Migration (Dave Grusin album)

Migration
Studio album by
Released1989 (1989)
Recorded1989
Studio
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
  • Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
  • Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, California)
  • Clinton Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
GenreJazz
Length62:58
LabelGRP
ProducerDave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Dave Grusin chronology
The Fabulous Baker Boys
(1989)
Migration
(1989)
Havana
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Migration is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached No. 1 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.[2]

"The Suite from the Milagro Beanfield War" (tracks 10–14) received the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Arrangement of an Instrumental.[3] Grusin's music from the movie The Milagro Beanfield War was also a 1989 Academy Award winner,[4] and a 1988 Golden Globe nominee for Best Original Score.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Dave Grusin; except where indicated

  1. "Punta Del Soul" – 5:51
  2. "Southwest Passage" – 5:49
  3. "First Time Love" (Harvey Mason, Dave Grusin) – 4:05
  4. "Western Women" (Don Grusin) – 4:58
  5. "Dancing in the Township" – 6:06
  6. "Old Bones" – 6:15
  7. "In the Middle of the Night" – 5:52
  8. "T.K.O." (Marcus Miller) – 5:47
  9. "Polina" (Hugh Masekela) – 6:55

Suite from the Milagro Beanfield War:

  1. "Lupita" – 1:08
  2. "Coyote Angel" – 3:29
  3. "Pistolero" – 1:47
  4. "Milagro" – 2:35
  5. "Fiesta" – 2:24

Personnel

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Production

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  • Larry Rosen – executive producer
  • Dave Grusin – executive producer, producer, digital mixing
  • Don Murray – recording, digital mixing
  • Ed Rak – recording
  • David Glover – additional recording
  • Troy Haiderson – recording assistant
  • Mike Kloster – recording assistant
  • Dave Knight – recording assistant
  • Jim Mitchell – recording assistant
  • Tom Nellen – recording assistant
  • BrIan Soucy – recording assistant
  • Bob Salcedo – mix assistant
  • Robert Vosigen – digital editing at CMS Digital (Pasadena, California)
  • Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator
  • Andy Baltimore – creative director, graphic design
  • Lee Corey – graphic design
  • David Gibb – graphic design
  • Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
  • Dan Serrano – graphic design
  • Eric Meoia – front cover photography
  • Claudia Thompson – back cover photography

Charts

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Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] 1

References

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  1. ^ Yanow, Scott. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Dave Grusin Chart History (Top Contemporary Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Dave Grusin US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. ^ "1989 Academy Awards". Oscars. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "1989 Golden Globe Awards". Golden Globe. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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