Larry Klein (born March 17, 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is based in Los Angeles. He began his career as a bassist, playing with jazz artists

Willie Bobo William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo,

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''AllMusic'' was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of ...

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

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 ...

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, and

Dianne Reeves Dianne Elizabeth Reeves (born October 23, 1956) is an American jazz singer. Biography Dianne Reeves was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a musical family. Her father sang, her mother played trumpet, her uncle is bassist Charles Burrell, and h ...

. As a bass player he has also worked with artists such as

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, Robbie Robertson,

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, and

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. As a record producer, Klein is a four-time

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winner, for his work on albums by

Joni Mitchell Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell ( Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian-American musician, producer, and painter. Among the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her sta ...

and

, and has been nominated for six additional Grammy Awards, including three nominations for

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. Klein has produced more than 100 albums during his career, for musicians such as Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock,

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, Madeleine Peyroux,

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and

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Early life and musical career

Klein grew up in

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, the son of an aerospace engineer father and a stay at home mother. When Klein was in junior high school, he was enrolled in the Community School for the Performing Arts, an after-school music program at the

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. Klein studied music composition and music theory through the program and began playing in various bands. Larry Klein at Pori 1978

After graduating from high school early and enrolling at

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, Klein began to work with various jazz and Latin music groups. His first job as a touring musician was with

. He also played with artists such as

Willie Bobo William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo,

''AllMusic'' was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of ...

and

during this period. After five years of touring, Klein landed a year-long residency as the bass player for the TV program ''

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''.

Marriage to Joni Mitchell (1982–1994)

In 1982, Klein began working as a bassist on Joni Mitchell's ''

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''. During the sessions, the two became romantically involved and married the same year. It was during his marriage with Mitchell that Klein established himself as a record producer, and began to branch out beyond jazz into pop, rock, soul, and alternative genres. In 1985, Klein,

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, and

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produced Mitchell's '' Dog Eat Dog''. He secured his first solo production with The Cars' bassist Benjamin Orr's 1986 solo album ''

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'', also playing bass and keyboards and programming the drums. In 1988, Klein co-produced both Mitchell's ''

Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm ''Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm'' is the 13th studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1988. It was her third for Geffen Records. The album features various duets with guest artists such as Peter Gabriel on "My Secr ...

'' and The Innocence Mission's self-titled album. He also co-produced Mitchell's 1991 album ''

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'' and Shawn Colvin's '' Fat City'' in 1992. Klein and Mitchell separated while in the midst of making Mitchell's ''

Turbulent Indigo ''Turbulent Indigo'' is the 15th album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in 1994, it won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. John Milward, writing for ''Rolling Stone'', wrote that it was Mitchell's "best album since the mid- ...

'' album. The two continued to work together through their divorce in 1994, and ''Turbulent Indigo'' would win the 1995

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for Best Pop Album. Despite their divorce, they collaborated on the 2000 album ''

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'', which won the 2000 Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. They also collaborated on Mitchell's 2002 album ''

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'', which was composed entirely of orchestral examinations songs taken from Mitchell's body of work. During this time, Klein continued to work as a bassist, most notably on Don Henley's singles " The Boys of Summer" and "

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", Peter Gabriel's '' So'' (also touring with Gabriel), Robbie Robertson's self-titled debut, and

's self-titled debut. He also played with

on her self-titled debut, on her follow-up albums ''

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'' and '' Matters of the Heart'', on

's 1988 album ''

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'', and on

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...

's posthumous release ''

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''.

Production era (1995–2010)

Klein became known for his work with female artists during his marriage to Mitchell. In 1997, he produced Holly Cole's

Dark Dear Heart ''Dark Dear Heart'' is a studio album by Holly Cole. It was released in 1997 in Canada on Alert Records. Track listing # "I've Just Seen a Face" ( John Lennon and Paul McCartney) – 3:28 # "Make It Go Away" (Davis, Harding) – 4:00 # "Onion G ...

and Mary Black's '' Shine''. In 2000, he produced Julia Fordham's ''Concrete Love'', and in 2004 he produced Madeleine Peyroux's ''

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''. In 2005, Klein met Brazilian singer

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while she was performing at the

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. The two married in August 2006. He produced Souza's 2007 album ''The New Bossa Nova''. Klein also produced Herbie Hancock's '' River: The Joni Letters'', a 2007 re-imagining of ex-wife Mitchell's work. The album features vocals from artists including

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Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Jacqueline Bailey Rae (; born 26 February 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2006 single "Put Your Records On". Bailey Rae was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2006 in an annual BBC po ...

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer o ...

Leonard Cohen Leonard Norman Cohen (September 21, 1934November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death, and romantic relationships. He was inducted in ...

, Luciana Souza,

, and Mitchell herself. ''River: The Joni Letters'' won the 2008 Grammy for Album of the Year, as well as for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. In 2008, Klein co-wrote and produced Walter Becker's ''

Circus Money ''Circus Money'' is the second and final solo album by Walter Becker released on June 10, 2008 through the 5 Over 12 label (an imprint of Mailboat Records) both in CD and digital download formats and July 14, 2008 through Sonic360 for the rest ...

'', and played bass on Tracy Chapman's ''

Our Bright Future ''Our Bright Future'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. It was released on November 11, 2008. The album was co-produced by Larry Klein. The album's first single "Sing For You" was released digitally on Oc ...

