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Dave Grusin
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Pianists · b. 1934

Dave Grusin

American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist

Born
26 June 1934
Littleton
Country
United States
Active
1962–
Record labels
GRP Records
Discography
54 albums

Biography

Dave Grusin is a jazz musician who plays piano and musical keyboard. Dave Grusin was born on 26 June 1934 in Littleton. The music is usually filed under jazz, jazz fusion and contemporary jazz. Record labels: GRP Records. The discography here lists 54 albums, from “A Jazz Version Of The Broadway Hit Subways Are For Sleeping” (1962) to “Falling in Love” (2026). Honours include Academy Award for Best Original Score (1989), Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (1989) and Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award (1991).

Robert David 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 Academy Award and 10 Grammy Awards. Grusin was also a frequent collaborator with director Sydney Pollack, scoring many of his films like Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), The Firm (1993), and Random Hearts (1999). In 1978, Grusin founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of digital recording.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Jazz Version Of The Broadway Hit Subways Are For Sleeping 1962 · Epic Piano, Strings And Moonlight 1962 · Epic The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. 1966 · MGM Records The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1968 · Warner Bros. Records Winning 1969 · Decca Records 3 Days of the Condor: Original Soundtrack Recording 1975 · Capitol Records Eric (original Sound Track) 1975 · SEVEN SEAS W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1975 · 20th Century Records Discovered Again! 1976 · Sheffield Lab Bobby Deerfield (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1977 · Casablanca Records One of a Kind 1977 The Champ 1979 · Planet Live in Japan 1980 · Live · JVC Mountain Dance 1980 · Arista On Golden Pond 1981 Dave Grusin and the NY-LA Dream Band 1982 · Live · GRP Out of the Shadows 1982 · Arista Tootsie 1982 · Warner Bros. Records Night-Lines 1984 · GRP GRP Live in session 1985 · Live · GRP Harlequin 1985 · GRP The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Score 1985 · Amblin Entertainment GRP Super Live in Concert 1988 · Live · GRP Sticks and Stones 1988 · GRP Migration 1989 · GRP Havana 1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities 1991 · Rhino Atlantic The Gershwin Connection 1991 · GRP Homage to Duke 1993 · GRP The Firm 1993 · GRP The Cure 1995 · GRP Mulholland Falls 1996 · Edel America Records Dave Grusin presents West Side Story 1997 · N2K Encoded Music Selena (original Motion Picture Score) 1997 · Angel Records Two for the Road: The Music of Henry Mancini 1997 · BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. Hope Floats 1998 · RCA Victor Random Hearts 1999 · Sony Classical Now Playing: Movie Themes 2004 · GRP Full Circle 2005 · Peak Records The Yakuza 2005 · Film Score Monthly Lucas 2006 · Varèse Sarabande CD Club Author! Author! (original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2007 · Varèse Sarabande Norma Rae 2009 · Varèse Sarabande CD Club An Evening With Dave Grusin 2010 · Heads Up International A Dry White Season 2011 · Kritzerland The Pope of Greenwich Village 2012 · Quartet Records Falling in Love 2014 · Kritzerland Kaleidoscope 2016 · Columbia The Friends of Eddie Coyle 2018 · Wewantsounds Absence of Malice 2019 · Varèse Sarabande And Justice for All 2019 · Varèse Sarabande Murder By Death 2024 · Varèse Sarabande Falling in Love 2026 · Quartet Records Golden Fund

Also plays on

Albums where Dave Grusin is credited as a sideman

1965 Live at Pep’s — Yusef Lateef producer
1966 Big $pender — Peggy Lee conductor
1968 Favorite Things — Sérgio Mendes arranger, conductor, organ
1975 Mellow Madness — Quincy Jones keyboard
1975 We Got By — Al Jarreau instrument arranger, keyboard
1975 Sergio Mendes — Sérgio Mendes producer
1975 I Am Music — Carmen McRae arranger, conductor
1975 Marching in the Street — Harvey Mason piano, electric piano, synthesizer
1976 Can't Hide Love — Carmen McRae keyboard, instrument arranger
1976 Everything Must Change — Randy Crawford piano
1976 First Course — Lee Ritenour electric piano, synthesizer, organ, clavinet, piano
1976 A Secret Place — Grover Washington, Jr. piano
1976 Living Inside Your Love — Earl Klugh Rhodes piano
1977 Crawl Space — Art Farmer keyboard
1977 Havana Candy — Patti Austin electric piano, arranger, slide whistle, piano, synthesizer
1977 Captain Fingers — Lee Ritenour keyboard
1977 My Dear Life — Sadao Watanabe piano
1977 Funk in a Mason Jar — Harvey Mason electric piano, synthesizer
1977 Finger Paintings — Earl Klugh arranger, conductor, Rhodes piano, synthesizer, percussion
1978 The Captain's Journey — Lee Ritenour arranger, synthesizer, Minimoog, instrument arranger, producer, electric piano
1978 California Shower — 渡辺貞夫 arranger, piano
1979 Rio — Lee Ritenour keyboard
1979 Morning Island — 渡辺貞夫 percussion, arranger, conductor, piano
1979 Angel of the Night — Angela Bofill arranger, producer
1979 The Hawk — Dave Valentin piano, synthesizer
1979 Part of You — Eric Gale piano
1980 How’s Everything — 渡辺貞夫 electric piano, arranger, conductor
1981 Orange Express — 渡辺貞夫 arranger, conductor, Rhodes piano, synthesizer, piano
1983 Yentl — Michel Legrand arranger, conductor, producer
1983 On the Line — Lee Ritenour instrument arranger

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Dave Grusin play?

Dave Grusin is known for playing piano and musical keyboard.

When and where was Dave Grusin born?

Dave Grusin was born 26 June 1934 in Littleton.

What are Dave Grusin's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include A Jazz Version Of The Broadway Hit Subways Are For Sleeping (1962), Piano, Strings And Moonlight (1962), The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. (1966), The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) and Winning (1969).

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