Dave Grusin
Biography
Dave Grusin has been a highly successful performer, producer, composer, record label executive, arranger, and bandleader. As a pianist, Grusin tends toward the fusion and smooth end of jazz, but he's primarily an accomplished film and television soundtrack composer. Grusin played with Terry Gibbs and Johnny Smith while studying at the University of Colorado. He was the assistant music director and pianist for Andy Williams from 1959 to 1966, and then started his television composing career. Grusin recorded with Benny Goodman in 1960, and with a hard bop trio which included Milt Hinton and Don Lamond in the early '60s. He also played and did a session with a quintet including Thad Jones and Frank Foster. Grusin did arrangements and recorded with Sarah Vaughan, Quincy Jones, and Carmen McRae in the early '70s. He played electric keyboards with Gerry Mulligan and Lee Ritenour in the mid-'70s, then helped to establish GRP Records out of a production company. GRP developed into one of the top contemporary jazz and fusion companies; they were later taken over by Arista, then by MCA. Grusin continued recording through the '80s and '90s, doing numerous projects, from fusion and pop to working with symphony orchestras. He has also conducted the GRP Big Band, scored such films as The Fabulous Baker Boys, and performed duet sessions with his brother, Don, and Ritenour. In addition to his numerous GRP releases, Grusin has also recorded for Columbia, Sheffield Lab, and Polygram. In 2011, he released the concert album and DVD An Evening with Dave Grusin, which featured him backed by the 75-piece Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra revisiting works from throughout his varied career. . Dave Grusin has been a highly successful performer, producer, composer, record label executive, arranger, and bandleader. As a pianist, Grusin tends toward the fusion and smooth end of jazz, but he's primarily an accomplished film and television soundtrack composer. Grusin played with Terry Gibbs and Johnny Smith while studying at the University of Colorado. He was the assistant music director and pianist for Andy Williams from 1959 to 1966, and then started his television composing career. Grusin recorded with Benny Goodman in 1960, and with a hard bop trio which included Milt Hinton and Don Lamond in the early '60s. He also played and did a session with a quintet including Thad Jones and Frank Foster. Grusin did arrangements and recorded with Sarah Vaughan, Quincy Jones, and Carmen McRae in the early '70s. He played electric keyboards with Gerry Mulligan and Lee Ritenour in the mid-'70s, then helped to establish GRP Records out of a production company. GRP developed into one of the top contemporary jazz and fusion companies; they were later taken over by Arista, then by MCA. Grusin continued recording through the '80s and '90s, doing numerous projects, from fusion and pop to working with symphony orchestras. He has also conducted the GRP Big Band, scored such films as The Fabulous Baker Boys, and performed duet sessions with his brother, Don, and Ritenour. In addition to his numerous GRP releases, Grusin has also recorded for Columbia, Sheffield Lab, and Polygram. In 2011, he released the concert album and DVD An Evening with Dave Grusin, which featured him backed by the 75-piece Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra revisiting works from throughout his varied career.
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11. Jazz and the..
| 12. Two Worlds
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16. Night-Lines
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Top Songs |
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1. | Memphis Stomp | Evening with Dave Grusin | 4:27 | $0.99 | |
2. | Peter Gunn (Arr. for Vibraphone and .. | Evening with Dave Grusin | 5:24 | $0.99 | |
3. | I Feel Pretty (From "West Side S.. | Evening with Dave Grusin | 6:40 | $0.99 | |
4. | She Could Be Mine (feat. Steve Gadd .. | Jazz Fusion Essentials | 5:16 | $0.99 | |
5. | Sword of Justice | Bonfire of the Vanities - O.. | 3:44 | $1.29 | |
6. | Jackals, Pt. 1 & 2 | Bonfire of the Vanities - O.. | 2:38 | $1.29 | |
7. | Hang-Out | Bonfire of the Vanities - O.. | 3:25 | $1.29 | |
8. | Mountain Dance | Jazz and the Philharmonic | 7:05 | $1.29 | |
9. | Simple Gifts | Jazz and the Philharmonic | 5:31 | $1.29 | |
10. | Autumn Leaves | Jazz and the Philharmonic | 5:27 | $1.29 | |
11. | New York State of Mind | Amazing Jazz Performances f.. | 5:22 | $0.99 | |
12. | Dreamsville | Chill Out Jazz Vocals | 4:37 | $0.99 | |
13. | Peter Gunn (feat. Harvey Mason, John.. | Jazz Got the Funk | 4:40 | $0.99 | |
14. | Milagro Beanfield War: Theme | Varese Sarabande: A 25th An.. | 3:59 | $1.29 | |
15. | Thankful n' Thoughtful (feat. Ma.. | Most Essential Jazz Grooves | 4:11 | $0.99 | |
16. | Fool on the Hill | Jazz Pop Lounge | 3:14 | $0.99 | |
17. | Somewhere Between Old and New York (.. | New York Jazz Anthems | 4:35 | $0.99 | |
18. | Makin' Whoopee | Jazz For Fine Dining | 3:09 | $0.99 | |
19. | By Design | Jazz For Fine Dining | 3:52 | $0.99 | |
20. | Thankful N' Thoughtful (feat. Ma.. | Smooth Jazz | 4:11 | $0.99 | |
21. | Mambo Lido | Afro-Cuban Jazz Grooves | 3:33 | $0.99 | |
22. | When Summer Turns To Snow | X-Mas Jazz | 5:07 | $0.99 | |
23. | Thanksong | Thanksgiving Day - Jazz | 3:11 | $0.99 | |
24. | Dreamsville | Erotic Jazz | 4:37 | $0.99 | |
25. | Thankful N' Thoughtful (feat. Ma.. | Electric Jazz | 4:11 | $0.99 | |