The Gershwin Connection is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #1 on Billboard's jazz chart. The medley Bess, You Is My Woman Now/I Loves You Porgy received the 1992 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement of an Instrumental.
The Gershwin Connection | ||||
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Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 64:56 | |||
Label | GRP | |||
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The Gershwin Connection received extremely positive reviews. Scott Yanow at All Music called the album "a very tasteful and respectful set -- a classy package".[1] Leonard Feather in the Los Angeles Times gave it a four-star review and praised this "delightfully modest, jazz-oriented set, with Grusin's piano at its most graceful and tasteful".[2]
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Billboard Jazz Albums[3] | 1 |