Dave Grusin
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Sep 25, 2026
David HusomHOST
And that does not mean he ignored the master songwriters of Brazil, including Luis Bonfá, Elaine Ellis, and Gilberto Gil.
David HusomHOST
He also recorded some major American talent for the album, including Dave Grusin on piano and Lee Rittenhour on guitars.
David HusomHOST
Luis Bonfa surprises his guitar intro as Toots takes the melody that opens the song, Mania de Carnival, or Morning of the Carnival, from the movie Black Orpheus.
David HusomHOST
Carnival is the same time as the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, but where Mardi Gras represents a single specific day, the first Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
Michael FrondelliGUEST
It could be Joni Mitchell with Charlie Mingus.
Michael FrondelliGUEST
It could be Larry Rosen and Dave Grusin with GRP Records.
Michael FrondelliGUEST
It could be Creed Taylor doing jazz.
Michael FrondelliGUEST
We did lots of jazz.
Steven TurkHOST
And I know we're going to end this episode with music from you, I'm sure, because that's a tradition that you and I have.
Steven TurkHOST
But we have to talk about the composer, Dave Grusin.
Steven TurkHOST
So I want to let you talk about his orchestral work that's through this.
Steven TurkHOST
Because we already talked about the legendary Willie Nelson.
Liz CamlettHOST
year, I don't think people understand how prolific the last album was and all the amazing people that we had on it.
Liz CamlettHOST
We had Eric Clapton, Sting, Dave Grusin, Art Garfunkel, Jimmy Webb, Graham Nash, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, David Pak, Jerry Beckley, and Dewey Bunnell of the band America, David Benoit, Marilyn Martin, Leah Kunkel, and many more.
Liz CamlettHOST
We literally called everybody within a six-month time frame, said, you guys available? And they're like, yeah.
Liz CamlettHOST
And some were like, no, but we'll do it in our hotel room on the road.
BlueySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yeah, I love the Rhodes.
BlueySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yeah, it really kicked in when I heard Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, Ramsey Lewis, Max Middleton on Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow, Dave Grusin, Bob James on Roberta Flack's Feel Like Makin' Love, and later on, on tracks like Nautilus.
BlueySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Lonnie Liston Smith, Donald Fagen, Greg Phillinganes, Ronnie Foster, Weldon Irvine.
BlueySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Brazilian masters, Manfredo Fest, Edson Frederico, Eumir Deodato, José Roberto Bertrami.
Mason StoopsGUEST
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Mason StoopsGUEST
Dave Grusin score or something, just, like, just this.
Mason StoopsGUEST
Let's see what this one piano can do or these three pianos can do.
Lizzy McAlpineGUEST
And it gets so big and dramatic, like, right with L- when Lizzie's vocal explodes and the reverb, and then, like, the, to me, the, the, the best part is, like, when the, the song kinda wakes up.
Herman Hollywood DawkinsHOST
Mm-hmm.
Herman Hollywood DawkinsHOST
You know who co-wrote this with Dave Grusin? Harvey Mason and Louis Johnson from the Brothers Johnson.
Herman Hollywood DawkinsHOST
That's
Ray The JazzmanHOST
awesome.
Herman Hollywood DawkinsHOST
Lincoln Goines on bass and Rubens Bassini on percussion.
Herman Hollywood DawkinsHOST
Yes.
Herman Hollywood DawkinsHOST
And recorded by Larry Rosen, who was Dave Grusin's partner.
Herman Hollywood DawkinsHOST
We'll talk about Dave in just a second.
Curtis TuckerHOST
I love soundtracks and movie scores.
Curtis TuckerHOST
Composed by Dave Grusin.
Curtis TuckerHOST
1981.
Curtis TuckerHOST
That really was a good And I don't remember the songs.
Dann HuffGUEST
Again, his phrasing, that was way more of a layered record.
Dann HuffGUEST
Dave Grusin did that with him.
Dann HuffGUEST
The arrangements were fantastic.
Dann HuffGUEST
Toto had just come out.
speaker_3HOST
But arguably the most distinctive artistic choice in the entire film is the score.
speaker_4HOST
Oh, Dave Grusin's score.
speaker_3HOST
This is where I really want to dig into the mechanics of filmmaking with you for a second.
speaker_4HOST
Okay, let's do it.
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