Dave Grusin

Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin et al are live in studio (1985)

August 14, 1985 - GRP artists - Dave Grusin (kb), Lee Ritenour (g), Diane Schuur (voc), Dave Valentin (fl), Ivan Lins (kb, voc), Larry Williams (kb, s), Abe Laboriel, Jr....

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Happy Birthday Dave Grusin. ‘Scorecerer’

This day (June 26, 1934), in Littleton, Colorado, is born Robert David Grusin a.k.a Dave Grusin, an American composer, arranger and pianist .Tracklist : 1 . w/ Lee Ritenour -...

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Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin team up at Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta (2013)

March 1, 2013 - Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin will be at the Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival held at A3 Hall JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 02/52

How well do you know the music of Chucho Valdes, Michel Camilo, Tania Maria, Hiromi, Michel Legrand, Ben Sidran, Marcus Roberts, Dave Grusin, Bill Evans, Alice Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Tommy...

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This week In Jazz Legends 33/52 (special collaborations)

How well do you know the music of Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Wynton Marsalis, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, Charlie Haden, Kenny Barron, Oscar Peterson, Clark Terry, Mel Torme, George Shearing, Herbie...

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Happy Birthday Lee Ritenour. ‘Captain Lee’

This day (January 11, 1952), in Los Angeles, California, is born Lee Ritenour, an American jazz guitarist.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Dave Grusin – KNKX Studio Session (2019) 2 ....

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 02/52

How well do you know the music of Al Caiola, Frank Vignola, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Pizzarelli, Marc Ribot, Jim Hall, Mike Stern, Lee Ritenour, John Mclaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Al...

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Warner Bros. publish George Benson’s album : ’20/20′ (1985)

George Benson's '20/20' is a studio album released on January 7, 1985 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.No One Emotion (Tommy Keane, Clif Magness, Mark Mueller) - 03:55 . 2.Please...

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Happy Birthday Randy Brecker. ‘Brother Randy’

This day (November 27, 1945), in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, is born Randy Brecker, an American trumpeter and flugelhornist.Tracklist : 1 . Now's the Time (2020) 2 . w/ Chad Lefkowitz-Brown &...

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Warner Bros. publish Chaka Khan’s seventh album : ‘CK’ (1988)

Chaka Khan's 'CK' is her seventh (the first without Arif Mardin) studio album released on November 22, 1988 by Warner Bros. Records.Track Listing : 1.Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'M Yours) (Stevie...

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Billy Joel releases his sixth album : ’52nd Street’ featuring ‘My Life’ and ‘Honesty’ (1978)

Billy Joel's '52nd Street' feat. 'My Life' is his sixth studio album produced by Phil Ramone and released on October 13, 1978 by Family Productions/Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Big Shot...

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Concord Records publish Diane Schuur’s ‘Friends for Schuur,’ an album featuring among others Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder (2000)

Diane Schuur's 'Friends for Schuur' is an album featuring duets with Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder and released on September 26, 2000 by Concord Records.Track Listing : 1.Easy Living (Ralph...

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Bad Boy Records publish The Notorious B.I.G.’s first album : ‘Ready To Die’ (1994)

The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready to Die' is his debut studio album produced by Sean 'Puffy' Combs among others and released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy / Arista RecordsTrack...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 14 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joni Mitchell, Craig David, The Who, Maxwell, The xx, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Art Blakey, Bud Powell We Celebrate David Crosby, Roy Buchanan, Larry Graham We...

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Paul Simon releases ‘One-Trick Pony,’ his fifth solo album, produced with Phil Ramone (1980)

Paul Simon's 'One-Trick Pony' is his fifth solo studio album col-produced with Phil Ramone and released on August 12 1980 by Warner Bros. RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Late In The Evening...

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Columbia publish Aretha Franklin’s fourth album : ‘Laughing On The Outside’ (1963)

Aretha Franklin's 'Laughing On The Outside' is his fourth studio album released on August 12, 1963 by Columbia.Track listing : 1.Skylark (Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) - 02:49 . 2.For All...

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 30/52

How well do you know the music of Mark Knopfler, Tommy Emmanuel, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein, John Scofield, Lee Ritenour, Gary Clark Jr., Buckethead, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Slash, Jeff...

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Me:nu Du Jour June 26 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Rod Stewart, Steve Vai, Albert King, Bad Company, Bob Dylan, The Band, Sonic Youth, The Chemical Brothers, Thelonious Monk We Celebrate Gilberto Gil, Mick...

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Streets With A Name

From 'Fifty-First Street Blues' to 'West 42nd Street' , we have mixed 13 'Pure Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Street Names'. It has Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Jay McShan,...

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Out of the Cool (But Refreshed)

From 'Flamingo' to 'La Nevada' , we have mixed 14 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Gil Evans' Album "Out of the Cool''. "Out of the Cool (But Refreshed)" has...

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