West Side Story

Performer: Dave Grusin
Artist: Michael Brecker; Bill Evans; Gloria Estefan; Jon Secada; Arturo Sandoval; Dave Weckl; John Patitucci; Lee Ritenour
Engineer: Frank Filipetti
Producer: Phil Ramone
Distributor: RED Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Dave Grusin (piano); Jon Secada, Gloria Estefan, Jonathan Butler (vocals); Bill Evans (soprano & tenor saxophones); Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone, flute, clarinet); Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Ronnie Cuber (baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet); Arturo Sandoval, Greg Gisbert (trumpet, flugelhorn); Byron Stripling (trumpet); Keith O'Quinn, Jim Pugh (tenor trombone); Dave Taylor (bass trombone); George Young (flute, piccolo); Jeff Clayton (flute, clarinet, oboe); Dave Valentin (flute); Lee Ritenour (guitar); John Patitucci (acoustic bass); Dave Weckl (drums); Sammy Figueroa (percussion). Includes liner notes by Dave Grusin and Edward Gomez. "America" was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement.

Down Beat (12/97, pp.73-74) - 3 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "...give him a fair shake and listen. You may be glad you did....excitement is generated without grandiosity: Grusin and helpers put together and take apart sections intelligently..."

A dizzyingly eclectic jazz/pop piano player, producer, and arranger, Dave Grusin has lent his skills to artists as diverse as Art Pepper, Benny Goodman, and Billy Joel, and has written music prolifically for film and television. But Grusin's biggest mark on musical history is in his role as co-founder of GRP Records, a mid-1970s start-up that provided a home to the burgeoning jazz fusion scene. Grusin nurtured the careers of Chick Corea, Lee Ritenour, Gary Burton, and many others. The GRP "sound," which Grusin was responsible for imbuing in all its releases, relied on crystal clear digital production that captured the harmonic subtleties and rock-like rhythms of jazz fusion.

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