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Larry Goldings
Background information
Birth name	Lawrence Sam Goldings
Born	(1968-08-28)August 28, 1968 (age 56) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	Jazz folk pop
Occupations	Musician composer
Instruments	Piano organ
Labels	Warner Bros. ECM Verve Palmetto
Website	larrygoldings.com

Lawrence Sam Goldings (born August 28, 1968) is an Americanjazz keyboardist and composer. His music has explored elements offunk,blues, andfusion. Goldings has a comedicalter ego known asHans Groiner.^[1]

Goldings was born in Boston. His father was a classical music enthusiast, and Goldings studied classical piano until the age of twelve.^[2] Through his father he met pianistDave McKenna and studied with pianistsRan Blake andKeith Jarrett.^[2] Among his other influences were andBill Evans,Red Garland,Erroll Garner, andOscar Peterson.^[2] He studied atThe New School withFred Hersch andJaki Byard.^[2] In college he performed withRoland Hanna andJon Hendricks.^[2] A collaboration lasting almost three years with jazz guitaristJim Hall followed.

After receiving his degree, he led a trio with guitaristPeter Bernstein and drummerBill Stewart.^[2] His debut albumIntimacy of the Blues was released in 1991.^[2] Over the course of his career, he has worked withJoshua Redman,Maceo Parker,Idris Muhammad,Kurt Rosenwinkel,David Sanborn,Ben Allison,Matt Wilson,Jack DeJohnette,John Scofield, andJohn Mayer^[2]

Record producers he has worked with includeRuss Titelman,Larry Klein,Steve Jordan,Tommy LiPuma,Dave Grusin,Joe Henry,Blake Mills,Mike Viola, andT Bone Burnett. One of Goldings' first collaborations with Larry Klein includes theMadeleine Peyroux recording ofLeonard Cohen's "Dance Me to the End of Love" with Goldings on Wurlitzer piano, pump organ, Hammond B3 organ, celeste, and piano solo.

Goldings is known for his gifts as a bass player on the Hammond organ, integral to his collaboration with Michael Brecker and Pat Metheny onTime is of the Essence and evident in the Pat Metheny composition "Extradition" during their 1999–2000 world tour. James Taylor'sOne Man Band 2007 live album and world tour draws heavily on Goldings' bass playing abilities, making the one man band concept possible. The album and tour also include Goldings' composition "School Song". Larry Goldings' Hammond organ is heard on John Mayer's song "Gravity", on the Grammy award-winning album,Continuum.

In 2007, Larry Goldings,Jack DeJohnette andJohn Scofield received aGrammy Award nomination in the category of Best Jazz Instrumental Album Individual or Group for their live album,Trio Beyond –Saudades. In 2017, Goldings with theSteve Gadd Band received a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album forWay Back Home.

In 2012 and 2013, Goldings was chosen to participate in both the Sundance Institute Documentary Film and Sundance Feature Film Composer Fellowship Programs. At the Documentary Film Lab inSundance, Utah, Goldings scored scenes from filmmaker Johanna Hamilton's "1971". Goldings continued to work with the Sundance Institute in 2013, at the feature film lab held for the first time atSkywalker Ranch inMarin County. There he collaborated with filmmakerPamela Romanowsky, scoring scenes from her filmThe Adderall Diaries. Goldings' advisors in that program included noted film composersMark Isham,Heitor Pereira,Harry Gregson-Williams, andThomas Newman.

Goldings' melodic style of organ playing has often been compared to that ofLarry Young. On organ Goldings cites as his first inspirations the solo piano style ofDave McKenna "who walks his own bass lines better than anyone" andBilly Preston accompanyingAretha Franklin on "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Other musical influences cited by Goldings include theWes Montgomery records which featureMel Rhyne andJimmy Smith;Shirley Scott;Chester Thompson;Joe Zawinul; andJack McDuff. Goldings' 1990s collaborations with Maceo Parker provided an authentic understanding of the language of funk music, and the voicings and rhythmic comping on the Hammond B3 organ as passed down by James Brown to Parker.

