Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an

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and 10

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s. In 1978, Grusin founded

GRP Records GRP® Records (Grusin-Rosen Productions) is a jazz record label founded by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen (producer), Larry Rosen in 1978. Distributed by Verve Records, GRP® was originally known for its digital recordings that focuses on its jazz ...

with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of

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Early life

Grusin was born in

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, to Henri and Rosabelle (née de Poyster) Grusin. His mother was a pianist and his father was a violinist from

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, Latvia. Grusin has one

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parent. Grusin studied music at the

University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sys ...

and received his degree in 1956. Grusin's teachers included

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and Wayne Scott, pianist, arranger and professor of jazz.

Career

Grusin produced his first single in 1962, "Subways Are for Sleeping", and his first film score, for ''

Divorce American Style ''Divorce American Style'' is a 1967 American film, directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, and Van Johnson. Norman Lear produced the comedy satire and wrote the script, based on a story by ...

'', in 1967. Other scores followed, including ''

The Graduate ''The Graduate'' is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from Wil ...

'' (1967), ''

Winning Winning may refer to: * Victory Film * ''Winning'' (film), a 1969 movie starring Paul Newman * '' Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman'', a 2015 documentary by Adam Carolla and Nate Adams Music * ''Winning'', an album by Ten Foot Pole, 2022 ...

'' (1969), ''

The Friends of Eddie Coyle ''The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' is a 1973 American neo-noir crime film starring Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle and directed by Peter Yates. The screenplay by Paul Monash was adapted from the 1970 novel '' The Friends of Eddie Coyle'' by George ...

'' (1973), '' The Midnight Man'' (1974), and ''

Three Days of the Condor ''Three Days of the Condor'' is a 1975 American political thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson, and Max von Sydow. The screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel was based on ...

'' (1975). In 1978, Grusin founded

with his business partner, Larry Rosen, and began to produce some of the first commercial digital recordings. Grusin was the composer for '' On Golden Pond'' (1981), ''

Tootsie ''Tootsie'' is a 1982 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Dustin Hoffman. Its supporting cast includes Pollack, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, George Ga ...

'' (1982), and ''

The Goonies ''The Goonies'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. In the film, kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astori ...

'' (1985). In 1988, he won the

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for best original score, for ''

The Milagro Beanfield War ''The Milagro Beanfield War'' is a 1988 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Redford from a screenplay written by John Nichols and David S. Ward based on Nichols's novel of the same name. The ensemble cast includes Ruben Blades, Richar ...

''. Grusin composed the musical signatures for the 1984

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logo and the 1993

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logo. In 1998, Grusin ranked No. 5 and No. 8 on ''

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''s Top 10 Jazz Artists, at mid-year and at year's end, respectively, based on sales of his album, "Dave Grusin Presents West Side Story." From 2000-11, Grusin concentrated on composing classical and jazz compositions, touring and recording with collaborators, including jazz singer and lyricist

Lorraine Feather Lorraine Feather (born Billie Jane Lee Lorraine Feather; September 10, 1948) is an American singer, lyricist, and songwriter. Early life A native of Manhattan, she was born to jazz writer Leonard Feather and his wife Jane, a former big band sin ...

and guitarist

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

. Their album ''Harlequin'' won a Grammy Award in 1985. Their classical crossover albums, '' Two Worlds'' and '' Amparo'', were nominated for Grammys. Grusin has a filmography of about 100 titles. His many awards include an

for best original score for ''

'', as well as Oscar nominations for '' The Champ'', ''

The Fabulous Baker Boys ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' is a 1989 American romantic comedy-drama musical film written and directed by Steve Kloves. Primarily set in Seattle, Washington, the film follows a piano duo consisting of brothers, who hire an attractive singer to ...

'', '' The Firm'', ''

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'', '' Heaven Can Wait'', and '' On Golden Pond''. He received a Best Original Song nomination for "It Might Be You" from the film ''

''. Six of the fourteen cuts on the soundtrack from ''

'' are his. Other film scores Grusin has composed include '' Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?'', ''

'', ''

'', '' Tequila Sunrise'', ''

Hope Floats ''Hope Floats'' is a 1998 American drama film directed by Forest Whitaker and starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., and Gena Rowlands. Written by Steven Rogers and Brandine Spuckler, the story follows Birdee (Bullock), an unassuming hous ...

