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Don Grolnick

Don was born in 1947 in Brooklyn and grew up in Levittown, New York. He began his musical life on accordion but later switched to piano. His interest in jazz began as a child when his father took him to a Count Basie concert, and soon after they also saw Erroll Garner perform at Carnegie Hall. He attended Tufts University with a major in philosophy.

After he left Tufts, he formed the jazz-rock band Fire & Ice with Ken Melville on guitar and Stuart Schulman, his friend since childhood, on bass guitar. They were the opening act for B.B. King, The Jeff Beck Group, and the Velvet Underground at Boston clubs like the Boston Tea Party and The Ark. This was Grolnick's first foray into rock and blues as a performer, and he began to write within the medium as well. Grolnick moved back to New York in 1969 and joined Melville in the jazz fusion band "D".

Grolnick died at the age of 48 on 01 June 1996.

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Taking Off Warner Bros. Records K56148 released 1975 recorded in New York, NY/USA	David Sanborn, alto sax, keyboards Michael Brecker, tenor sax Howard Johnson, baritone sax, tuba Tom "Bones" Malone, trombone Randy Brecker, trumpet John Clark, French horn Peter Gordon, French horn Joe Beck, guitar Howard "Buzz" Feiten, guitar Steve Khan, guitar Don Grolnick, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, organ, synthesizer Emile Charlap, violin The Manny Vardi Strings, violin, viola, cello John Beal, bass Bob Daugherty, bass Will Lee, bass Steve Gadd, drums Rick Marotta, drums Chris Parker, drums Ralph MacDonald, percussion Jose Madera, percussion Warren Smith, percussion
Beck Kudu KU-21 released 1975 recorded March 1975 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Joe Beck, guitar, vocals Don Sebesky, conductor David Sanborn, alto sax Steve Khan, guitar Don Grolnick, Hammond organ, piano Harry Lookofsky, violin string section Will Lee, bass Chris Parker, drums Ray Mantilla, percussion
The Blue Man Columbia JC 35539 released 1978 recorded 1978 in New York, NY/USA	Steve Khan, guitar David Sanborn, alto sax Michael Brecker, tenor sax Randy Brecker, trumpet Bob James, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer Jeff Mironov, guitar David Spinozza, guitar Don Grolnick, keyboards, organ, piano Will Lee, bass Steve Gadd, drums Rick Marotta, drums, percussion Ralph MacDonald, congas, percussion Mike Mainieri, marimba, percussion
Ruby, Ruby A&M Records SP 4655 released 1978 recorded February 1978 in New York, NY and Hollywood, CA/USA	Gato Barbieri, tenor sax Wayne Andre, trombone Paul Faulise, trombone David Earl Taylor, trombone Herb Alpert, trumpet Jon Faddis, trumpet, flugelhorn Alan Rubin, trumpet, flugelhorn Lew Soloff, trumpet, flugelhorn Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn John Gale, French horn Peter Gordon, French horn Tom "Bones" Malone, French horn Joe Caro, guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar David Spinozza, guitar Don Grolnick, organ Eddie Martinez, keyboards Ian Underwood, synthesizer David Nadien, string conductor Chuck Domanico, bass Eddie Guagua, bass Gary King, bass Steve Gadd, drums Steve Jordan, drums Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums Lenny White, drums Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Joe Clayton, congas Angel "Cachete" Maldonado, percussion Portinho, percussion
Mobo I Gramavision GR 8404 released 1984 recorded August/September 1983 in New York City/USA	Kazumi Watanabe, guitar Don Grolnick, organ, synthesizer Robbie Shakespeare, bass Steve Jordan, drums
Mobo II Gramavision GR 8406 released 1984 recorded August/September 1983 in New York City/USA	Kazumi Watanabe, guitar Michael Brecker, tenor sax Don Grolnick, organ, synthesizer Kei Akagi, piano, marimba Robbie Shakespeare, bass Marcus Miller, bass Steve Jordan, drums Omar Hakim, drums Sly Dunbar, drums
Straight To The Heart Warner Bros. Records 9 25150-2 released 1984 recorded in New York, NY and Hollywood, CA/USA	David Sanborn, alto sax, keyboards Randy Brecker, horn Jon Faddis, horn Michael Brecker, horn Hiram Bullock, guitar Marcus Miller, synthesizer, bass Don Grolnick, keyboards Michael White, percussion Buddy Williams, drums Ralph MacDonald, percussion Crusher Bennett, percussion Errol Bennett, percussion Hamish Stuart, vocals
Short Stories Denon CY-1768 released 1987 recorded March 1987 in New York City/USA	Bob Berg, soprano sax, tenor sax Dave Sanborn, alto sax Mike Stern, guitar Don Grolnick, organ piano, synthesizer Robby Kilgore, synthesizer, keyboards Jeff Andrews, bass Will Lee, bass, percussion Peter Erskine, drums, percussion
Flat Out Gramavision GCD 79400 released 1989 recorded December 1988 in New York City/USA	John Scofield, guitar Don Grolnick, organ Anthony Cox, bass Johnny Vidacovich, drums Terri Lyne Carrington, drums

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