The Fabulous Baker Boys (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The Fabulous Baker Boys
Soundtrack album by Dave Grusin
Released	1989
Recorded	1989 at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:47
Label	GRP Records
Producer	Dave Grusin & Joel Sill
Dave Grusin chronology
Collection (1989)1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1989) Migration (1989)1989

The Fabulous Baker Boys is an album by American pianist Dave Grusin released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. This album is the soundtrack to the motion picture The Fabulous Baker Boys directed by Steve Kloves. The album reached #3 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

Grusin's score for the Fabulous Baker Boys soundtrack received numerous accolades, including an 1989 Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score, a 1990 Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score, a 1990 nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, and was the 1990 Grammy winner for the best score soundtrack for visual media.

Track listing

(all tracks written by Dave Grusin except where noted)

1. Main Title - Jack's Theme - 6:40
2. Welcome to the Road - 5:33
3. Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn) - 3:09
4. Suzie and Jack - 5:00
5. Shop Til You Bop - 4:35
6. Soft On Me - 2:30
7. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Duke Ellington / Bob Russell - 3:26
8. The Moment of Truth - 3:55
9. Moonglow (Irving Mills / Eddie DeLange) - 3:25
10. Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing / George David Weiss) - 2:32
11. My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart) - 3:02

Personnel

• Dave Grusin - Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer, Conductor
• Ernie Watts - Saxophone
• Lee Ritenour - Guitar
• Brian Bromberg - Bass
• Harvey Mason - Drums
• Sal Marquez - Trumpet
• Michelle Pfeiffer - Vocals

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	3

External links

• Dave Grusin-The Fabulous Baker Boys at Discogs
• The Fabulous Baker Boys Soundtrack Reviewed
• The Fabulous Baker Boys at AllMusic