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GRP Records was home to the greatest jazz records by some of jazz's greatest musicians, including Chick Corea, Dave Grusin and Stephane Grappelli

26/09/2025

Anniversary of a GRP gem!
On 26 September 1995, GRP Records released the album ' (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz (A GRP Artists' Celebration of the Songs of the Beatles)', which included a version of 'Eleanor Rigby' by Chick Corea.

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17/09/2025

Enter For A Chance To Win A Selection Of Nat King Cole Releases!

We’re giving away timeless Nat King Cole releases on vinyl and CD, including ‘Unforgettable’, ‘A Sentimental Christmas with Nat King Cole and Friends’, and ‘The Very Best Of Nat King Cole’.
Find out how to enter by clicking on the Universal Music website uDiscover link below:

We're giving away timeless Nat King Cole releases on vinyl and CD, including 'Unforgettable' and 'The Very Best Of Nat King Cole'!

04/09/2025

RIP jazz bassist Gary Peacock, who died on 4 September 2020, aged 85.
In 1994, Peacock worked on the GRP Records album 'Live In Montreux' with Chick Corea and Joe Henderson.
Read this tribute to Peacock at uDiscover

Legendary jazz bassist Gary Peacock, who played alongside Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley, and Albert Ayler, has died at the age of 85.

27/08/2025

Saluting Alice Coltrane!

Pianist and composer Alice Coltrane was born on 27 August 1937 in Detroit.
Among the musicians she played with were Cecil Taylor and Joe Henderson.
In 1994, her version of ‘A Love Supreme’ appeared on the GRP album ‘Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool’.
You can find out more about her legacy in this uDiscover feature

With a cosmic sense of vision, Alice Coltrane left a formidable musical legacy, creating some of the finest spiritual jazz ever put to wax.

08/08/2025

It’s jazz quiz time!
Test your jazz music knowledge with the Universal Music website uDiscover's Jazz Music Quiz! Do you know your Miles from your Dukes? Your Thelonious from your Coleman… Can you get 10/10? It’s hard but fun!

Test your jazz music knowledge with the uDiscover Jazz Music Quiz! Do you know your Miles from your Dukes? Your Thelonious from your Coleman.

27/07/2025

Are you a fan of The Beatles?
Check out this brilliant uDiscover guide to jazz versions of famous tracks by the Fab Four.
The article includes an honourable mention for GRP founder Dave Grusin’s version of “Yesterday”.

A tribute to the breadth and depth of The Beatles’ work, there is no shortage of jazz covers taking the group’s songs into new territory.

17/07/2025

Mexican-American bassist Abraham Laboriel López, who was born on 17 July 1947, has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks.
Among his contributions were to Dave Grusin's GRP Records' releases:
Harlequin (1985 ), Live in Session (1985) and Cinemagic (1987).
Read this uDiscover 'Session Musician Spotlight' on Abraham Laboriel.

A tribute to Abraham Laboriel, one of the great session musicians to ever do it. His bass playing can be heard on countless records.

05/07/2025

Remembering a GRP President!
The late Tommy LiPuma, who was born on 5 July 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio, was a celebrated music producer. He received 33 Grammy nominations, five Grammy wins, and his productions sold over 75 million albums.
LiPuma was a former President of GRP Records and later chairman of Verve Records Music.
See this tribute at the Universal Music website uDiscover

Born in Cleveland, he went on to become one of the most respected men in the music business and a brilliant record producer. Tommy LiPuma RIP

29/06/2025

Remembering

Enjoy this wonderful uDiscover tribute to Lalo Schifrin, by Martin Chilton ...

Lalo Schifrin, the prolific composer perhaps best known for the 'Mission: Impossible' theme, has passed away at the age of 93.

26/06/2025

Saluting Dave Grusin!

Happy 91st birthday to the amazing Dave Grusin, who was born on 26 June 1934 in Colorado.
Check out more about his fantastic work with GRP Records in this uDiscover article.

The story of GRP Records goes back to 1976 and the label went on to make an outstanding contribution to jazz over the coming decades.

25/06/2025

Congratulations to pianist Dave Grusin, co-founder of GRP Records.
On 25 June 2023, Grusin - along with saxophone star Charles Lloyd - was honored by the Jazz Foundation of America in a star-packed Hollywood event.
Find out more at uDiscover

Saxophonist Charles Lloyd, pianist Dave Grusin, and executive Clarence Avant have all been honored by the Jazz Foundation of America.

29/05/2025

A Horace Silver classic!
'A Prescription for the Blues', recorded on 29 and 30 May 1997, when Horace Silver was 68, reunited the great piano player with the Brecker brothers, with Randy playing trumpet and Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone.
All nine songs, including 'Doctor Jazz' and 'Brother John and Brother Gene' were composed by Silver. The album was released on the Impulse! Label and GRP Records.
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupBrother John And Brother Gene · Horace SilverA Prescription For The Blues℗ 1997 GRP Records Inc.Released on: 1997...

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