venue 1993
101 7 Oversize (2) laminated. Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.). Performing with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Orchestra, October 4, 1998 1998
83 10 Oversize (3) mounted. Early career undated
83 11 Oversize (3) mounted. Later career undated
83 12 Oversize (6). Various undated
101 8 Oversize (5). Various. Includes image of Washington recording in studio, undated
Subseries 5.3: Other occasions, 1965-2005, undated
Subseries 5.3 Other occasions, ca. 1965-2005, undated, consists primarily of images of Washington in social settings, such as receptions, special events, seminars, and recording sessions. Within the folders, sets of photographs, as well as any images with related correspondence or notes, are housed in individual envelopes that are annotated with some level of descriptive information. Almost all the images are photographic prints, either black and white or color, and in various sizes. The first set of folders in this subseries are arranged in chronological order, followed by those arranged alphabetically. Oversize material is listed at the end.
Most of the “celebrity shot” photographs of “Grover and friends” document Washington’s participation in events held in the nation’s capital during the administration of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore. Further documentation of most of those events is included in Sub-subseries 1.1.1, Subseries 3.1 and 3.3.
67 1 1960s. Army and civilian ca. 1965
67 2 1970s 1972-1979
67 3 1980s 1981-1982
67 4 1980s 1983-1985
67 5 1980s. Recording sessions with Jean Carne. Includes images of Washington on sax and note 1986
67 6 1980s 1986-1989
67 7 1980s. “Protect the Dream” Trans-Antarctic expedition. Slides. Includes autographed team photo 1989
67 8 1990s. “Protect the Dream” Trans-Antarctic expedition. Welcome home and other (earlier?) events, including performance 1989-1990
67 9 1990s 1990-1996
68 1 1990s. Includes two sets of prints of tour bus fire 1997-1999
68 2 Posthumous 2000, 2005, undated
68 3 Undated. 4 x 6 and smaller undated
68 4 Undated. 8 x 10 and contact sheets undated
68 5 Grover as teacher 1978, 1997, 1999
68 6 Grover and friends. Celebrity shots 1988-1994, undated
68 7 Grover and friends. Celebrity shots. “Get out the vote” rally (for Clinton and Gore). Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford, NJ. Includes performance images 1992
68 8 Grover and friends. Celebrity shots. Washington, D.C. events. Includes performance images and correspondence 1993, 1996
68 9 Grover and friends. Celebrity shots. Washington, D.C. events. Includes performance images and correspondence 1998-2000
68 10 Grover Washington Jr. band and crew. Includes notes 1997-1998, undated
68 11 Miscellaneous photographs and correspondence without attachments 1986, 1997, undated
83 13 Oversize (5). Japan (K. Abé) 1971
83 14 Oversize (1). Receiving plaque for Mister Magic ca. 1975
83 15 Oversize (2). Chautauqua Institution US-Soviet Relations Conference and Concerts, Latvia and Russia. Candid group shots 1986
83 16 Oversize (1) and 8 x 10 (3). Blues Brothers 2000 (movie). Includes correspondence and autographed photos 1997
83 17 Oversize (1) and 8 x 10 (2). Miscellaneous 1983
Series 6.: Promotional material, 1972-2000, undated
Series 6, Promotional material, undated, consists of printed materials designed to promote Washington’s concert appearances and recordings. Most are graphic, in the form of posters, sample packaging for LPs, CDs, and audiocassettes, and promotional signage for record stores. There are photographs of actual in-store displays and some miscellaneous printed material also produced for promotional purposes. Along with the visual aids, the record companies also provided retailers with biographical sketches of Washington and discographies to coincide with an album’s release and to generate interest in the artist. A variety of each are included here. The series is arranged in three subseries: Subseries 6.1 Posters; Subseries 6.2 Packaging and display; and Subseries 6.3 Other printed material and biographical writings.
Subseries 6.1: Posters, 1973-1999, undated
Subseries 6.1 Posters, 1973-1999, undated. Upcoming performances, album releases and product endorsements are the primary subjects of these posters, which are as varied in design as they are in size. Most of the posters are announcements of jazz festivals or Washington’s club appearances. The posters are arranged in three groups: performances, albums, and endorsements, with miscellaneous material at the end. The dimensions noted in the folder title refer to the size of the folder necessary to accommodate the posters contained.
