International Archives For The Jazz Organ (IAJO) - The Jazz Organ Scene USA

Mitchell Froom

Mitchell (* 1953) began his career as a keyboard player in Sonoma County, CA. The band Crossfire featured two keyboard players; Mitchell on one side of the stage and brother David on the other with Gary Pihl on guitar.

He produced the first three Crowded House albums, which led to more production jobs with Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, American Music Club, Suzanne Vega and Paul McCartney. One early notable work, Key of Cool, later became the soundtrack for the adult film, Café Flesh. In 1987 he produced and wrote incidental music for the L.A.-noir "Slam Dance".

Between 1992 and 2002 Froom formed a full-time partnership with engineer Tchad Blake. Production credits include albums from American Music Club, Stevie Ann, Tasmin Archer, The Bangles, Peter Case, The Corrs, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Crowded House, The Ditty Bops, Tim Finn, Missy Higgins, Indigo Girls, Los Lobos, Robin Gibb, Maria McKee, Pat McLaughlin, Randy Newman, Nerina Pallot, Pearl Jam, Phantom Planet, Bonnie Pink, Daniel Powter, Bonnie Raitt, Ron Sexsmith, The Del Fuegos, Richard Thompson, and Suzanne Vega. Froom and Blake joined with David Hidalgo and Louie Perez of Los Lobos to form the experimental roots collaboration Latin Playboys.

Froom has produced over 60 albums and has composed and produced music for numerous films. He has been nominated for several Grammys including for Record of the Year for La Bamba by Los Lobos (1988) and Producer of the Year in 1993 for both Kiko by Los Lobos and 99.9F° by Suzanne Vega. He was also nominated for the 1998 Golden Globe Award and the 1999 Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for co-writing with Sheryl Crow the James Bond movie title song "Tomorrow Never Dies".

As a musician, Froom has released two solo albums, Dopamine (1998) and A Thousand Days (2005). The song "Noodletown" from "Dopamine" won an Emmy when it was used as the theme for PBS' Sessions at West 54th.

from Wikipedia

Daring Adventures Capitol CDP 7 48845 2 released 1986	Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals, mandolin, dulcimer Mitchell Froom, keyboards John Kirkpatrick, accordion, concertina Chuck Fleming, fiddle Brian Taylor, brass Tony Goddard, brass David Horn, brass Ian Peters, brass Philip Pickett, shawm, crumhorn, recorder Jerry Scheff, bass guitar, double bass Mickey Curry, drums Jim Keltner, drums Alex Acuña, percussion
Amnesia Capitol CDP 7 48845 2 recorded 1988 in Los Angeles/USA and London/Great Britain	Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals, mandolin, hammer dulcimer Fred Tackett, guitar Frances Kelly, baroque harp Mitchell Froom, portative organ, regal, Chamberlin, stereophonic Optigan, electric harp, organ John Kirkpatrick, accordion, anglo-concertina, bass vocals Philip Pickett, shawm, recorder, curtal, peking that, bass racket Aly Bain, fiddle Brian Taylor, cornet Tony Goddard, cornet David Horn, tenor horn Ian Peters, euphonium Alistair Anderson, northumbrian pipes Danny Thompson, double bass Jerry Scheff, bass guitar Tony Levin, bass guitar, stick Mickey Curry, drums Jim Keltner, drums Alex Acuña, percussion
Rumor And Sigh Capitol 064 7 95713 1 recorded 1991 in Los Angeles/USA and London/Great Britain	Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy Mitchell Froom, keyboards John Kirkpatrick, accordion, concertina Phil Pickett, shawm, crumhorn, recorder Simon Nicol, guitar Aly Bain, fiddle Jerry Scheff, bass guitar Mickey Curry, drums Jim Keltner, drums Alex Acuña, percussion
Mirror Blue Capitol 0777 7 81492 1 7 recorded January 1993 in Los Angeles/USA and London/Great Britain	Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals, mandolin Mitchell Froom, keyboards John Kirkpatrick, accordion, concertinas Alistair Anderson, concertina, Northumbrian pipes Tom McConville, fiddle Martin Dunn, flute Philip Pickett, shawms Danny Thompson, bass Jerry Scheff, bass Pete Thomas, drums, percussion
First Wish Polygram Records 314 527 141 2 recorded September/October 1994 in New York, NY and Bearsville, NY/USA	Chris Botti, trumpet, keyboards Morris Goldberg, African flute Shane Fontayne, guitar Paul Livant, guitar Larry Saltzman, guitar Marc Shulman, guitar Mitchell Froom, organ, Wurlitzer piano Paul Joseph Moore, piano Sandra Park, violin Rebecca Young, violin Pino Palladino, bass Steve Ferrone, drums Jerry Marotta, drums Joe Bonadio, percussion Edie Brickell, vocals
You? Me? Us? Capitol CDP 7243 8 33704 2 9 recorded in Los Angeles/USA	Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy Mitchell Froom, keyboards Tchad Blake, guitar Simon Nicol, guitar Sid Page, violin Suzie Katayama, cello Danny Thompson, double bass Jerry Scheff, bass guitar Pete Thomas, drums Jim Keltner, drums
Mock Tudor Capitol CDP 7243 4 98860 2 5 recorded November 1998 in Los Angeles/USA and London/Great Britain	Richard Thompson, guitar, vocals, mandolin, harmonium, hurdy-gurdy, dulcimer Mitchell Froom, keyboards Atom Ellis, bass Jeff Turmes, baritone sax Charles Davis, cornet Leslie Benedict, trombone Randall Aldcroft, trombone Larry Hall, cornet Teddy Thompson, guitar David McKelsy, harmonica Lovely Previn, violin Danny Thompson, bass Dave Mattacks, drums, percussion Joey Waronker, drums John Bergamot, percussion
Silver Lining Capitol Records 5318162 recorded in Los Angeles, CA/USA	Bonnie Raitt, slide guitar, vocals Steve Berlin, baritone sax Freebo, tuba Andy Abad, guitar Mike Dean, guitar, keyboards James "Hutch" Hutchinson, guitar, bass Habib Koité, guitar George Marinelli, guitar, mandolin Roy Rogers, slide guitar Tommy Sims, guitar Jon Cleary, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, Hammond organ, piano, vocals Mitchell Froom, clavinet, marxophone, Moog synthesizer, organ, piano Steve Nider, keyboards Benmont Tench, piano Kélétigui Diabaté, balafon John Cregar, drums Ricky Fataar, drums, percussion Gary Gold, drums, snare Alex Acuña, congas, talking drum Souleymane Ann, calabash Pete Thomas, percussion
The Works Bad Dog Records BDR 60808 recorded February 2008 in New York, NY/USA	Jonatha Brooke, guitar, piano Eric Bazilian, guitar, vocals Hiram Bullock, guitar Greg Leisz, guitar Derek Trucks, guitar Mitchell Froom, Hammond organ Joe Sample, Hammond organ, piano Gil Goldstein, accordion Christian McBride, bass Steve Gadd, drums

contact:
homepage:
	Click on the logo to see Mitchell's tour dates.

	n/a
	n/a