Larry Dunlap

Pianist, composer and arranger Larry Dunlap has a multifaceted career that includes extensive work in the fields of jazz, classical and popular music.

Since the early 1980s Larry has been pianist in North America with the British singer Dame Cleo Laine and her musician husband Sir John Dankworth. His past work has seen him appearing and/or recording with jazz vocalists Mark Murphy, Sheila Jordan, Ernestine Anderson and Joe Williams as well as instrumentalists Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Ralph Towner, Ernie Watts, Bud Shank and Larry Coryell, to name a few.

In the pop music field Larry has toured with The Pointer Sisters, Country Joe McDonald, and others. He appears as keyboardist, arranger, and producer on many recordings. Larry transcribes and edits music for publications from Sher Music Company. These include The New Real Book, Volumes 2 & 3, The Standards Real Book, The European Real Book and others. He is currently at work writing a book in vocal accompanying. At home in jazz. classical and popular styles of music, Larry Dunlap brings a wide range of talents and a unique perspective to each of his musical undertakings.

Sandra Marlowe: The Heart Always Remembers

Read "The Heart Always Remembers" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
March 31, 2021

The heart always remembers, but so too do the ears. Vocalist Sandra Marlowe, probably aware of that fact, quickly grabs attention by demonstrating a real métier for metric play and gymnastics on pianist Larry Dunlap's witty, album-opening arrangement of “Fascinating Rhythm." Once that focus is on her work, Marlowe doesn't let up. In short order there's a balladic “When Did You Leave Heaven?" which dials things down (and offers some space to bassist Dan Robbins), a waltzing take on Sting's ...

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New Songbook Series Released By Sher Music Co.

Source: Sher Music Co.
May 4, 2022

Sher Music Co. has just released their second Jazz Songbook Series! This collection includes separate books by such jazz greats as Andy Narell, Benny Golson, Randy Brecker, Enrico Pieranunzi, Denny Zeitlin and Steve Khan, among others. These digital-only books contain 20 songs each, selected by each composer and direct from their own lead sheets. In many cases, the manuscript is in their hand, giving a beautiful, historic vibe to the charts. Many of the composers are well-known, but some of ...
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