''Night-Lines'' is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1984, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached No. 4 on ''Billboard'''s Contemporary Jazz chart. The album's cover is from the November 1983 issue of '' Electronic Fun with Computers & Games''.

Track listing

#"Power Wave" ( Don Grusin) - 5:12 #"Thankful 'n' Thoughtful" ( Sylvester Stewart) - 4:12 #"St. Elsewhere" (theme from the TV show ''

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'') (Dave Grusin) - 4:16 #"Haunting Me" (

Randy Goodrum Charles Randolph Goodrum (born July 7, 1947) is an American songwriter, pianist, and producer. Goodrum has written number one songs in each of the four decades since his first number one hit, 1978's "You Needed Me". Goodrum's songs have appeare ...

, Jay Graydon) - 5:07 #"Secret Place" (Dave Grusin) - 3:36 #"Night Lines" (Dave Grusin) - 5:06 #"Tick Tock" (Randy Goodrum) - 4:17 #"Kitchen Dance" (Dave Grusin) - 4:01 #"Somewhere Between Old and New York" (Randy Goodrum, Dave Loggins) - 4:35 #"Bossa Baroque" (Dave Grusin) - 4:20

Personnel

* Dave Grusin – acoustic piano,

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, Yamaha GS2, Yamaha DX7, Oberheim OB-Xa,

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, Fairlight synthesizer, LinnDrum programming, percussion * Ed Walsh – Fairlight synthesizer programming * David Sanborn – saxophone (2) *

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– electric bass (2, 4, 7) *

Lincoln Goines Lincoln Goines (born 1953) is a double bassist and bass guitarist from Oakland, California. Biography A mainstay of the New York City jazz/Latin/studio scene since the early 1980s and noted for his versatility and fluid style, Goines' extensive ...

– fretless bass (9) * Buddy Williams –

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(9) *

Rubens Bassini Rubens Bassini (January 26, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro – September 1985) was a percussionist, who played bongos and congas above all. He played together with the band Os Ipanemas: Astor Silva; (trombone), Marinho (bass), Wilson das Neves (drums ...

– percussion (10) * Phoebe Snow – lead and backing vocals (2, 9) * Gary Roda – backing vocals (2) *

– lead and backing vocals (4, 6) Production * Dave Grusin – producer, arrangements, mixing * Larry Rosen – producer, additional recording, mixing * Josiah Gluck – recording, digital editing * Ollie Cotton – additional recording, mix assistant * Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) * Peter Lopez – GRP production coordinator * Linda M. Mack – production assistant * Frank Riley – cover illustration * Andy Baltimore – art direction * Lee Corey Studios, Inc. – art design

Charts

References

External links

Dave Grusin-Night Lines at Discogs
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