103 1 Performances. 20” x 24” (10). Includes 2 duplicates ca. 1975-1999, undated
105 1 Performances. 24” x 30” (7) 1973-1988
105 2 Performances. 24” x 30” (10). Includes 1 duplicate 1990-1996, undated
K014 3 Performances. 30” x 40” (7). Includes Time Out of Mind tour 1990-1999
K014 4 Albums. Various sizes (6). Paradise, Winelight, Strawberry Moon, Return to Romance and Soulful Strut 1979-1996
K014 5 Product endorsements. Various sizes (6). Includes Latin Percussions, Inc. advertisement with Ralph MacDonald and Gore-Tex clothing ca. 1975-1989
106 1 Product endorsements. Kentucky Fried Chicken 1981
105 3 Public service endorsements. 24” x 30” (2) 1986, 1991
105 4 Miscellaneous. (1) undated
Subseries 6.2: Packaging and display, 1978-2000
Subseries 6.2 Packaging and display, 1978-2000 consists of materials used to produce the packaging of the LPs, CDs, and cassettes on which Washington’s recordings were available for sale as well as display signs and photographs of the in-store displays of the merchandise, staged by a number of retailers across the country. In this subseries, packaging folders precede those containing display material. Within each set, folders are arranged alphabetically.
103 2 Aria. Packaging and publicity proofs and CD card insert mock-up 2000
69 1 Breath of Heaven. CD cover comps 1997
105 5 Next Exit. Cassette, CD and LP packaging proofs 1992
103 3 Prime Cuts. CD packaging proofs (CD) 1999
69 2 Soulful Strut. CD cover comps (2). From Kevin Gore (Columbia). Includes note 1996
69 3 Soulful Strut. CD cover comps (10) and publicity photographs (8). From Margaret Maier (Columbia). Includes note 1996
103 4 Then and Now. LP cover. Layout, proof and final version (folded) 1988
103 5 Time Out of Mind. CD and LP packaging proofs 1989
69 4 Various CD and cassette (1) packaging. Covers and inserts. Final versions 1981-1992
105 6 Various LP covers and sleeves. Proofs 1979-1982
103 6 Various LP covers and sleeves. Final versions. Includes Special Delivery comp (unrealized?) 1978-1989, undated
116 37 Various Columbia albums. CBS/Sony artwork. TIFF and other files. Mac CD, 1993-1999
105 7 Various LP covers (2). Pieces of a Dream (artists). Pieces of a Dream and We Are One. Proofs and layouts 1981-1982
K014 6 Display sign. Come Morning 1981
105 8 Display signs. Various albums 1992-1999
69 5 In-store displays. Paradise. Various markets. Photos (3 sets) 1979
69 6 In-store displays. Paradise. Pittsburgh market. Photos and report 1979
69 7 In-store displays. Strawberry Moon. Various markets. Photos 1988
69 8 In-store displays. Strawberry Moon. Various markets. Photos 1988
69 9 In-store displays. Winelight. Philadelphia market. Photos and report. Includes publicity photos of store appearance 1981
Subseries 6.3: Other printed material and biographical writings, 1972-2000, undated
Subseries 6.3 Other printed material, 1972-2000, undated consists of other materials created to promote Grover Washington, Jr., and his music. Mailers targeted for consumers include postcards and one fan club booklet, published circa 1984. More substantive in both extent and content are the biographical writings used to publicize Washington’s accomplishments to retailers, promoters, and the media. Included here are biographies published by the various record companies to coincide with the release of Washington’s recordings. The 1997-2000 versions appear to have been created in-house, by Washington’s staff. Discographies offer a comprehensive summary of Washington’s recording efforts, listing his solo albums, along with the song list of each, anthologies, collaborative projects, sideman recordings and the recordings of others that he produced through G-Man Productions. Concert schedules are attached to some of the early biographies. Several of the remaining items in the subseries is artwork in that they were intended to be reproduced on other materials: Washington’s autograph, a logo of G-Man Productions that features a winged saxophone, and type prints of his publishing company and fan club letterheads.