'', ''

Random Hearts ''Random Hearts'' is a 1999 American romantic drama film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas. Based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Warren Adler, the film is about a police officer and a Congressw ...

'', ''

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter ''The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' (1940) is the debut novel by the American author Carson McCullers; she was 23 at the time of publication. It is about a deaf man named John Singer and the people he encounters in a 1930s mill town in the US state ...

'', ''

Mulholland Falls ''Mulholland Falls'' is a 1996 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Lee Tamahori, written by Pete Dexter, and starring an ensemble cast featuring Nick Nolte, Jennifer Connelly, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Melanie ...

'' and '' The Firm''. He composed the original opening fanfare for film studio

. Grusin composed theme music for the TV programs ''

Good Morning World (American TV series) ''Good Morning World'' is an American sitcom broadcast on CBS-TV during the 1967–1968 season, originally sponsored by Procter & Gamble on Tuesday nights at 9:30pm ET. On January 7, 2017, reruns of the show began airing on the Antenna TV net ...

'' (1967), '' It Takes a Thief'' (1968), '' The Name of the Game'' (1968), ''

Dan August ''Dan August'' is an American drama series that aired on ABC from September 23, 1970, to April 8, 1971. Burt Reynolds played the title character. Reruns of the series aired in prime time on CBS from May to October 1973 and from April to June 197 ...

'' (1970), ''

The Sandy Duncan Show ''Funny Face'' and ''The Sandy Duncan Show'' are two American sitcoms aired by CBS starring Sandy Duncan as part of its 1971 and 1972 fall lineups, respectively. Both series were created and produced by Carl Kleinschmitt. In the spring of 19 ...

'' (1971–72), '' Maude'' (1972), ''

Good Times ''Good Times'' is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear, it was television's first African ...

'' (1974), ''

Baretta ''Baretta'' is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show was a revised and milder version of a 1973–1974 ABC series, '' Toma'', starring Tony Musante as chameleon-like, real-life New Jersey police ...

'' (1975), '' Alice'' (1976), '' St. Elsewhere'' (1982), and, for

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in Mexico, ''Tres Generaciones'' (1987). He composed music for individual episodes of each of those shows. Grusin's other TV credits include ''

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...

'' (1966), '' The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'' (1966), and '' Columbo: Prescription: Murder'' (1968). He composed and performed the theme song for ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' (1968) during the 1984/1985 seasons. Grusin wrote the music for the ''

This Is America, Charlie Brown ''This Is America, Charlie Brown'' is an eight-part animated television miniseries that depicts a series of events in American history featuring characters from the Charles M. Schulz comic strip ''Peanuts''. It aired from 1988 to 1989 on CBS. T ...

'' episode "The Smithsonian and the Presidency", and two of the cues from the episode "History Lesson" and "Breadline Blues" (the latter covered by

Kenny G Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artis ...

) appear on the tribute album ''

Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown ''Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown'' is an animated TV documentary that celebrates 25 years of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip. The special first aired January 9, 1976 on CBS. Voice actors * Duncan Watson as Charlie Brown * Lynn Mortensen as Lucy ...

''. In 1994, GRP was in charge of MCA's jazz operations. Founders Grusin and Rosen left in 1995 and were replaced by

Tommy LiPuma Tommy LiPuma (July 5, 1936 – March 13, 2017) was an American music producer. He received 33 Grammy nominations, 5 Grammy wins, and his productions sold over 75 million albums. LiPuma worked with many musicians, including Barbra Streisand, Miles ...

. In 1997, Grusin and Rosen founded

N2K Encoded Music N-Coded Music was a jazz record label in New York City founded by Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, and Phil Ramone as N2K Encoded Music in 1997. Their original business model was to break out new artists and groups from various genres (mainly smooth ja ...

, which was renamed

N-Coded Music N-Coded Music was a jazz record label in New York City founded by Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen (producer), Larry Rosen, and Phil Ramone as N2K Encoded Music in 1997. Their original business model was to break out new artists and groups from various g ...

. Grusin received

honorary doctorate An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hon ...

s from

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

in 1988 and

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University of Co ...

