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1989 soundtrack album by Dave Grusin
The Fabulous Baker Boys is an album by American pianist
Dave Grusin released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. This album is the soundtrack to the motion picture
The Fabulous Baker Boys directed by
Steve Kloves . The album reached No. 3 on
Billboard 's Jazz chart.
Grusin's score received numerous accolades, including an
1989 Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, a
1990 Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score, a 1990 nomination for the
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music , and was the 1990 Grammy winner for the
best score soundtrack for visual media . Grusin's arrangement of "
My Funny Valentine ," sung by
Michelle Pfeiffer , won the 1990 Grammy for
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals .
Track listing
All tracks written by
Dave 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
Personnel
Dave Grusin – Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano, synthesizer, conductor
Ernie Watts – saxophone
Sal Marquez – trumpet
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Brian Bromberg ,
J. J. Wiggins ,
Ernie McDaniel – bass
Harvey Mason ,
Rocky White ,
Gene Krupa ,
Earl Palmer – drums
Michelle Pfeiffer – vocals
Norris Turney , The Mariano-Dodgion Sextet - alto saxophone
The Mariano-Dodgion Sextet, Charles Owens,
Eddie Daniels ,
Herman Riley ,
Benny Goodman - clarinet
Charles Owens - bass clarinet
Mercer Ellington - conductor
Roland Hanna ,
Teddy Wilson ,
Karen Hernandez - piano
Eddie Daniels ,
Herman Riley - tenor saxophone
Al Grey ,
Britt Woodman - trombone
Chuck Connors - bass trombone
Barry Lee Hall ,
Clark Terry ,
Lew Soloff ,
Ron Tooley - trumpet, flugelhorn
Lionel Hampton - vibraphone, vocals
Charts
References
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 121.
^
"Dave Grusin US albums chart history" . allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09 .
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