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Earl Washington, a Chicago stride jazz pianist collaborated with his Brother-In-Law Red Saunders of The Red Saunders Orchestra at the Club DeLisa, a Chicago south side Jazz Night Club (from 1937-1958), made some connections with Count Basie to use Basie's musicians for his AP - "Earl Washington All-Stars." The album was release under the Motown sub-label Workshop for its unveiling in the fall of 1962.

The LP feature Basie's band musicians in Ed Jones and Herb Brown on Bass, Sonny Payne and Walter Perkins on Drums, Frank Wess on Flute, Frank Foster on Saxophone, John Neely on Tenor Saxophone, Ben Powell and John Avant on Trombone, Thad Jones on Trumpet, and naturally Washington on piano.

Berry Gordy Jr., whose first musical genres had been of jazz references in the late 1950s and early 60s released his new artist's Washington jazz composition in November 1962 simultaneously releasing The Supremes' Where Did Our Love Go. And as you can guess Earl's album never saw the light of day in Billboard charts.

Of the many musical compositions Washington wrote in his lifetime, one standard protrude with virtuosity in his All-Star LP...

In "Opus No 3" a listener may experience Washington's movement of peaks and valleys. A display of unrestricted, but delightful pear-like tones.