1989 soundtrack album by Dave Grusin
The Fabulous Baker Boys is an album by American pianistDave Grusin released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. This album is the soundtrack to the motion pictureThe Fabulous Baker Boys directed bySteve Kloves . The album reached No. 3 onBillboard 's Jazz chart.
Grusin's score received numerous accolades, including a1989 Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, a1990 Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score, a 1990 nomination for theBAFTA Award for Best Film Music , and was the 1990 Grammy winner for thebest score soundtrack for visual media . Grusin's arrangement of "My Funny Valentine ," sung byMichelle Pfeiffer , won the 1990 Grammy forBest Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals .According to a survey conducted byBillboard ,The Fabulous Baker Boys was the fifth best-selling jazz album of 1989.[ 1]
All tracks written byDave Grusin except where noted
"Main Title – Jack's Theme" - 6:40 "Welcome to the Road" - 5:33 "Makin' Whoopee " (Walter Donaldson ,Gus Kahn ) - 3:09 "Suzie and Jack" - 5:00 "Shop Till You Bop" - 4:35 "Soft on Me" - 2:30 "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me " (Duke Ellington ,Bob Russell ) - 3:26 "The Moment of Truth" - 3:55 "Moonglow " (Irving Mills ,Eddie DeLange ) - 3:25 "Lullaby of Birdland " (George Shearing ,George David Weiss ) - 2:32 "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers ,Lorenz Hart ) - 3:02 Dave Grusin – Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano, synthesizer, conductorErnie Watts – saxophoneSal Marquez – trumpet Lee Ritenour – guitarBrian Bromberg ,J. J. Wiggins ,Ernie McDaniel – bassHarvey Mason ,Rocky White ,Gene Krupa ,Earl Palmer – drumsMichelle Pfeiffer – vocals Norris Turney , The Mariano-Dodgion Sextet - alto saxophoneThe Mariano-Dodgion Sextet, Charles Owens,Eddie Daniels ,Herman Riley ,Benny Goodman - clarinet Charles Owens - bass clarinet Mercer Ellington - conductorRoland Hanna ,Teddy Wilson ,Karen Hernandez - pianoEddie Daniels ,Herman Riley - tenor saxophoneAl Grey ,Britt Woodman - tromboneChuck Connors - bass trombone Barry Lee Hall ,Clark Terry ,Lew Soloff ,Ron Tooley - trumpet, flugelhornLionel Hampton - vibraphone, vocals
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