http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4411&rws=%2Fdave-grusin%2Fmusic-videos.rssAside from hip-hop and heavey metal, jazz keyboardist Dave Grusin has just about done it all. He started out as a swinging hard bopper, before his long stint as Andy Williams' musical director kicked-off in 1959. Then, in 1967 Grusin healmed the soundtrack to <i>The Graduate</i>. Since then, he's kept one foot in movie work and forged a special bond with director Sydney Pollock (his pre-Acid Jazz work on <i>Three Days of the Condor</i> and his all acoustic piano score for <i>The Firm</i> are two notable examples of their partnership). Meanwhile, Grusin kept playing jazz and arranging charts for major acts. Grusin also helped forge the current mainstream instrumental sound by co-founding GRP records, a label that often celebrates smooth jazz and occasionally reissues key albums from the past. Grusin's film scores have been nominated for numerous Academy Awards. He took an Oscar home for <i>The Milagro Beanfield War</i>. - Nick DedinaPop-Jazzen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:56:46 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4411&rws=%2Fdave-grusin%2Fmusic-videos.rss Aside from hip-hop and heavey metal, jazz keyboardist Dave Grusin has just about done it all. He started out as a swinging hard bopper, before his long stint as Andy Williams' musical director kicked-off in 1959. Then, in 1967 Grusin healmed the soundtrack to <i>The Graduate</i>. Since then, he's kept one foot in movie work and forged a special bond with director Sydney Pollock (his pre-Acid Jazz work on <i>Three Days of the Condor</i> and his all acoustic piano score for <i>The Firm</i> are two notable examples of their partnership). Meanwhile, Grusin kept playing jazz and arranging charts for major acts. Grusin also helped forge the current mainstream instrumental sound by co-founding GRP records, a label that often celebrates smooth jazz and occasionally reissues key albums from the past. Grusin's film scores have been nominated for numerous Academy Awards. He took an Oscar home for <i>The Milagro Beanfield War</i>. - Nick Dedina