70 1 Autograph (for reproduction purposes) undated
70 2 Fan club materials. Booklet (3 copies), membership card, bumper sticker, invitation to join and mailing envelope 1984
70 3 Letterhead type (for reproduction purposes). Fan club and G. W. Jr. Music, Inc. undated
83 18 Logo (for reproduction purposes?) G Man Production undated
103 7 Miscellaneous. Promotional items for CTI Records and JVC Hi-Fi Components. Includes photographs from JVC International Jazz Festival 1972, 1995
70 4 Postcards, some autographed. Happy birthday, Next Exit, Then and Now 1988, 1992, undated
70 5 Press kit folder, Come Morning. Includes discography and other promotional writings 1981
70 6 Writings. Award lists 1989-1997, undated
70 7 Writings. Biography. Kudu Records. Includes publicity photos and folder circa 1974, 1976, undated
70 8 Writings. Biography. Elektra/Asylum Records. Includes concert schedules, drafts and note 1982-1984
70 9 Writings. Biographical press releases, per album 1980-1989
70 10 Writings. Biographical press releases, per album 1994-2000
70 11 Writings. Biography, 1993-2000
70 12 Writings. Discography 1982-2000
70 13 Writings. Miscellaneous papers. Includes publicity photos and clippings 1983-2000, undated
Series 7: Honors and tributes, 1971-2007, undated
Series 7: Honors and tributes, 1971-2007, undated documents the recognitions Washington received for his contributions to the music industry, music education, and other public service activities. The many honors consist of those given during his thirty year career and the tributes made posthumously, which includes the renaming of a middle school in his honor and several concerts and special events. The records of the Grover Washington, Jr., Protect the Dream Foundation, which also was established posthumously by his family to encourage and support the musical education of children are included here as well. The series is comprised of certificates, citations, plaques and various object awards, as well as fan mail and letters of condolence, and related ephemera. Photographs, clippings, working files, programs, and other event ephemera also comprise the posthumous tribute files. The series is arranged in three subseries: Subseries 7.1 Lifetime; Subseries 7.2 Posthumous and Subseries 7.3 Protect the Dream.
Subseries 7.1: Lifetime, 1971-2007, undated
Subseries 7.1: Lifetime, 1971-2007, undated consists of expressions of appreciation Grover Washington, Jr. received during his career, in the form of fan mail and numerous awards presented on paper, plaques, and other objects. Folders in this subseries are arranged by format.
71 1 Fan mail, 1971-1972
71 2 Fan mail, 1974-1975
71 3 Fan mail, 1976-1977, 1982 (1), undated
71 4 Fan mail, 1995-1997
71 5 Fan mail, 1998-1999
71 6 Fan mail, 2000, 2001, 2007
94 1 City of Philadelphia. Citations, tribute and proclamation (6), 1977-1999
71 7 City of Philadelphia. Mayor’s Office. Certificates (4) 1992-1995
94 2 City of Philadelphia. Other (2), 1981, 1983
103 8 Chamber of Commerce of West Philadelphia. Award of merit 1980
94 3 University of the Arts (Philadelphia, Pa.). Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. Certificate 1997
94 4 Various Philadelphia community organizations. Recognitions (6) 1977-1992
105 9 Various Philadelphia corporations. Recognitions (2) 1996, undated
94 5 State of Pennsylvania. House of Representatives citation and Senate congratulations 1986, 1998
97 1 City of Buffalo and County of Erie (NY). Proclamations (5) 1982, 1992, 1993
97 2 Various cities and states. Honorary citizen and other certificates (7) 1975, 1984-1989
97 3 Various cities and states. Includes certificates from Los Angeles City College (9) 1991-1995
71 8 National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Grammy Award nomination certificates (6) 1982-1997
103 9 National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). Grammy Award winner certificate (1) 1981
97 4 Philadelphia Music Foundation. Best of Philadelphia Music Award nomination certificates (3) 1987, 1990
97 5 Various music industry certificates (6) 1981-1984
97 6 Miscellaneous certificates 1975, 1982, 1986
85 Plaques. Community and humanitarian services (4), 1987-1994
98 Plaques. Musical achievements. Ampex Golden Reel award for Live at the Bijou and Blue Note Award for musical excellence (2), 1978, 1987
86 Plaques. Musical achievements (7), 1978-1995
85 Plaques. Musical achievements. 3M Visionary Award for Urban Knights (1), circa 1995
87 Objects. Community and humanitarian services (5) 1982?-1992
88 Objects. Musical achievements and miscellaneous (10), 1976-1995, undated
Blue Objects. Musical achievements. CEBA Award for “The Look of Love” (1), 1988
Subseries 7.2: Posthumous, 1999-2000
Subseries 7.2 Posthumous, 1999-2000 consists of the hundreds of expressions of sympathy sent to Washington’s family in reaction to his sudden and unexpected death, as well as some of the posthumous tributes, including the renaming of a local middle school in his honor. The subseries is arranged in subsets of folder: condolences, middle school, and tributes.
