All Blues (GRP All-Star Big Band album)

All Blues is an album by the GRP All-Star Big Band that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Performance in 1996.

Track listing

Personnel

Horn section

• Tom Scott – band director, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo (1),
• Ernie Watts – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo (5)
• Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto sax solo (4)
• Nelson Rangell – flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute solo (6)
• Bob Mintzer – bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo (9)
• Michael Brecker – tenor sax solo (7, 8)
• George Bohanon – trombone, trombone solo (2, 5)
• Randy Brecker – flugelhorn, trumpet, trumpet solo (3, 10)
• Chuck Findley – flugelhorn, trumpet, trumpet solo (4, 9)
• Arturo Sandoval – flugelhorn, trumpet, trumpet solo (1, 6)

Rhythm section

• Russell Ferrante – acoustic piano (1, 5, 9), Hammond B3 organ (2), acoustic piano solo (5, 9)
• Ramsey Lewis – acoustic piano (2, 6, 10), acoustic piano solo (6, 10)
• Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (3, 4), acoustic piano solo (3, 4)
• Chick Corea – acoustic piano (7, 8), acoustic piano solo (7, 8)
• B.B. King – guitar (2), vocals (2)
• John Patitucci – double bass (1, 3-10), electric bass (2), bass solo (3)
• Dave Weckl – drums

Arrangements

• Michael Abene (1, 8, 10)
• Tom Scott (2, 9)
• Dave Grusin (3, 6)
• Bob Mintzer (4, 5)
• Russell Ferrante (7)

Production

• Dave Grusin – executive producer
• Larry Rosen – executive producer
• Michael Abene – producer
• Gretchen Hoffman Abene – associate producer
• Bernie Kirsh – recording, mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)

References