Don Grusin
| Don Grusin | |
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Photo by Ryan San | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
April 22, 1941 Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
| Instruments | Keyboard |
Don Grusin (born April 22, 1941),[1] is an American songwriter, producer and keyboardist. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Colorado and, for a period of his life, taught at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, as well as at Foothill College, California, before deciding to enter the music business full-time.[1]
He is the younger brother of musician Dave Grusin.[1]
Discography (solo albums)
- 1981 - 10k-LA - JVC Records
- 1983 - Don Grusin - JVC Records
- 1988 - Sticks and Stones (with Dave Grusin) - GRP Records
- 1990 - Raven - GRP Records
- 1991 - Zephyr - GRP Records
- 1992 - No Borders - GRP Records
- 1993 - Native Land - GRP Records
- 1994 - Banana Fish - GRP Records
- 1998 - Laguna Cove - Don Grusin Music
- 2004 - Traveling Fancy - Floreria/Nippon Crown
- 2004 - The Hang - Sovereign Records
- 2004 - Better Than Christmas (with Natali Rene) - Nati Records
- 2005 - Old Friends and Relatives - Video Arts Music
- 2006 - Geography (with Bill Sharpe) - JVC Records
- 2008 - Piano in Venice - JVC Records
- 2011 - One Night Only (with Dave Grusin) - C.A.R.E. Music Group
- 2012 - Trans Atlántica (with Bill Sharpe) - Universal Music of Japan
Discography (as sideman)
- 1978 - I Never Was A Cowboy (with Kenji Omura and Kazumi Watanabe) – Alfa
- 1979 - Momento Brasileiro (with Billy Eckstine) – Som Livre Records, Brazil
- 1979 - Friendship – Elektra Records
- 1979 - Feel The Night (with Lee Ritenour) – Elektra Records
- 1979 - Nightingale (with Gilberto Gil) - WEA International
- 1981 - Whistling Midgets (with Dan Dean and Tom Collier) – Inner City Records
- 1982 - 4x4 (with Casiopea, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East, Harvey Mason)
- 1982 - Champion (with Tom Jans) – Canyon Records
- 1983 - Maybe (with Yasuko Agawa) – JVC Records
- 1983 - Two Eyes (with Brenda Russell) – Warner Bros Records
- 1984 - TV (w/Mari Nakamoto) – JVC Records
- 1985 - Browne Sugar (with Tom Browne) – Arista/GRP Records
- 1985 - Musician (with Ernie Watts) – Qwest Records
- 1985 - Whitestone (with Joe Pass) – Pablo Records
- 1985 - Maisha (with Sadao Watanabe) - Elektra Records
- 1986 - Sanctuary (with Ernie Watts) – Qwest Records
- 1987 - Yauaretê (with Milton Nascimento) - Columbia
- 1987 - Vício (with Simone) – Columbia Brasil
- 1988 - Dori Caymmi (with Dori Caymmi) - Elektra Records
- 1989 - Wait For Me (with Kate Markowitz and Christine Trulio) – Pony Canyon
- 1989 - Maracuja (with Oscar Castro-Neves) – JVC Records
- 1989 - Urban Daydreams (with David Benoit) – GRP Records
- 1989 - Sky Light (with Ricardo Silveira) - Verve Records
- 1989 - Round Trip (with Eric Marienthal) - GRP Records
- 1990 - Amazon Secrets (with Ricardo Silveira) - Verve Records
- 1990 - Love Is Gonna Getcha (with Patti Austin) - GRP Records
- 1991 - Brazilian Serenata (with Dori Caymmi) - Qwest
- 1991 - Sweet Deal (with Sadao Watanabe) - Elektra Records
- 1993 - Tropical Heart (with Oscar Castro-Neves) - JVC Records
- 1993 - Kicking Cans (with Dori Caymmi) - Qwest
- 1993 - Dear Friends (with Abraham Laboriel) - Mesa/Bluemoon Records
- 1994 - Forbidden Fruit (with Marion Meadows) - Novus Records
- 1994 - Full Circle (with Shakatak) - Inside Out Music
- 1995 - Moments (with Hiroko Kokubu) - JVC Records
- 1996 - Ratamacue (with Harvey Mason) - Atlantic Records
- 1997 - The Body Remembers (with Lorraine Feather) – Bean Bag Records
- 1997 - Here in My Heart (with Kenny Rankin) - Private Music
- 1997 - Easy Street (with Eric Marienthal) - Verve/Polygram Records
- 1998 - State of the Heart (with Bill Sharpe) – Instinct Records
- 1999 - Tocando Tierra (with Frank Quintero) – Latin World Entertainment Group
- 2000 - Princess T (with Naoko Terai) – Video Arts Music
- 2002 - Funkin for Jamaica (with Tom Browne) – Phantom Sound & Vision
- 2003 - Speak No Evil (with Flora Purim) Narada Productions
- 2003 - Playful Heart (with Oscar Castro-Neves) - Mack Avenue
- 2003 - Cafe Society (with Lorraine Feather) – Sanctuary Records
- 2006 - 30 Miles (with Natali Rene) - Nati Records
- 2006 - All One (with Oscar Castro-Neves) - Mack Avenue
- 2011 - Across The World (with Shakatak) - Secret Records
Note: Also a sideman and contributing composer on numerous albums by Dave Grusin, Lee Ritenour, etc.
References
- 1 2 3 Collar, Matt. Don Grusin at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
External links
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