Included in the condolence documentation is a folder of papers compiled for the planning of Washington’s December 23, 1999, funeral service 23 at the Bright Hope Baptist Church and a commemorative program from the service that reflects on personal as well as professional milestones. The renaming of the B and Olney Middle School in honor of Washington is well documented—from proposal to dedication and later school activities. There are approximately 150 photographs the dedication ceremony and outdoor reception held May 2, 2001. The posthumous tributes presented on paper, plaques and objects are individually identified in the inventory below. Additional tributes to Washington are documented in Subseries 3.1 and 7.3. Recorded tributes, which include local television coverage of the school dedication ceremony, are included in Subseries 4.5.
72 Condolences. Sympathy cards 1999-2000
73 Condolences. Sympathy cards 1999-2000
74 1 Condolences. Donation acknowledgements 1999
74 2 Condolences. Flowers and food gifts. Attached cards and notes 1999
74 3 Condolences. Mass cards 1999
74 4 Condolences. Mass cards 1999
74 5 Condolences. Addressed to Grover Washington, III 1999
74 6 Condolences. Addressed to Paul Silverthorn. Includes emails 1999
74 7 Condolences. Addressed in care of Bright Hope Baptist Church 1999
75 1 Condolences from fans and musicians 1999-2000
75 2 Condolences from friends 1999-2000
75 3 Condolences from friends 1999-2000
75 4 Condolences from relatives 1999
75 5 Condolence and funeral service. Lists, notes and other papers. Includes commemorative program 1999, undated
75 6 Thank you letters. Drafts 1999-2000
75 7 Middle school. Adopt-A-School program. School District of Philadelphia. Outline and sample activities and other papers, undated
75 8 Middle school. Adopt-A-School program. WJJZ (radio) proposal. Includes school improvement plan. Meeting, November 1, 2001. Binder prepared by school principal 2001
76 1 Middle school. Adopt-A-School program. WJJZ (radio) ceremony, January 31, 2002. Program, schedule and remarks 2002
76 2 Middle school. Clippings, 2000-2003, undated
76 3 Middle school. Closing exercises (commencement) programs. Includes program to Pieces of a Dream concert 2002-2007
76 4 Middle school. Correspondence. Includes thank you letters from students 2000-2002
76 5 Middle school. Dedication day, May 2, 2001. Photographs 2001
76 6 Middle school. Dedication day, May 2, 2001. Photographs 2001
76 7 Middle school. Protect the Dream eighth grade scholarship award. Criteria selection 2002
76 8 Middle school. Public engagement committee meeting: naming of ‘B’ and Olney Middle School, November 28, 2000. Presentation binder 2000
76 9 Middle school. School District of Philadelphia. Certificate of appreciation to Christine Washington 2006
76 10 Middle school. School District of Philadelphia. Commendation (2) to name school 2001
76 11 Middle school Student handbook and agenda, 2001-2002 2001
76 12 Middle school. Yearbook 2002
97 7 City of Philadelphia. Citation (1) 1999
76 13 Philadelphia organizations. Mt. Airy Cultural Center resolution and Philadelphia Clef Club award certificate (2) 1999, 2000
97 8 State of Pennsylvania. House of Representatives citation and resolution (2) 2000, undated
76 14 University of Pittsburgh. International Academy of Jazz. Lifetime achievement award (certificate) 2000
76 15 Florida Memorial College. Resolution of sympathy 1999
97 9 State of Georgia. Honorary citizen proclamation 2000
89 Plaques. Blacks Networking for Progress. In memory 2000
90 Plaques. University of Pittsburgh. International Academy of Jazz. Lifetime achievement award 2000
89 Objects. Oasis Awards (2) 2000
90 Objects. 32nd NAACP Annual Image Awards 2001
Subseries 7.3: Protect the Dream Foundation, 1999-2006, undated
Subseries 7.3 Protect the Dream Foundation, 1999-2006, undated. To honor the musician and his commitment to bringing music to children, in 2000 Washington’s family and friends established The Grover Washington, Jr. Protect the Dream Foundation. The Foundation took its name from the song Washington composed honoring the 1989-1990 International Trans-Antarctic expedition. The mission of the Foundation was to enrich the lives of young people through music education; specifically, by providing funds for the purchase of educational resources and tools, such as music books, stands, and software; assist music institutions in restoring or purchasing instruments; provide scholarships; and enable music institutions to offer students a variety of music lessons and programs. Incorporated two months after Washington’s death, the Foundation operated as a non-profit organization until October 2008. This subseries documents the establishment and operations of the Foundation, particularly its major fundraising activities, and is arranged in two sub-subseries: Sub-subseries 7.3.1 Working files and Sub-subseries 7.3.2 “Celebrate the Magic!” gala and other events.
