The Gershwin Connection
The Gershwin Connection is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #1 on Billboard's jazz chart. The medley Bess, You Is My Woman Now/I Loves You Porgy received the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement of an Instrumental.
| The Gershwin Connection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 64:56 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen | |||
| Dave Grusin chronology | ||||
| ||||
Reception
The Gershwin Connection received extremely positive reviews. Scott Yanow at All Music called the album "a very tasteful and respectful set -- a classy package".[1] Leonard Feather in the Los Angeles Times gave it a four-star review and praised this "delightfully modest, jazz-oriented set, with Grusin's piano at its most graceful and tasteful".[2]
Track listing
- "That Certain Feeling" - 1:12
- "Soon" - 4:03
- "Fascinating Rhythm" - 5:01
- "Prelude II" - 5:39
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" - 5:13
- "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" - 5:40
- "My Man's Gone Now" - 6:52
- "Maybe" - 3:51
- "Our Love is Here to Stay" - 3:14
- "'S Wonderful" - 3:47
- "I've Got Plenty O' Nuthin'" - 6:06
- "Nice Work if You Can Get It" - 3:30
- Medley: "Bess, You Is My Woman Now/I Loves You Porgy" - 5:48
Personnel
- Dave Grusin - Keyboards, Arranger, Conductor
- Chick Corea - Keyboards
- Don Grusin - Keyboards
- Lee Ritenour - Guitars
- John Pattitucci - Bass
- Gary Burton - Vibraphones
- Dave Weckl - Drums
- Harvey Mason - Drums
- Eddie Daniels - Clarinet
- Eric Marienthal - Saxophone
- Sal Marquez - Trumpet
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Jazz Albums[3] | 1 |
gollark: ... no.
gollark: I don't self-host my email, since I worry about breaking everything, and need that a lot, but everything else just runs off servers at home.
gollark: Realistically you are unlikely to get more than a few thousand hits a day, which a Pi could do *easily*.
gollark: I think most personal sites could.
gollark: My website could totally run off a Pi.
References
- Yanow, S AllMusic review
- Feather, L Los Angeles Times review
- "Dave Grusin US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.