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Don Grolnick (September 23, 1947 – June 1, 1996) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and record producer. He was a member of the groups Steps Ahead and Dreams, both with Michael Brecker, and played often with the Brecker Brothers.
During his 48 years on the planet, Don emerged as one of the rare musicians who could play, compose, and produce brilliantly in a host of different genres: jazz, pop, R&B, and Latin music. But jazz was the music that first captivated Don, and it was always the music closest to his soul.
Don was a player and composer for some of the groundbreaking jazz ensembles of the 1970s and 80s, including Dreams, The Brecker Brothers, and Steps Ahead. He enjoyed a 25-year musical and personal relationship with James Taylor, acting as pianist and musical director for many of Taylor’s tours, and producing several of Taylor’s albums.
The Brecker Bros. is the first album by the American jazz fusion group, the Brecker Brothers. It was released by Arista Records in 1975. Reception. AllMusic awarded the album 4.5 stars and its review by Michael G. Nastos states, "First date for brothers from 1975. Side one is solid jazz/funk/fusion". [1] .
Dec 14, 2012 · For the first time, The Brecker Brothers wasn't really a group, though, as Duke recruited two different rhythm sections— bassist Marcus Miller and drummer Steve Gadd on four tracks, drummer Steve Jordan and bassist Neil Jason on the remaining five—with keyboardists including Don Grolnick (a welcome return), newcomer Mark Gray and ...
- John Kelman
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Don worked with "Dreams" (fusion group, from 1969 to 1971), The Brecker Brothers" (1975), "Steps Ahead" (early 1980s) and played on session recordings including Joe Farrell, George Benson, Peter Erskine, David Sanborn, John Scofield, Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer and many of Linda Ronstadt's albums.