Sub-subseries 7.3.1: Working files, 1999-2006, undated
Sub-subseries 7.3.1 Working files, 1999-2006, undated contains the papers pertaining to the Foundation’s establishment and operation as a non-profit, tax-exempt entity. The Philadelphia Foundation maintained the former’s funds. The folders of the Philadelphia Foundation, further identified as “Fund activity statements and related papers” contain the most comprehensive documentation of the Protect the Dream Foundation’s yearly activities. The folders are arranged alphabetically.
77 1 501 (c) (3) certificate 2000
77 2 Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll. State and federal filings March-April 2000
77 3 Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll. State and federal filings May-June 2000
77 4 Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll. Miscellaneous papers 1999, undated
77 5 Bank accounts. Deposit registers and cancelled checks 2000
77 6 Board of Directors. Meetings, March and September. Minutes and other papers 2000
77 7 Clippings 2000-2003
77 8 Donations. Sympathy cards, other correspondence and envelopes 1999-2001, undated
77 9 Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers 2000-2004
93 7 Miscellaneous. Oversize, undated
77 10 Mission statement undated
78 1 Newsletter. “Update.” Volume 1, Issue 1 and Volume 2, Issue 1. Includes draft writings and images (photographs, negatives and CD) of Volume 2 2003, undated
78 2 Non-profit directors and officers liability insurance policies 2003-2006
78 3 Philadelphia Foundation. Agreement regarding donor-advised fund 2000
78 4 Philadelphia Foundation. Detailed gift history (lists) 2000-2001
78 5 Philadelphia Foundation. Gift acknowledgment letters 2000-2001
78 6 Philadelphia Foundation. Fund activity statements and related papers 2000
78 7 Philadelphia Foundation. Fund activity statements and related papers 2001
78 8 Philadelphia Foundation. Fund activity statements and related papers 2002
78 9 Philadelphia Foundation. Fund activity statements and related papers 2003
78 10 Philadelphia Foundation. Fund activity statements and related papers 2004
78 11 Philadelphia Foundation. Fund activity statements and related papers 2005
78 12 Philadelphia Foundation. Fund activity statements and related papers 2006
78 13 Philadelphia Foundation. Other papers 1998, 2000
78 14 Photograph. Presentation of checks to Sedgwick Cultural Center and Mt. Airy Cultural Center 2001
78 15 Photographs. Presentation of scholarship to Michael Matthews at January 16, 2004, concert of Fourplay (artists) at Keswick Theatre, Glenside, PA. Includes program and clipping 2004
92 1 Photograph album of same event, January 16, 2004
78 16 Photograph. Unidentified event undated
78 17 Promotion. Foundation logo and ad layout undated
78 18 Promotion. G-Man Productions logo undated
78 19 Promotion. T-shirt negative and layout undated
78 20 Promotion. Teen Summer Arts Camp. Ephemera 2003-2004
78 21 Thank you card from Washington family announcing establishment of foundation (3 copies) undated
Sub-subseries 7.3.2: “Celebrate the Magic!” gala and later events, 1995-2005, undated
“Celebrate the Magic!” gala and later events, 1995, 2000, undated documents the fundraising efforts of the Protect the Dream Foundation. Working files, ephemera, and clippings comprise most of the material, along with one photo album from the “Groovin’ for Grover” gala. The sub-subseries is arranged by event in chronological order of event dates; namely “Celebrate the Magic!” gala (2000), “Make Believe” ball (2002), and “Groovin’ for Grover” tour and gala (2004 and 2005, respectively). Within each subset, folders are arranged alphabetically.
