Dave Grusin

David Grusin (born June 26, 1934 in Littleton, Colorado) is a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger whose works in films and TV have garnered him numerous awards.

Grusin has a filmography of about 100 credits with many awards including an Oscar for best original score for The Milagro Beanfield War, as well as Oscar nominations for The Champ, The Fabulous Baker Boys , The Firm, Havana, Heaven Can Wait, and On Golden Pond. He also received a best original song nomination for "It Might Be You" from the film Tootsie . Six of the fourteen cuts on the sound track from movie The Graduate are his. He was the conductor for The Andy Williams Show (1963–1965) and other TV credits include Baretta (1975), Columbo – Prescription:Murder (1968), It Takes a Thief (1968), and The Wild Wild West (1965).

About thirty-five Dave Grusin CD titles are currently available including soundtracks, originals, collections, and homages to jazz greats George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Henry Mancini.

Grusin and Larry Rosen co-founded GRP Records in 1982.

Dave is the father of music editor Stuart.

Awards and recognition

Grammy Awards:

• Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), 2002, "Mean Old Man", from the album October Road by James Taylor