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GRP All-Star Big Band

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The GRP Band was a group compiled in the late 1980s under the direction of Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen, principles of GRP Records. The band was a full band, and they mostly played well-known jazz pieces from the 1950s and 1960s written by famous musicians and composers. Many of these pieces were rearranged presenting a character of their own.[1]

Band members

GRP Band members were all big-name musicians in the 1980s and 1990s jazz scene and many led their own groups. Members include:

Discography

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