• Best Jazz Album of the Year,The New Yorker,Big Stuff (1996),Awareness (1997)
• Organist/Keyboardist of the Year,Jazz Journalists Association, 2000, 2001
• Grammy Award Nomination, Best Jazz Album of the Year, 2007
• Grammy Award Nomination, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, 2017
• Best Jazz Song, "High Dreams", John Lennon Songwriting Competition, 2019

Main sources:^[7][8]

WithPeter Bernstein

• Brain Dance (Criss Cross, 1996)
• Earth Tones (Criss Cross, 1998)

WithTill Brönner

• Oceana (EmArcy, 2006)
• Rio (Verve, 2008)
• At the End of the Day (Bam Bam, 2010)
• The Good Life (Masterworks, 2016)

WithChris Minh Doky

• Listen Up! (Virgin, 2000)
• Cinematique (Blue Note/Capitol, 2002)
• Scenes from a Dream (Red Dot, 2010)

WithSia

• Colour the Small One (Astralwerks, 2004)
• Some People Have Real Problems (Hear Music, 2008)

WithRobben Ford

• Truth (Concord, 2007)
• Soul on Ten (Concord, 2009)
• Bringing It Back Home (Provogue, 2013)

WithSteve Gadd

• Gadditude (BFM, 2013)
• Steve Gadd Band 70 Strong (BFM, 2015)
• Way Back Home (BFM, 2016)
• Steve Gadd Band (BFM, 2018)

WithMelody Gardot

• My One and Only Thrill (Verve, 2009)
• The Absence (Decca, 2012)
• Currency of Man (Decca, 2015)

WithJesse Harris

• Mineral (Secret Sun, 2006)
• No Wrong No Right (Dangerbird, 2015)

WithJim Hall

• Subsequently (MusicMasters, 1992)
• Something Special (MusicMasters/Limelight, 1993)

WithColin Hay

• Company of Strangers (Lazy Eye, 2002)
• Are You Lookin' at Me? (Compass/Lazy Eye, 2007)
• Next Year People (Compass/Lazy Eye, 2015)

WithAdam Levy

• Buttermilk Channel (Lost Wax, 2001)
• Town & Country (Lost Wax, 2014)

WithJohn Mayer

• Continuum (Columbia, 2006)
• The Search for Everything (Columbia, 2017)

WithJessica Molaskey

• Make Believe (PS Classics, 2003)
• Sitting in Limbo (PS Classics, 2007)
• Portraits of Joni (Ghostlight, 2017)

WithJames Moody

• Young at Heart (Warner Bros., 1996)
• Warner Jams Vol. 2: The Two Tenors (Warner Bros., 1997)

WithMaceo Parker

• Roots Revisited (Verve, 1990)
• Mo' Roots (Verve, 1991)
• Life on Planet Groove (Verve, 1992)

WithRebecca Pidgeon

• Behind the Velvet Curtain (Great American Music, 2008)
• Bad Poetry (Toy Canteen, 2014)

WithMadeleine Peyroux

• Careless Love (Rounder, 2004)
• Half the Perfect World (Rounder, 2006)
• Bare Bones (Rounder/Decca, 2008)
• The Blue Room (Decca/EmArcy, 2012)

WithJohn Pizzarelli

• Double Exposure (Telarc, 2012)
• Midnight McCartney (Concord, 2015)

WithTim Ries

• Alternate Side (Criss Cross, 2001)
• The Rolling Stones Project (Concord, 2005)

WithLee Ritenour

• 6 String Theory (Concord, 2010)
• Rhythm Sessions (Concord, 2012)

WithJohn Scofield

• Hand Jive (Blue Note, 1994)
• Groove Elation (Blue Note, 1995)
• Steady Groovin (Blue Note, 2000, compilation)
• That's What I Say (Verve, 2005)
• A Moment's Peace (EmArcy, 2011)
• Country for Old Men (Impulse!, 2016)

WithMark Sholtez

• The Distance Between Two Truths (Warner, 2010)
• The Edge of the Known World (Ambition, 2015)

WithBill Stewart

• Incandescence (Pirouet, 2008)
• Live at Smalls (Smallslive, 2011)
• Ramshackle Serenade (Pirouet, 2014)
• Toy Tunes (Pirouet, 2018)