, College of Music in 1989. Grusin was initiated into the Beta Chi Chapter of

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America (colloquially known as Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Mu Alpha, or simply Sinfonia) () is an American collegiate social fraternity for men with a special interest in music. The fraternity is open to men "w ...

at the University of Colorado in 1991. Personal Life Dave Grusin has been married to Nan Newton for many years and has three adult children, Scott Grusin, Michael Grusin, and Stuart Grusin. He is also the stepfather of Nan's adult daughter, Annie Vought. Grusin is the subject of a 2018 feature-length documentary entitled “Dave Grusin: Not Enough Time.”

Awards and honors

Over a 15-year period from 1979 to 1994, Grusin won one

, and received a further 7 nominations. In total, he has been nominated for 38

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

, and won on 10 occasions.

Academy Awards

*Winner, Music (Original Score): ''

'' (1989) *Nomination, Music (Original Score): '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1979), '' The Champ'' (1980), '' On Golden Pond'' (1982), ''

'' (1990), ''

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'' (1991), '' The Firm'' (1994) *Nomination, Music (Original Song): "

It Might Be You "It Might Be You" is a song with music written by Dave Grusin, and lyrics written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Alan & Marilyn Bergman. It was performed by singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop (singer), Stephen Bishop in the 1982 film ''Tootsie'' star ...

" (1983), with

Alan and Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...

Grammy Awards

*Winner, Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special: ''

'' (1968), shared with

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

. *Winner, Best Arrangement on an Instrumental: Summer Sketches '82 (1982), " Early A.M. Attitude" (1986), "Suite" for ''The Milagro Beanfield War'' (1990), "Bess You Is My Woman/I Loves You Porgy" (1991), "Mood Indigo" (1993), "Three Cowboy Songs" (1994) *Winner, Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals: "My Funny Valentine" by Michelle Pfeiffer (1989), "Mean Old Man" by James Taylor (2002) *Winner, Best Album Original Score Written for Motion Picture or Television: ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' (1989) *Nomination, Best Original Score: ''Selena''

Golden Globe Awards

*Nomination, Best Original Score: ''The Milagro Beanfield War'' (1988), ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' (1989), ''Havana'' (1990), ''

For the Boys ''For the Boys'' is a 1991 American musical comedy-drama film that traces the life of Dixie Leonard, a 1940s actress/singer who teams up with Eddie Sparks, a famous performer, to entertain American troops. The film was adapted by Marshall Brickm ...

'' (1991)

Other

Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award The Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award is one of the highest honors awarded to members of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity for a lifelong achievement in uplifting the world through art and music. Its recipients include musical legends such as ...

, 1991 *

AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores is a list of the top 25 film scores in American cinema. The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute in 2005. John Williams has the most scores in the top 25, with three ...

(Best American Film Scores of all Time voted by the American Film Institute): #24 for ''On Golden Pond''

Discography

As leader

*''Subways Are for Sleeping'' ( Epic, 1962) *''Piano, Strings, and Moonlight'' (Epic, 1962) *''Kaleidoscope'' ( Columbia, 1964) *''

'' (

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, 1967) – soundtrack *''

'' (Columbia, 1968) – soundtrack recorded in 1967 * ''The Heart is a Lonely Hunter'' (Film Score Monthly, 1968) - soundtrack *'' The Ghost & Mrs. Muir'' (1968 - 1970) – TV series *''

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'' (Epic, 1969) – soundtrack *''

'' ( DRG/

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, 1975) – soundtrack *''

Discovered Again! ''Discovered Again!'' is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1976, recorded for the Sheffield Lab label. It was originally a " direct to disc" recording. It was remastered and reissued on CD in Japan as ''Discovered Again! Plus'' ...

'' (Sheffield Lab, 1976) *''Don't Touch'' (Versatile, 1977) *'' One of a Kind'' ( GRP, 1977) * ''Heaven Can Wait'' (Kritzerland, 1978) - soundtrack *'' The Champ'' (

Varèse Sarabande Varèse Sarabande is an American record label, owned by Concord Music Group and distributed by Universal Music Group, which specializes in film scores and original cast recordings. It aims to reissue rare or unavailable albums, as well as newer r ...

, 1979) – soundtrack *''Mountain Dance'' (GRP, 1979) - AUS #100 *''

The Electric Horseman ''The Electric Horseman'' is a 1979 American western comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda and directed by Sydney Pollack. The film is about a former rodeo champion who is hired by a cereal company to become its spokesperson a ...

