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GRP All-Star Big Band: Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!

On October 5, 1993, “GRP” label released “Dave Grusin Presents GRP All-Star Big Band Live!”, album by the GRP All-Star Big Band. It was recorded in January 1993, at “Gotanda Kan-i Hoken Hall” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen, Michael Abene and Gretchen Hoffmann Abene.

Personnel:

  • Dave Grusin – piano
  • Tom Scott – conductor, soprano, tenor and baritone sax
  • Eric Marienthal – soprano and alto saxophones
  • Nelson Rangell – soprano and alto saxophones, flute
  • Bob Mintzer – soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet
  • Ernie Watts – soprano and tenor saxophones
  • Arturo Sandoval –trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Byron Stripling – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • George Bohanon – trombone
  • Phillip Bent – flute
  • Eddie Daniels – clarinet
  • Russell Ferrante – piano
  • John Patitucci – bass
  • Dave Weckl – drums
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Gary Lindsay – arrangements
  • Bernie Kirsh – engineer, mixing
  • Keiichi Yamada – engineer assistant
  • Darren Mora – engineer assistant, mixing
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Dan Serrano – art direction
  • Scott Johnson – art direction
  • Alba Acevedo – design
  • Yasuhisa Yoneda – photography
  • Katsuya Koike – photography
  • Geoff Mayfield – liner notes
  • Michael Landy – post-production
  • Joseph Doughney – post-production
  • Diane Dragonette – assistant coordinator, production coordination
  • Hiroshi Aono – production coordination

Track listing:

  1. Oleo – Sonny Rollins
  2. My Man’s Gone Now – George Gershwin
  3. Sing, Sing, Sing – Lousi Prima
  4. Manteca – Dizzy Gillespie
  5. Blues for Howard – Dave Grusin
  6. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  7. Blue Train – John Coltrane
  8. S Wonderful – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Sister Sadie – Horace Silver
  10. GRP Band Introduction

Patti Austin: End of a Rainbow

On August 6, 1976, “CTI” label released “End of a Rainbow”, the debut Patti Austin album. It was recorded April – June 1976, at  “Mediasound Studios” in New York City, “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Patti Austin– vocals
  • Eric Gale, Steve Khan– guitar
  • Michael Abene – piano
  • Barry Miles– synthesizer
  • Jeff Berlin, Will Lee, Chuck Rainey– bass guitar
  • Chuck Israels– arco bass
  • Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark– drums
  • Ralph MacDonald– percussion
  • Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell– tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber– baritone saxophone
  • Randy Brecker– trumpet
  • Richard Tee– clavinet
  • Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme – violin
  • Al Brown, Ted Israel, Manny Vardi– viola
  • Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman– cello
  • Gloria Agostini – harp
  • Vivian Cherry, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Zachary Sanders – backing vocals
  • David Matthews– arrangements
  • Bob James- conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Patti Austin except where noted

  1. Say You Love Me
  2. In My Life
  3. You Don’t Have To Say You’re Sorry
  4. More Today Than Yesterday – Pat Upton
  5. Give It Time
  6. There Is No Time
  7. What’s at the End of a Rainbow
  8. This Side of Heaven
  9. Sweet Sadie the Savior