Cinemagic

by Dave Grusin

Product Description:

Personnel includes: Dave Grusin (conductor, piano, synthesizer); Harry Rabinowitz (conductor); Tom Scott (soprano & tenor saxophones); Ernie Watts (tenor saxophones); Chuck Findley (trumpet); Charley Loper (trombone); Eddie Daniels (clarinet); Emil Richards (cymbalon, percussion); Don Grusin, Ian Underwood (synthesizer); Lee Ritenour (acoustic & electric guitars); Jeff Mironov (electric guitar); Abraham Laboriel, Marcus Miller (electric bass); Harvey Mason (drums); Mike Fisher, Rubens Bassini (percussion); The London Symphony Orchestra.

Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California and at A&R Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Dave Grusin.

Dave Grusin has achieved as much renown as a film composer as he has for his skills as a jazz keyboardist, and CINEMAGIC combines both of these aspects of Grusin's talent. Accompanied by no less than the London Symphony Orchestra, Grusin plays some of the themes from the long list of movies he's scored over the years. The results attest to both Grusin's ability on the ivories and his varied compositional talents, as he leads the orchestra through everything from the poignant, reflective theme for ON GOLDEN POND to the jaunty bounce of his music for HEAVEN CAN WAIT. CINEMAGIC might not please those who prefer a jazzier Grusin, but it will appeal to those with an ear for soundtrack music.