'' (Varèse Sarabande, 1979) – soundtrack *''Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Stars Live in Japan'' (JVC, 1980) * ''On Golden Pond'' (Varèse Sarabande, 1981) - soundtrack *''

Out of the Shadows Out of the Shadows may refer to: Films * ''Out of the Shadows'' (unfinished film), an unfinished 1931 film * ''Out of the Shadows'' (2012 film), a documentary film *'' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows'', a 2016 film Music * ''Out o ...

'' (Arista-GRP, 1982) *''

'' (Film Score Monthly, 1982) - soundtrack *'' Night-Lines'' (GRP, 1983) *'' Dave Grusin and the NY-LA Dream Band'' (GRP, 1984) *''

Racing with the Moon ''Racing with the Moon'' is a 1984 American drama film starring Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, and Nicolas Cage. It was directed by Richard Benjamin and written by Steve Kloves. The original music score was composed by Dave Grusin. The film's t ...

'' (Kritzerland, 1984) - soundtrack *''

The Pope of Greenwich Village ''The Pope of Greenwich Village'' is a 1984 American crime black comedy film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan and Burt Young. Page was nominated for the Academ ...

'' (Quartet Records, 1984) - soundtrack *''

Harlequin Harlequin (; it, Arlecchino ; lmo, Arlechin, Bergamasque dialect, Bergamasque pronunciation ) is the best-known of the ''zanni'' or comic servant characters from the Italian language, Italian ''commedia dell'arte'', associated with the city o ...

'' with

(GRP, 1985) *''

'' (Varèse Sarabande, 1985) - soundtrack *''Lucas'' (Varèse Sarabande, 1986) *'' Cinemagic'' (GRP, 1987) *''GRP Live in Session'' (GRP, 1988) *'' Sticks and Stones'' (with

Don Grusin Don Grusin (born April 22, 1941) is an American jazz keyboardist, composer, and record producer. He is the younger brother of Dave Grusin. Career Don Grusin grew up in Littleton, Colorado. His father, a native of Latvia, was a classical violinis ...

) (GRP, 1988) *''

Migration Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...

'' (GRP, 1989) *''

A Dry White Season ''A Dry White Season'' is a 1989 American drama film directed by Euzhan Palcy and starring Donald Sutherland, Jürgen Prochnow, Marlon Brando, Janet Suzman, Zakes Mokae and Susan Sarandon. It was written by Colin Welland and Palcy, based upon A ...

'' (Kritzerland, 1989) - soundtrack *''

The Bonfire of the Vanities ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish as ...

'' (

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, 1990) *''

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

'' (GRP, 1990) *''

The Gershwin Connection ''The Gershwin Connection'' is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #1 on ''Billboards jazz chart. The medley Bess, You Is My Woman Now/I Loves You Porgy received the 1992 Grammy ...

'' (GRP, 1991) *''GRP Super Live in Concert'' (GRP, 1992) *''

Homage to Duke ''Homage to Duke'' is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1993, recorded for GRP Records, and is Grusin's interpretation of Duke Ellington's music. The album was well received. In addition to Mood Indigo winning the 1994 Gramm ...

'' (GRP , 1993) *'' The Firm'' (MCA-GRP , 1993) *''

Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live! ''Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!'' is a jazz album by the GRP All-Star Big Band. Track listing Personnel * Dave Grusin – piano * John Patitucci – bass * Dave Weckl – drums * Gary Burton – vibraphone * Tom Scott – c ...

'' (GRP 97402, 1993) *'' The Orchestral Album'' (GRP, 1994) *''

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'' (GRP, 1995) *'' Two for the Road'' (GRP, 1996) *

(Cinerama, 1996) - soundtrack *''

Selena Selena Quintanilla Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer. Called the " Queen of Tejano music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mex ...

'' (

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, 1997) *''West Side Story'' ( N-Coded, 1997) *''

'' (RCA Victor, 1998) - soundtrack *''

'' (

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, 1999) *'' Two Worlds'' with Lee Ritenour (

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, 2000) *''

Dinner with Friends ''Dinner with Friends'' is a play written by Donald Margulies. It premiered at the 1998 Humana Festival of New American Plays and opened Off-Broadway in 1999. The play received the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Plot Gabe and Karen, a happily m ...

