GRP All-Star Big Band (album)
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January 12, 1992 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California) | |||
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| Length | 71:56 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen | |||
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GRP All-Star Big Band is a jazz album by the big band of the same name.[1] The album was nominated for the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
The band was assembled in celebration for the tenth anniversary of GRP Records and featured the top musicians of the label.[3] The album itself was recorded and mixed over a two day session and filmed for the accompanying video directed by Ed Libonati.[4]
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Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Airegin" | Sonny Rollins | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Blue Train" | John Coltrane | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Donna Lee" | Charlie Parker | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Maiden Voyage" | Herbie Hancock | 6:37 |
| 5. | "Sister Sadie" | Horace Silver | 6:54 |
| 6. | "The Sidewinder" | Lee Morgan | 6:43 |
| 7. | "Seven Steps To Heaven" | Miles Davis, Victor Feldman | 6:03 |
| 8. | "I Remember Clifford" (CD bonus track) | Benny Golson | 5:36 |
| 9. | "Footprints" (CD bonus track) | Wayne Shorter | 6:58 |
| 10. | "Manteca" | Dizzy Gillespie | 7:00 |
| 11. | "'Round Midnight" | Thelonious Monk | 7:04 |
| 12. | "Spain" | Chick Corea, Joaquín Rodrigo | 5:19 |
Personnel
[edit]- Dave Valentin – flute
- Eddie Daniels – clarinet
- Ernie Watts – flute, saxophones
- Tom Scott – flute, saxophones
- Nelson Rangell – flute, saxophones
- Bob Mintzer – flute, bass clarinet, saxophones
- Eric Marienthal – flute, saxophones
- Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Sal Marquez – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Kenny Kirkland – piano
- Russell Ferrante – piano
- David Benoit – piano
- Gary Burton – vibraphone
- Lee Ritenour – guitar
- John Patitucci – bass
- Dave Weckl – drum set
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- Dave Grusin – producer, piano
- Don Murray – engineer
References
[edit]- ^ Yanow, Scott (1992). "GRP All-Star Big Band Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Grammy (1992). "1992 Grammy Winners: 35th Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy.
- ^ Feather, Leonard (June 14, 1992). "Variable Results From GRP's Big-Band All-Stars". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Droney, Maureen (2003). Mix Masters: Platinum Engineers Reveal Their Secrets for Success. Berklee Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-876390-19-1. OCLC 52874766.