GRP All-Star Big Band (album)

1992 studio album by the GRP All-Star Big Band

GRP All-Star Big Band

Studio album by the GRP All-Star Big Band

Released

1992

Recorded

January 12, 1992

Studio

Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Length

71:56

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)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

GRP All-Star Big Band is a jazz album by the big band of the same name. The album was nominated for the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards.

The band was assembled in celebration for the tenth anniversary of GRP Records and featured the top musicians of the label. The album itself was recorded and mixed over a two day session and filmed for the accompanying video directed by Ed Libonati.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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

Dave Valentin – flute
Eddie Daniels – clarinet
Ernie Watts – flute, saxophones
Tom Scott – flute, saxophones
Nelson Rangell – flute, saxophones
Bob Mintzer – flute, bass clarinet, saxophones
Eric Marienthal – flute, saxophones
Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, flugelhorn
Sal Marquez – trumpet, flugelhorn
Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
George Bohanon – trombone
Kenny Kirkland – piano
Russell Ferrante – piano
David Benoit – piano
Gary Burton – vibraphone
Lee Ritenour – guitar
John Patitucci – bass
Dave Weckl – drum set
Alex Acuña – percussion
Dave Grusin – producer, piano
Don Murray – engineer

References

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

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