Two for the Road (Dave Grusin album)

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Two for the Road
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Studio album by
Released1997 (1997)
Recorded1997
Studio Avatar Studios and River Studios (New York, NY)
Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
Genre Jazz
Length48:11
Label GRP
Producer Tommy LiPuma
Dave Grusin chronology
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
Two for the Road
(1997)
Dave Grusin Presents: West Side Story
(1997)

Two for the Road is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin, of the music of Henry Mancini. It was released in 1997, recorded for GRP Records, and reached No. 1 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Peter Gunn" - 4:41
  2. "Dreamsville" (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) - 4:38
  3. "Mr. Lucky" - 4:23
  4. "Moment to Moment" - 4:10
  5. "Baby Elephant Walk" - 3:57
  6. "Two for the Road" - 5:33
  7. "Days of Wine and Roses (Johnny Mercer) - 5:33
  8. "Hatari" - 4:56
  9. "Whistling in the Dark" - 4:54
  10. "Soldier in the Rain (Alan and Marilyn Bergman) - 4:56

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums [1] 1

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References

  1. "Dave Grusin US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.