79 1 Academy of Community Music. Correspondence, drafts, 1995 program and other papers 1995, 2000
79 2 Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.). Seating. Chart and other papers 2000, undated
79 3 Budget. Six-month account summary 2000
79 4 Clippings 2000
79 5 Correspondence January-April 2000
79 6 Correspondence May-August 2000
79 7 Expenses. Academy of Community Music. Settlement. Invoices, reports and other papers 2000
79 8 Expenses. Final invoices 2000
79 9 Expenses. Joint account expense report 2000
79 10 Expenses. Miscellaneous 2000
79 11 Expenses. Payment schedule 2000
79 12 Funeral service lists undated
79 13 Guest book 2000
79 14 Hotel 2000
79 15 Mailing list (Chris 5/00) 2000
79 16 Notes and other papers 2000
80 1 Printed material. Invitation 2000
80 2 Printed material. Newspaper advertisement. Drafts 2000
80 3 Printed material. Program 2000
80 4 Printed material. Save the date card 2000
80 5 Printed material. Tribute book. Announcement and subscription form 2000
80 6 Printed material. Tribute book. Advertisers, undated
80 7 Printed material. Tribute book. Advertisers 2000
80 8 Printed material. Tribute book. Advertisers 2000
80 9 Printed material. Tribute book. Final publication (3 copies) 2000
80 10 Production. General 2000
80 11 Production. CBS Sunday Morning footage 2000
80 12 Production. Lights and projection 2000
80 13 Production. Stage plot 2000
80 14 Production. Timeline 2000
80 15 Production. Video (Peter Pellegrino) 2000
80 16 Production. Welcome and introductory remarks 2000
80 17 Promotion. KYW-TV. Audio script 2000
80 18 Promotion. WJJZ (radio) 2000
80 19 Publicist (Sharla Feldsher). Correspondence, press release drafts and other papers 2000
80 20 Publicist. Mailing list undated
80 21 Talent. Biographies and photographs 2000, undated
80 22 Talent. Confirmations 2000
80 23 Talent. Miscellaneous papers 2000
80 24 Talent. Thank you correspondence 2000
80 25 Talent. Transportation 2000
80 26 Ticket sale and contribution summaries 2000
81 1 “Make-Believe” ball. Clippings 2002
81 2 “Make-Believe” ball. Correspondence and other papers
81 3 “Make-Believe” ball. Expense and income summary and related papers 2002
81 4 “Make-Believe” ball. Thank -you ad 2002
81 5 “Groovin’ for Grover” tour. Agreement regarding service mark and trademark license 2003
81 6 “Groovin’ for Grover” tour. Correspondence 2004, undated
81 7 “Groovin’ for Grover” tour. Press release and clippings 2004-2005
81 8 “Groovin’ for Grover” tour. Program. 18th annual Catalina Island Jazztrax Festival October 2004
81 9 “Groovin’ for Grover” tour. Tour schedule and other papers 2004, undated
81 10 “Groovin’ for Grover” tour. Tri-C Jazz Fest Cleveland. Correspondence, programs and promotional material 2003
81 11 “Groovin’ for Grover” gala. AFP Fundraising Resource Center. Information packets undated
81 12 “Groovin’ for Grover” gala. Clippings 2005
81 13 “Groovin’ for Grover” gala. Events hosted by other institutions. Ephemera and other papers 2004-2005
81 14 “Groovin’ for Grover” gala. Invitation (3 copies) and program 2005
96 1 “Groovin’ for Grover” gala. Photograph album 2005
81 15 “Groovin’ for Grover” gala. Working papers. Includes sample artwork 2004, undated
81 16 Other event proposals 2005, undated