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Dave Grusin
Dave was born in Littleton, CO in 1934. His mother was a pianist and his father was a
violinist from Riga, Latvia. He studied music at the University of Colorado at Boulder
and was awarded his degree in 1956. Now he works as composer, pianist and keyboardist.
He produced his first single, "Subways Are for Sleeping", in 1962 and his first film score for Divorce American Style (1967). Other scores followed, including Winning (1969), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), The Midnight Man (1974), and Three Days of the Condor (1975). In the late 1970s, he started GRP Records with his business partner, Larry Rosen, and began to create some of the first commercial digital recordings. In 1988, he won the Oscar for best original score for The Milagro Beanfield War. He also composed the musical scores for the 1984 TriStar Pictures and the 1993 Columbia Pictures Television logos. From 1998 to 1999, he was featured on the Billboard's Top 10 Jazz Artists. From 2000 to 2011, Dave concentrated on composing classical and jazz compositions, touring and recording with collaborators, including jazz singer and lyricist Lorraine Feather and guitarist Lee Ritenour. He has a filmography of about 100 titles. His many awards include an Oscar for best original score for The Milagro Beanfield War, as well as Oscar nominations for The Champ, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Firm, Havana, Heaven Can Wait, and On Golden Pond. Dave composed theme music for various TV programs. He received honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music in 1988 and University of Colorado, College of Music in 1989. |
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Jaunty-Jolly! Capitol Records T-2716 released 1967 recorded February to September 1967 |
Howard Roberts, guitar Bill Pitman, guitar Dave Grusin, organ Chuck Berghofer, bass Larry Bunker, drums, percussion Shelly Manne, drums Emil Richards, drums, percussion |
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Guilty!! Capitol Records T-2824 released 1967 |
Howard Roberts, guitar Dave Grusin, organ Chuck Berghofer, bass Al Hendrickson, guitar Jack Marshall, guitar John Guerin, drums Paulo Fernando de Magalhaes, drums, percussion Larry Bunker, drums, percussion Claudio Miranda, percussion, vocal Vic Feldman, piano, percussion |
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Equinox Express Elevator ABC Impulse! ASD-9299 released 1975 recorded December 1970 in Los Angeles, CA and Westlake, CA/USA |
Howard Roberts, guitar, vocals Mike Deasy, guitar Dave Grusin, Yamaha organ Larry Knechtel, keyboards Ed Michel, synthesizer Pete Robinson, keyboards Mike Wofford, piano Bobby Bruce, violin Max Bennett, bass Bryan Garofalo, bass Jerry Scheff, bass John Guerin, drums Bob Morin, drums Mayuto Correa, percussion Diana Lee, vocals |
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First Course Epic PE 33947 released 1976 October through December 1975 in Hollywood, CA/USA |
Lee Ritenour, guitar Tom Scott, tenor sax, lyricon Ernie Watts, tenor sax Jerome Richardson, baritone sax Frank Rosolino, trombone Chuck Findley, trumpet Jerry Peters, keyboards, clavinet Larry Nash, keyboards, clavinet Michael Omartian, keyboards, clavinet Patrice Rushen, keyboards, clavinet Dave Grusin, clavinet, piano, organ, synthesizer Jerry Steinholtz, congas, percussion Bill Dickinson, bass Chuck Rainey, bass Louis Johnson, bass Ed Greene, drums Harvey Mason, drums, percussion |
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Browne Sugar Arista GRP 5003 released 1979 |
Tom Browne, trumpet, flugelhorn Michael Brecker, tenor sax Phil Bodner, horn Eddie Daniels, horn Walter Kane, horn David Tofani, horn Ron Miller, guitar Dave Grusin, clavinet, synthesizer, organ, piano, percussion Rob Mounsey, synthesizer, organ Bernard Wright, piano String section Francisco Centeno, bass Marcus Miller, bass Buddy Williams, drums Errol Crusher Bennett, congas, percussion Sue Evans, congas, percussion Patti Austin, vocals Vivian Cherry, vocals Frank Floyd, vocals Zachary Sanders, vocals Sanders Zachery, vocals |
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A Twist Of Rit Concord Records 0888072372436 |
Lee Ritenour, guitar Michael Thompson, guitar Ernie Watts, tenor sax Wendell Kelly, trombone Rashawn Ross, trumpet Bob Sheppard, baritone sax John Beasley, piano Dave Grusin, Hammond B-3 organ Melvin Lee Davis, bass Chris Coleman, drums |
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