George Gruntz

George Gruntz (24 June 1932 – 10 January 2013) was a Swiss jazz pianist, organist, harpsichordist, keyboardist and composer known for the George Gruntz Concert Big Band, and his work with artists such as Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin and Mel Lewis.

Contents

• The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band Basel 1997
• One for the Kids George Gruntz Triom4v
• Discography
• References

Gruntz, who was born in Basel, Switzerland, was also an accomplished arranger and composer, having been commissioned by many orchestras and symphonies. From 1972 to 1994 he served as artistic director for the JazzFest Berlin.

Discography

Mental Cruelty (Jazz Soundtrack), 1960 (released 2003)

Renaissance Man a.k.a. 30 + 70: The One Hundred Years of George Gruntz, 1961–2000 (Compilation, released 2002)

George Gruntz Quintet – Bach Humbug! Or Jazz Goes Baroque, 1964

Jazz Goes Baroque, 1964

Jazz Goes Baroque 2 – The Music of Italy, 1965

Noon in Tunisia, 1967

Drums and Folklore: From Sticksland with Love, 1967

Saint Peter Power, 1968

The Band – The Alpine Power Plant, 1972

2001 Keys – Piano Conclave, 1973

Monster Sticksland Meeting Two – Monster Jazz, 1974

Eternal Baroque, 1974

The Band (Recorded Live at the Zürich Schauspielhaus), 1976

Percussion Profiles, 1977

Living Transition. With Radio Big Band Leipzig, 1986

George Gruntz Trio – Serious Fun, 1989

The George Gruntz Concert Big Band, 1978 (with Elvin Jones)

Live at the "Quartier Latin" Berlin, 1980

Theater, 1984 (ECM)

Happening Now, 1987

First Prize, 1989

Blues 'n Dues Etcetera, 1991

Beyond Another Wall: Live in China, 1992

Cosmopolitan Greetings, 1992 (composition for big band, libretto by Allen Ginsberg)

Ray Anderson – Big Band Record, 1994

George Gruntz Trio with Franco Ambrosetti – Mock-lo-Motion, 1995

The MPS Years, 1972–1981 (Compilation, released 1996)

Sins'n Wins'n Funs – Left-cores and Hard-core En-cores, 1981–1990 (Compilation, released 1996)

Liebermann, 1998

Merryteria, 1999

Live at JazzFest Berlin, 1999

George Gruntz Percussion Ensemble – Expo Triangle, 2000

Global Excellence, 2001

Ringing the Luminator – Piano Works II, 2004

George Gruntz / Peter O. Chotjewitz – The Magic of a Flute, 2004

Tiger by the Tail, 2006

Pourquoi pas? Why Not?, 2008

Matterhorn Matters, 2010

George Gruntz with the NDR Bigband and Tom Rainey – Dig My Trane – Coltrane’s Vanguard Years (1961–1962), 2012