On July 1, 1972, “Kudu” label released “All the King’s Horses”, the second Grover Washington Jr. studio album. It was recorded May – June 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

• Grover Washington Jr. – alto and tenor saxophone
• Gene Bertoncini – guitar
• Cornell Dupree – guitar
• Eric Gale – guitar
• David Spinozza – guitar
• Bob James – electric piano, harpsichord, arrangements, conductor
• Richard Tee – organ
• Gordon Edwards – bass
• Ron Carter – bass
• Bernard Purdie – drums
• Billy Cobham – drums
• Airto Moreira – percussion
• Ralph MacDonald – congas
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn

Brass and Woodwind Section

• George Marge – alto saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe, recorder
• Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
• Arthur Clarke – baritone saxophone, flute
• Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Tony Studd – trombone
• Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Ray Alonge, Donald Corrado, Fred Klein, Brooks Tillotson – French horn

String Section

• Alexander Cores, Bernard Eichen, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
• Richard Dickler, Emanuel Vardi – viola
• Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
• Margaret Ross – harp

String Trio

• David Nadien – violin
• Emanuel Vardi – viola
• George Ricci – cello

• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Bob Ciano – design
• Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

1. No Tears, in the End – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
2. All the King’s Horses – Aretha Franklin
3. Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
4. Body and Soul (Montage) – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
5. Lean on Me – Bill Withers
6. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez
7. Love Song 1700 – Henry Purcell