George Gruntz

George Gruntz (Basilea, 24 de junio de 1932 – 10 de enero de 2013) fue un pianista, organista, teclista y compositor de jazz suizo conocido por su banda, la George Gruntz Concert Big Band, y sus trabajos con Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin y Mel Lewis. Entre 1972 y 1994, fue director artístico del JazzFest Berlin. Como líder Mental Cruelty: The 1960 Jazz soundtrack (Atavistic Unheard) (1960) Bach Humbug! Or Jazz Goes Baroque (1964) Jazz Goes Baroque (1964) Jazz Goes Baroque 2 – The Music of Italy (1965) Noon in Tunisia (1967) Drums and Folklore: From Sticksland with Love (1967) Saint Peter Power (1968) The Band – The Alpine Power Plant (1972) 2001 Keys – Piano Conclave (1973) Monster Sticksland Meeting Two – Monster Jazz (1974) Eternal Baroque (1975) The Band (Recorded Live at the Zürich Schauspielhaus) (1976) Percussion Profiles (1977) The George Gruntz Concert Big Band with Elvin Jones (1978) Live at the "Quartier Latin" Berlin (1980) Theatre (ECM) (1983) Living Transition. With Radio Big Band Leipzig (1986) Happening Now (HatHut) (1987) First Prize (Enja) (1989) Serious Fun (Enja) (1989) Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera (Enja) (1989) Beyond Another Wall (TCB) (1992) Cosmopolitan Greetings (1992) Big Band Record (Gramavision) (1994) Mock-Lo-Motion (TCB) (1995) Liebermann (TCB) (1998) Merryteria (TCB) (1998) Live at JazzFest Berlin (1999) Expo Triangle (2000) Global Excellence (TCB) (2001) The Magic of a Flute (2003) Ringing the Luminator (ACT) (2004) Tiger by the Tail (TCB) (2005) Pourquoi pas? Why Not? (2007) Matterhorn Matters (2010) Dig My Trane – Coltrane's Vanguard Years (1961–1962) (2012) |} Fuentes: Sins'n Wins'n Funs – Left-cores and Hard-core En-cores, 1981–1990 (Compilation, released 1996) The MPS Years, 1972–1981 (Compilation, released 1996) Renaissance Man a.k.a. 30 + 70: The One Hundred Years of George Gruntz, 1961–2000 (Compilation, released 2002) With Franco Ambrosetti Close Encounter (Enja, 1979) Guinness Publishing, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First edición). pp. 175/6. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.  The Guardian, ed. (21 de enero de 2013). «George Gruntz obituary».  «George Gruntz ist tot – Jazz – Musik – Kultur – Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen». Srf.ch (en alemán). 12 de enero de 2013.  Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2004). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (7th edición). Penguin. p. 677. ISBN 978-0-14-101416-6.  Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edición). Penguin. pp. 612–613. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.  Homepage with biography and extensive discography. Retrieved November 12, 2012 George Gruntz page at Enja Records site George Gruntz Phonography at Swiss National Sound Archives Datos: Q470951 Multimedia: George Gruntz / Q470951