WithCurtis Stigers

• Baby Plays Around (Concord Jazz, 2001)
• Secret Heart (Concord Jazz, 2002)
• You Inspire Me (Concord Jazz, 2003) (As sideman & producer)
• I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Concord Jazz, 2005) (As sideman & producer)
• Real Emotional (Concord Jazz, 2007) (As sideman & producer)
• Lost In Dreams (Concord Jazz, 2009)
• Let's Go Out Tonight (Concord Jazz, 2012)

WithDave Stryker

• Blue Degrees (1993)
• Shades of Miles (SteepleChase, 2000)

WithJames Taylor

• October Road (Columbia, 2002)
• A Christmas Album (Hallmark, 2004)
• One Man Band (Hear Music, 2007)
• Other Covers (Hear Music, 2009)
• Before This World (Concord, 2015)
• American Standard (Fantasy, 2020)

WithMatt Wilson

• As Wave Follows Wave (Palmetto, 1996)
• Arts and Crafts (Palmetto, 2001)

WithLazlo Bane

• All the Time in the World (2002)
• Guilty Pleasures (2007)

WithPomplamoose

• À Cabo (2023)
• Tu Peux Pas Savoir (2023)

With others

• Casey Abrams,Casey Abrams (Concord, 2012)
• Priscilla Ahn,A Good Day (Blue Note, 2008)
• Harry Allen,Christmas in Swingtime (2001)
• Herb Alpert,The Christmas Wish (2017)
• India Arie,Acoustic Soul (Motown, 2001)
• Walter Becker,Circus Money (5 Over 12, Mailboat 2008)
• Bob Belden,When Doves Cry (Metro Blue, 1994)
• Carla Bley,4x4 (ECM, 2000)
• Don Braden,Organic (Epicure, 1995)
• Michael Brecker,Time Is of the Essence (Verve, 1999)
• Brian Bromberg,Compared to That (Artistry Music, 2012)
• Tom Browne,Another Shade of Browne (Hip Bop Essence, 1996)
• Michael Buble,Nobody but Me (Reprise, 2016)
• Dewa Budjana,Joged Kahyangan (Moonjune, 2013)
• Gary Burton,Six Pack (GRP, 1992)
• Chiara Civello,Last Quarter Moon (Verve Forecast, 2005)
• Holly Cole,Holly (2018)
• Luis Conte,En Casa de Luis (BFM, 2011)
• Nataly Dawn,How I Knew Her (Nonesuch, 2013)
• Lea DeLaria,Play It Cool (Warner Bros., 2001)
• Kat Edmonson,Way Down Low (Okeh/Masterworks, 2013)
• Mark Eitzel,Don't Be a Stranger (Decor 2012)
• Dominick Farinacci,Short Stories (Mack Avenue, 2016)
• Steve Gadd,Gadditude (BFM, 2013)
• Sara Gazarek,Blossom & Bee (Palmetto, 2012)
• Herbie Hancock,The Imagine Project (Sony, 2010)
• Jon Hendricks,Freddie Freeloader (Denon, 1990)
• Benjamin Herman,Get In (A-, 1999)
• Christopher Hollyday,On Course (Novus, 1990)
• Satoshi Inoue,Plays Satoshi (Paddle Wheel, 1996)
• Jacintha,Jacintha Goes to Hollywood (Groove Note, 2007)
• Javon Jackson,Pleasant Valley (Blue Note, 1999)
• Al Jarreau,Accentuate the Positive (Verve, 2004)
• Elton John,The Diving Board (Mercury, 2013)
• Norah Jones,Not Too Late (Blue Note, 2006)
• Rickie Lee Jones,The Devil You Know (Concord, 2012)
• Michael Landau,Organic Instrumentals (Tone Center, 2012)
• Hugh Laurie,Didn't It Rain (Warner Bros., 2013)
• John Legend,Darkness and Light (Columbia, 2016)
• Kevyn Lettau,Bye-Bye Blackbird (MCG, 2005)
• Lisa Loeb,The Way It Really Is (Zoe, 2004)
• Lisa Loeb,Lullaby Girl (Furious Rose Productions, 2017) (as co-leader and producer)
• Joe Magnarelli,Always There (Criss Cross, 1997)
• Kevin Mahogany,Kevin Mahogany (Warner Bros., 1996)
• Arnold McCuller,Soon As I Get Paid (What's Good, 2011)
• Michael McDonald,Wide Open (Chonin, BMG 2017)
• Vince Mendoza,Nights on Earth (Art of Groove, 2011)
• Lea Michele,Louder (Columbia/Sony, 2014)
• Bette Midler,It's the Girls! (EastWest/Warner Bros., 2014)
• Bob Mintzer,Canyon Cove (2010)
• Jane Monheit,Home (EmArcy, 2010)
• Jane Monheit,The Heart of the Matter (2013)
• Gaby Moreno,Ilusíon (2016)
• Ronald Muldrow,Gnowing You (Bellaphon, L+R 1991)
• Alexi Murdoch,Four Songs (2002)
• Leona Naess,Thirteens (Verve Forecast, 2008)
• Josh Nelson,The Sky Remains (Origin, 2017)
• Chris Potter,Pure (Concord Jazz, 1995)
• Bobby Previte,Hue and Cry (Enja, 1994)
• Eros Ramazzotti,Ali e radici (Sony/RCA 2009)
• Jim Rotondi,Introducing Jim Rotondi (Criss Cross, 1997)
• Leon Russell,Life Journey (Universal, 2014)
• David Sanborn,Closer (Verve, 2005)
• Judi Silvano,Songs I Wrote or Wish I Did (JSL, 2000)
• Luciana Souza,Tide (Verve, 2009)
• John Stein,Portraits and Landscapes (Jardis, 2000)
• Rod Stewart,Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (Sony, 2010)
• Tierney Sutton,After Blue (BFM, 2013)
• Nedelle Torrisi,Only for You (Frenchkiss, 2018)
• Doug Webb,Swing Shift (Posi-Tone, 2011)
• Noam Weinstein,Clocked (2012)
• Walt Weiskopf,A World Away (Criss Cross, 1995)
• Jacob Young,This Is You (NorCD, 1995)
• Adam Czerwiński &Darek Oleszkiewicz,Raindance (AC Records 2006)
• Anthony Wilson,Jack of Hearts (Groove Note, 2009)
• Lyle Workman,Harmonic Crusader (Infrared, 2009)
• Nikki Yanofsky,Nikki (Decca, 2010)