'' (Jellybean, 2001) *'' Now Playing'' (GRP, 2004) *'' Amparo'' (Decca, 2008) *'' The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'' (Varèse Sarabande, 2008) *''An Evening with Dave Grusin'' ( Heads Up, 2010) *''One Night Only!'' (C.A.R.E./Intergroove, 2011)

As sideman

With

Patti Austin Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Music career Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...

* ''

Havana Candy ''Havana Candy'' is the second album by American vocalist and songwriter Patti Austin recorded in 1977 and released on the CTI label.Payne, DCTI Records discographyaccessed February 29, 2012 Reception The Allmusic review stated "Austin sang this ...

'' (CTI, 1977) * '' Love Is Gonna Getcha'' (GRP, 1990) – recorded in 1989 With

the Brothers Johnson The Brothers Johnson were an American funk and R&B band consisting of American musicians and brothers George ("Lightnin' Licks") and Louis E. Johnson ("Thunder Thumbs"). They achieved their greatest success from the mid-1970s to early 1980s, ...

* '' Look Out for#1'' (A&M, 1976) * '' Right on Time'' (A&M, 1977) With Tom Browne * ''

Browne Sugar ''Browne Sugar'' is the debut album by Tom Browne (trumpeter), Tom Browne. It was released in 1979 on the GRP Records and reached number six on the Jazz Album chart in 1979. Track listing #"Throw Down" (Tom Browne (trumpeter), Tom Browne) – ...

'' (GRP, 1979) * ''

Love Approach ''Love Approach'' is an album by American trumpeter Tom Browne that was released by GRP Records in 1980. The song "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)" topped the U.S. R&B chart for three weeks in October 1980. Track listing All tracks composed by Tom ...

'' (GRP, 1980) – recorded in 1979-80 * ''

Magic Magic or Magick most commonly refers to: * Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces * Ceremonial magic, encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic * Magical thinking, the belief that unrela ...

'' (Arista, 1981) With

* ''10k-LA'' (JVC, 1981) * ''Native Land'' (GRP, 1993) * ''The Hang'' (Sovereign, 2004) With

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* ''

You've Got It Bad Girl ''You've Got It Bad Girl'' is a 1973 album by the American jazz musician/producer Quincy Jones. The title track is a song written by Yvonne Wright and Stevie Wonder and was originally released on Wonder's 1972 album ''Talking Book''. Here Jone ...

'' (A&M, 1973) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1974) * ''

Mellow Madness ''Mellow Madness'' is a 1975 studio album by Quincy Jones. It was Jones's first album recorded since treatment for a cerebral aneurysm. The album introduced the R&B public to The Brothers Johnson, who co-wrote four of the album tracks. Track lis ...

'' (A&M, ,1975) * '' I Heard That!!'' (A&M, 1976) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1977) With

John Klemmer John T. Klemmer (born July 3, 1946) is an American saxophonist, composer, songwriter, and arranger. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and began playing guitar at the age of five and alto saxophone at the age of 11. His other ear ...

* ''Touch'' (ABC, 1975) * ''Barefoot Ballet'' (ABC, 1976) With

Earl Klugh Earl Klugh ( ; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy award and thirteen nominations. Klugh was awarded the “1977” Best Recording Award For Performance and Sound” for his album “Fi ...

* ''

'' (Blue Note, 1976) * '' Living Inside Your Love'' (Blue Note, 1976) * '' Finger Paintings'' (Blue Note, 1978) With

Jon Lucien Lucien Leopold Harrigan (January 8, 1942 – August 18, 2007), known professionally as Jon Lucien, was a singer from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. His parents were Eric "Rico" Lucien Harrigan and Eloise Turnbull Harrigan of Tortolan famil ...

* ''Rashida'' (RCA, 1973) * ''Mind's Eye'' (RCA, 1974) * ''Song for My Lady'' (Columbia, 1975) With

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...

* ''Marching in the Street'' (Arista, 1976) * ''Funk in a Mason Jar'' (Arista, 1977) * ''

With All My Heart "Gondolier" is a song by the French singer Dalida, first released on EP in December 1957. It was her second major hit after " Bambino". Reaching No. 1 on both the La Bourse des Chansons chart and the Music Hall chart in France, it was the title ...

'' (Bluebird, 2004) With

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

* ''I Am Music'' (Blue Note, 1975) * ''

Can't Hide Love "You Can't Hide Love" is a single by soul group Creative Source released in 1973 on Sussex Records. The song reached No. 48 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B Singles chart. Overview "You Can't Hide Love" was produced by Michael Stokes and composed b ...

