Don Grolnick Group

Don Grolnick Group: The London Concert

by David Adler
January 1, 2001

Until his death from lymphoma in 1996 at age 48, pianist Don Grolnick made his living in both the jazz and pop worlds. He worked so extensively with the likes of James Taylor and Steely Dan that he had little time to pursue his own brilliant jazz playing and writing. But thank goodness he managed to record both Weaver of Dreams and Nighttown for Blue Note in 1989 and 1991, respectively. These high-spirited studio creations were extremely polished but still ...