GRP All-Star Big Band (album)

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GRP All-Star Big Band
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Released1992
RecordedJanuary 12, 1992
Studio Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California)
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Length71:56
Label GRP
Producer Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
GRP All-Star Big Band chronology
GRP All-Star Big Band
(1992)
Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!
(1993)
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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]

Contents

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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott (1992). "GRP All-Star Big Band Review". AllMusic.
  2. Grammy (1992). "1992 Grammy Winners: 35th Annual Grammy Awards". The Recording Academy.
  3. Feather, Leonard (June 14, 1992). "Variable Results From GRP's Big-Band All-Stars". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  4. Droney, Maureen (2003). Mix Masters: Platinum Engineers Reveal Their Secrets for Success. Berklee Press. p. 14. ISBN   978-0-876390-19-1. OCLC   52874766.