Larry Klein
Larry Klein (* 1956 ) is an American music producer , songwriter and bassist . He is the ex-husband of Joni Mitchell , with whom he also worked often.
Live and act
Klein started his musical career as a teenager by appearing as a session musician and playing the bass guitar on a number of records , among the most important productions was his participation in several recordings by jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard ( Pinnacle: Live & Unreleased from Keystone Korner ).
Klein met Joni Mitchell , where he was hired as bassist and sound engineer for her 1982 album Wild Things Run Fast . They married in November 1982. Klein helped her with the production of the album, as he did with her four other records, and occasionally contributed his own musical compositions, for which Mitchell wrote the lyrics (e.g. Nothing Can Be Done ) ; Their marriage fell apart while recording Turbulent Indigo in 1994. By taking on several responsibilities, Klein was still involved in the production of Mitchell's subsequent albums.
Since working with Mitchell, Klein has been involved in the record production of singer-songwriters such as Shawn Colvin , Bonnie Raitt , Mary Black , Tracy Chapman and Julia Fordham . Klein is married to the Brazilian jazz singer Luciana Souza .
Record albums produced or co-produced
- 1982 Wild Things Run Fast , Joni Mitchell
- 1986 Dog Eat Dog , Joni Mitchell
- 1986 The Lace , Benjamin Orr
- 1988 Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm , Joni Mitchell
- 1989 The Innocence Mission , The Innocence Mission
- 1991 Umbrella , The Innocence Mission
- 1991 Night Ride Home , Joni Mitchell
- 1992 Fat City , Shawn Colvin
- 1994 Turbulent Indigo , Joni Mitchell
- 1997 Dear Dark Heart , Holly Cole
- 1997 Shine , Mary Black
- 1999 Bird York , Bird York
- 2000 Both Sides Now , Joni Mitchell
- 2001 Concrete Love , Julia Fordham
- 2002 Travelogue , Joni Mitchell
- 2003 The Velvet Hour , Bird York
- 2004 Careless Love , Madeleine Peyroux
- 2005 Tough on Crime , Rebecca Pidgeon
- 2006 Dreaming Through the Noise , Vienna Teng
- 2006 Half the Perfect World , Madeleine Peyroux
- 2006 Oceana , Till Brönner
- 2007 The New Bossa Nova , Luciana Souza
- 2007 River: The Joni Letters , Herbie Hancock
- 2008 Circus Money , Walter Becker
- 2008 Our Bright Future , Tracy Chapman
- 2008 Rio , Till Brönner
- 2009 Synthesis , Raul Midón
- 2015 Currency of Man , Melody Gardot
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Little Larry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American music producer and jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |