GRP All-Star Big Band (album)

GRP All-Star Big Band is a jazz album by the big band of the same name.^[1] The album was nominated for the Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording at the 35th Annual Grammy Awards.^[2]

The band was assembled in celebration for the tenth anniversary of GRP Records and featured the top musicians of the label.^[3] The album itself was recorded and mixed over a two day session and filmed for the accompanying video directed by Ed Libonati.^[4]

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	Jazz big band
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

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"	Benny Golson	5:36
9.	"Footprints" (CD bonus track)	Wayne Shorter	6:58
10.	"Manteca"	Dizzy Gillespie	7:00
11.	"'Round Midnight" (CD bonus track)	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

References

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