• 2020Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (TV series composer)
• 2016The Founder (soundtrack featuring "In Spite of Everything" composed and performed by Larry Goldings)
• 2015Trainwreck (soundtrack featuring "The Morning After" composed and performed by Larry Goldings)
• 2014Neighbors (soundtrack featuring "Tanglefoot Bounce" composed and performed by Larry Goldings)
• 2014Good Morning America andWalmart Soundcheck (featuring "Battlefield" an original composition performed by Lea Michele)
• 2013The Mark of Beauty (featuring "Strays" an original composition performed by Larry Goldings)
• 2013Dealing With Idiots (film composer)
• 2009The Dream's on Me (featured in film and on soundtrack)
• 2009Funny People (featuring "Memory" performed by Larry Goldings and Maude Apatow, and "Tuscany" (originally titled "Dario and Bario"), an original composition performed by Larry Goldings)
• 2008Bernard and Doris (HBO) (soundtrack featuring performance by Larry Goldings )
• 2008The Office (NBC) (soundtrack featuring performance by Larry Goldings)
• 2008Great Performances on PBS: James Taylor: One Man Band (featuring Larry Goldings as "One Man Band" and "School Song" an original composition performed by Larry Goldings)
• 2005Proof (soundtrack featuring "Uganda," an original composition performed by Larry Goldings)
• 2000Space Cowboys (soundtrack featuring several arrangements of jazz standards performed by Larry Goldings)

• Official site
• All About Jazz Interview with Larry Goldings
• Songwriting, Producing, and Performing Credits

• 1968 births
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• American jazz composers
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• American jazz organists
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• Musicians from Boston
• Palmetto Records artists
• Concord Academy alumni
• 20th-century American pianists
• Jazz musicians from Massachusetts
• 21st-century American pianists
• 21st-century American organists
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• 21st-century American male musicians
• 21st-century American keyboardists
• Trio Beyond members
• 20th-century American keyboardists
• ECM Records artists
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