Larry Klein
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Guitarists · b. 1959

Larry Klein

American music producer, songwriter and bass guitar player

Born
1959
United States
Country
United States

Biography

Larry Klein is a jazz musician who plays guitar, bass instrument and bass guitar. Larry Klein was born in 1959 in United States. The music is usually filed under jazz and hard bop. Honours include Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album (1995).

Larry Klein 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, Freddie Hubbard, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin, and Dianne Reeves. As a bass player he has also worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Peter Gabriel, Don Henley, Lindsey Buckingham, Randy Newman, and Joni Mitchell. As a record producer, Klein is a four-time Grammy Award winner, for his work on albums by Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock, and has been nominated for six additional Grammy Awards, including three nominations for Producer of the Year. Klein has produced more than 100 albums during his career, for musicians such as Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Shawn Colvin, Holly Cole, Madeleine Peyroux, The Innocence Mission, Melody Gardot, Walter Becker and Tracy Chapman.

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Also plays on

Albums where Larry Klein is credited as a sideman

1982 Wild Things Run Fast — Joni Mitchell bass
1985 Dog Eat Dog — Joni Mitchell producer, spoken vocals
1988 Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm — Joni Mitchell keyboard, bass, producer, drum machine
1991 Night Ride Home — Joni Mitchell bass, percussion, producer, guitar, keyboard
1994 Turbulent Indigo — Joni Mitchell bass, percussion, organ, keyboard
2000 Both Sides Now — Joni Mitchell producer
2002 Travelogue — Joni Mitchell producer

Awards

  • 1995 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Larry Klein play?

Larry Klein is known for playing guitar, bass instrument and bass guitar.

When and where was Larry Klein born?

Larry Klein was born 1959 in United States.

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