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Dave Grusin

American pianist and score composer

Littleton, United States • b. 1934-06-26

Dave Grusin is credited on 4,332 releases across 1,079 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,332

Pressings credited

1,079

Albums

7

Decades active

756

In collections

Biography

Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy Award and 10 Grammy Awards. Grusin was also a frequent collaborator with director Sydney Pollack, scoring many of his films like Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), The Firm (1993), and Random Hearts (1999). In 1978, Grusin founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of digital recording.

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Credited work

4,332 releases · 1,079 albums · active 1962–2026

  • Performance · 6,846
  • Production · 1,753
  • Other credits · 412
  • Engineering · 23

Studios: A&M Studios · A&R Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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