'' (Blue Note, 1976) With

Sergio Mendes Sergio may refer to: * Sergio (given name), for people with the given name Sergio * Sergio (carbonado), the largest rough diamond ever found * ''Sergio'' (album), a 1994 album by Sergio Blass * ''Sergio'' (2009 film), a documentary film * ''Se ...

* ''Homecooking'' (Elektra, 1976) * ''Sergio Mendes & the New Brasil '77'' (Elektra, 1977) With

* '' First Course'' ( Epic, 1976) * '' Gentle Thoughts''(

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1977) * ''

Captain Fingers ''Captain Fingers'' is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 by Epic Records. Track listing Personnel * Lee Ritenour – guitar, guitar synthesizer * Ernie Watts – saxophone *Dave Grusin – synthesizer (track ...

'' (Epic, 1977) * ''

Friendship Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept o ...

'' (Jasrac, 1978) * '' The Captain's Journey'' (Elektra, 1978) * ''

Rio Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

'' (JVC, 1979) * ''

Feel the Night ''Feel the Night'' is an album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1979. Track listing All songs composed by Lee Ritenour, except where noted. #"Feel the Night" - 5:32 #"Market Place" - 5:22 #"Wicked Wine" - 7:03 #"French Roast" - 5: ...

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, 1979) * ''On the Line'' (GRP, 1983) * '' Earth Run'' (GRP, 1986) * ''

Festival A festival is an event ordinarily celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, mela, or eid. A festival c ...

'' (GRP, 1988) * ''World of Brazil'' (GRP, 2003) * ''Overtime'' (

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, 2005) * ''Smoke 'N' Mirrors'' (Peak, 2006) * ''Rhythm Sessions'' (

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, 2012) * ''A Twist of Rit'' (Concord, 2015) With

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

* '' October Road'' (Columbia, 2002) * '' A Christmas Album'' (

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, 2004) * ''

James Taylor at Christmas ''James Taylor at Christmas'' is the seventeenth studio and second Christmas album by singer-songwriter James Taylor, released by Columbia Records in 2006. It was his last release for Columbia since signing with them in 1977. The album is essen ...

'' (Columbia, 2006) With

Dave Valentin David Peter Valentin (April 29, 1952 – March 8, 2017) was an American Latin jazz flautist of Puerto Rican descent. Life and career Valentin was born to Puerto Rican parents in The Bronx in New York City. He attended The High School of Mu ...

* ''Legends'' (Arista GRP, 1978) * ''The Hawk'' (GRP, 1979) * ''Flute Juice'' (GRP, 1983) * ''Kalahari'' (GRP, 1984) With Sadao Watanabe * ''My Dear Life'' (Flying Disk, 1977) * ''California Shower'' (Flying Disk, 1978) * ''Morning Island'' (Flying Disk, 1979) * ''How's Everything'' (Columbia, 1980) LP– live * ''Orange Express'' (CBS/Sony, 1981) * ''Encore!'' (Victor, 2016) With others *1972 ''

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Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, double ...

*1972 ''A Time in My Life'',

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...

*1972 ''With Michel Legrand'', Sarah Vaughan *1972 ''

Equinox Express Elevator ''Equinox Express Elevator'' is an album by American guitarist Howard Roberts recorded in 1972 for the Impulse! label.

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Howard Roberts Howard Mancel Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician. Early years Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Damon and Vesta Roberts, and began playing guitar at the age of 8 - a ...

*1974 ''Let's Love'',

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

*1975 ''Brown's Bag'', Ray Brown *1975 ''Love Me by Name'',

Lesley Gore Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop music, pop hit "It's My Party (Lesley Gore song), I ...

*1975 ''Making Music'',

Bill Withers William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He had several hits over a career spanning 18 years, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), " Use Me" (1972) ...

*1975 ''Peach Melba'',

Melba Moore Beatrice Melba Hill or Beatrice Melba Smith (sources differ) (born October 29, 1945), known by her stage name Melba Moore, is an American singer and actress. Biography Early life and education Moore was born Beatrice Melba Hill or Beatrice Melba ...

*1975 ''We Got By'',

Al Jarreau Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R ...