''. In 2009, Klein produced Madeleine Peyroux's '' Bare Bones'' and produced a duet with Celine Dion and Zachary Richard on Richard's album ''Last Kiss''. He was nominated for Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) at the 52nd Grammy Awards for his work on albums including Melody Gardot's ''

My One and Only Thrill ''My One and Only Thrill'' is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Melody Gardot. It was released on March 16, 2009, by Verve Records. Three singles were released from the album: "Who Will Comfort Me", "Baby I'm a Fool", and " ...

''. Klein continued his work with Herbie Hancock on Hancock's ''

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''. The Klein-produced album won the 2010 Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.

Strange Cargo (2011–present)

In 2011, Klein partnered with

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and

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to create the imprint label Strange Cargo. The imprint's first signing was

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. The label has released albums by Dybdahl, Adam Cohen and

Rebecca Pidgeon Rebecca Pidgeon (born October 10, 1965) is an American actress who has appeared on stage and in feature films, and a singer, songwriter and recording artist. She is married to American playwright David Mamet. Early life Pidgeon was born to Engl ...

. Along with music supervisor Chris Douridas, he worked on the 2014 soundtrack album for the Showtime series ''

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'', which was released on Strange Cargo. Klein produced Pidgeon's ''Slingshot'' and

Curtis Stigers Curtis Stigers (born October 18, 1965) is an American jazz singer. He achieved a number of hits in the early 1990s, most notably the international hit " I Wonder Why" (1991), which reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 9 in the US. Career S ...

' ''Let's Go Out Tonight'' in 2012. In 2013, he produced Thomas Dybdahl's ''What's Left is Forever'', Madeleine Peyroux's ''The Blue Room'', Florence K's ''I'm Leaving You'', Alfie Boe's ''Trust'',

Ana Moura Ana Cláudia Moura Pereira (born 17 September 1979), known as Ana Moura, is a Portuguese fado singer. An internationally recognized singer, she was the youngest fadista to be nominated for a Dutch Edison Award. Early life and career Ana Mo ...

's ''

Desfado ''Desfado'' is the fifth album by Portuguese fado singer Ana Moura. It was produced by American record producer Larry Klein in Hollywood, California, and was released on 12 November 2012 in Portugal through Universal Music Portugal, and on 13 F ...

'', and Eddy Mitchell's ''Heros''. Klein produced

Bobby Bazini Bobby Bazini (born Bobby Bazinet May 6, 1989) is a French Canadian singer-songwriter from Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada. He has released three studio albums and is currently signed to Universal Music Canada. Career 2009–2011: ''Better In Tim ...

's debut U.S. album, ''Where I Belong'', in August 2014. He also produced

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' ''Map of The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro''. He produced

's 2015 studio album ''

Currency of Man ''Currency of Man'' is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Melody Gardot. It was released on June 1, 2015, by Decca Records and produced by Larry Klein. In 2016, the album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineer ...

'', and her 2020 studio album '' Sunset in the Blue''. He produced

Lizz Wright Elizabeth LaCharla Wright (born January 22, 1980) is an American jazz and gospel singer. Life and career Wright was born in the small town of Hahira, Georgia, one of three children and the daughter of a minister and the musical director of t ...

's 2015 album '' Freedom & Surrender'', also co-writing seven songs and playing keyboards and guitar. He produced

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's 2016 album '' New York Rhapsody'', which featured artists including Lisa Fischer,

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, Madeleine Peyroux, Herbie Hancock, Robbie Robertson, and actor

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. He and

received a Grammy nomination for arranging one of the tracks, which weaved together the

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song "Dirty Boulevard" with

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's " Somewhere" from ''

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''. He produced

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' 2016 debut album ''Soul Eyes'', and her 2020 album '' The Women Who Raised Me''. In 2019, he received his third Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, for producing Madeleine Peyroux's ''

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'', ''The Book of Longing'' by Luciana Souza, ''Junk'' by

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, Thomas Dybdahl's ''All These Things'', and actor

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's debut jazz album '' The Capitol Studios Sessions''. Also in 2019, Klein produced the collaborative album ''Same Sky'', bringing together 23 artists from 17 countries, with the musicians gathering in France.

Awards

Klein has won four Grammys: Best Pop Album in 1996 for Joni Mitchell's ''

'', Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Mitchell's ''

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" ,

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Production credits

Work in films

Klein has professional credits for film soundtracks including '' The King of Comedy'', ''

Raging Bull ''Raging Bull'' is a 1980 American biographical sports drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler and adapted by Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin from Jake LaMotta's 1970 memoir '' Raging Bull: My ...

'', ''

Grace of My Heart ''Grace of My Heart'' is a 1996 American musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Allison Anders and starring Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz, Patsy Kensit, and John Turturro. The film charts the music career of Denise Waverly ...

'',

Toy Story ''Toy Story'' is a 1995 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the '' Toy Story ...

, '' Sweet November'' and ''

Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by O ...

'', as well as the theme song for the television series '' Felicity''.

Personal life

Klein and Joni Mitchell were married in November 1982. They divorced in 1994. In 2006, Klein married

. Klein and Souza have one son, Noah.

References

External links

Official website
* All-Music Guide biographybr>Interview with Mix Magazine
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