Reed Seed
# Reed Seed

Reed Seed is a 1978 studio album by jazz saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. released on the Motown label.

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |

## Track listing

* "Do Dat" (John E. Blake Jr., Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr.) - 4:27
* "Step'n' Thru" (Richard Lee Steacker) - 6:15
* "Reed Seed (Trio Tune)" (Grover Washington Jr.) - 4:54
* "Maracas Beach" (James "Sid" Simmons) - 4:48
* "Santa Cruzin" (John E. Blake Jr., Tyrone Brown, Leonard "Doc" Gibbs Jr., James "Sid" Simmons, Richard Lee Steacker, Millard "Pete" Vinson, Grover Washington Jr.) - 6:54
* "Just the Way You Are" (Billy Joel) - 4:46
* "Loran's Dance" (Grover Washington Jr.) - 7:37

## Personnel

* Grover Washington Jr. – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
* James "Sid" Simmons – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, arrangements (4, 5)
* John Blake Jr. – Polymoog, ARP Omni, ARP String Ensemble, electric violin, acoustic piano (1), clavinet (1), Fender Rhodes (6), backing vocals, arrangements (1, 5)
* Richard Lee Steacker – electric guitars, backing vocals, arrangements (2)
* Tyrone Brown – acoustic bass, electric bass
* Millard "Pete" Vinson – drums
* Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion, backing vocals, arrangements (1, 5)
* Derrick Graves – arrangements (2)
* Jeannine Otis – backing vocals
* Lita Boggs – backing vocals
* Rita Boggs – backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1)

## Production

* Grover Washington Jr. – producer
* Nils Salminen – engineer
* Rodney Perry – assistant engineer
* Rudy Van Gelder – mastering at Van Gelder Studios (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey).
* Norm Ung – art direction, design
* Beverly Parker – photography

## Charts

| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Billboard Pop Albums | 35 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums | 7 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 1 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Year | Single | US R&B |
| 1979 | "Do Dat" | 79 |