*1975 ''The Man Incognito'',

Alphonse Mouzon Alphonse Lee Mouzon (November 21, 1948 – December 25, 2016) was an American jazz fusion drummer and the owner of Tenacious Records, a label that primarily released Mouzon's recordings. He was a composer, arranger, producer, and actor. He ga ...

*1976 ''I'm Easy'',

Keith Carradine Keith Ian Carradine ( ; born August 8, 1949) is an American actor who has had success on stage, film, and television. He is known for his roles as Tom Frank in Robert Altman's film ''Nashville'', Wild Bill Hickok in the HBO series '' Deadwood ...

*1976 ''This Mother's Daughter'', Nancy Wilson *1977 ''Phantazia'',

Noel Pointer Noel Pointer (December 26, 1954 – December 19, 1994) was an American jazz violinist and record producer, whose life inspired a music foundation. Career Pointer made his solo debut at the age of 13, performing Vivaldi with the Symphony of the N ...

*1978 ''Against the Grain'',

Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "San Francisco Bay Blues", "Poetry Man", "Harpo's Blues", and her credited g ...

*1978 ''52nd Street'',

Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, pianist and songwriter. Commonly nicknamed the "Piano Man (song), Piano Man" after his album and signature song of the same name, he has led a commercially successful career as a solo ...

*1979 ''Angel of the Night'',

Angela Bofill Angela Tomasa Bofill (born May 2, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter of Cuban- Puerto Rican origins. A New York native, Bofill began her professional career in the mid-1970s. Bofill is most known for singles such as, "This Time I'll Be Sweete ...

*1979 ''Days Like These'',

Jay Hoggard Jay Hoggard (born September 24, 1954) is an American jazz vibraphonist. Biography Jay Hoggard was raised in a religious family. He was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. His mother taught him how to play piano at ...

*1979 ''Part of You'',

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. ''Early life and career'' Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorksh ...

*1979 ''A Secret Place'',

Grover Washington Jr. Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He wr ...

*1981 ''Clean Sweep'',

Bobby Broom Robert Broom Jr. (born January 18, 1961) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator. He was born and raised in New York City, then moved to Chicago, which has been his home town since 1984. He performs and records with The Bobby Broom ...

*1982 ''Donna Summer'',

Donna Summer LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the " Queen of Disco", while her mus ...

*1983 ''Little Big Horn'',

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

*1984 ''Home Again'',

Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her ec ...

*1985 ''20/20'',

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, pla ...

*1985 ''Deedles'',

Diane Schuur Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed "Deedles", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country music ...

*1986 ''Face to Face'',

Kevin Eubanks Kevin Tyrone Eubanks (born November 15, 1957) is an American jazz and fusion guitarist and composer. He was the leader of The Tonight Show Band with host Jay Leno from 1995 to 2010. He also led the Primetime Band on the short lived ''The Jay Le ...

*1986 ''Timeless'', Diane Schuur *1988 ''C.K.'',

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan (), is an American singer. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Known as the " Qu ...

*1989 ''Blackwood'',

Eddie Daniels Eddie Daniels (born October 19, 1941) is an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a jazz clarinetist, he has also played saxophone and flute as well as classical music on clarinet. Early life, family and education Daniel ...

*1991 ''For the Boys'' (Soundtrack),

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received List of awards and nominations received by Be ...

*1991 ''

Curves Ahead ''Curves Ahead'' is the fifth album by the American Jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1991 for the GRP label. This album reached #1 on ''Billboards contemporary Jazz chart. Track listing All tracks written by Russ Freeman. #"Curves Ah ...

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The Rippingtons The Rippingtons are an American contemporary jazz group, mainly relating to the genres smooth jazz, jazz fusion, jazz pop, and crossover jazz. Formed in 1985 by guitarist and band leader Russ Freeman, their career has spanned more than three de ...

*1995 ''Dragonfly'', Gerry Mulligan *2008 '' Act Your Age'',

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, or simply The Big Phat Band, is an 18-piece jazz orchestra that combines the big band swing of the 1930s and 1940s with contemporary music such as funk and jazz fusion. The band is led by Gordon Goodwin, who arra ...

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* *Music video sampler:
Dave Grusin on ''Sound of Cinema'', interviewed by Matthew Sweet
BBC Radio, 21 November 2020
Performances of Dave Grusin's piano music
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