Collection (Dave Grusin album)

Collection is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. Collection is a retrospective of Grusin's work from 1976–1989 . The album reached No. 3 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.

Collection
Compilation album by Dave Grusin
Released	1989 (1989)
Recorded	1976–1989
Studio	Various
Genre	Jazz
Length	57:59
Label	GRP
Producer	Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Dave Grusin chronology
Sticks and Stones (1988) Collection (1989) The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Dave Grusin; except where indicated

1. "She Could Be Mine" (Don Grusin) – 5:15
2. "Thankful 'n' Thoughtful" (Sylvester Stewart) – 4:10
3. "River Song" (Dave Grusin, Don Grusin) – 5:10
4. "Playera" (Enrique Granados, Carlos Molina) – 8:44
5. "An Actor's Life" from the movie Tootsie – 5:07
6. "St. Elsewhere" theme from the TV show St. Elsewhere – 4:13
7. "Serengeti Walk" (Dave Grusin, Harvey Mason, Louis Johnson) – 6:16
8. "Early A.M. Attitude" – 4:58
9. "Bossa Baroque" – 4:17
10. "Lupita" – 1:08
11. "On Golden Pond" main theme from the movie On Golden Pond – 3:35
12. "Mountain Dance" – 6:14

Personnel

• Dave Grusin – Fender Rhodes electric piano, piano, synthesizers, percussion, conductor
• Don Grusin – synthesizers
• David Sanborn – saxophone
• Grover Washington, Jr. – saxophone on "Playera"
• Ernie Watts – saxophone on "An Actor's Life"
• Lee Ritenour – guitar
• Eric Gale – guitar on "Serengeti Walk"
• Carlos Ruiz – guitar
• Marcus Miller – bass
• Abraham Laboriel – bass
• Jimmy Johnson – bass on "Early A.M. Attitude"
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Harvey Mason – drums
• Rubens Bassini – percussion
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion on "Early A.M. Attitude"
• Carlos Vega – drums on "Early A.M. Attitude"

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	3

External links

• Dave Grusin-Collection at Discogs
• Dave Grusin-Collection at AllMusic