George Gruntz
# George Gruntz

George Gruntz (Basilea, 24 de junio de 1932 – 10 de enero de 2013) fue un pianista, organista, teclista y compositor de jazz suizo conocido por su banda, la George Gruntz Concert Big Band, y sus trabajos con Phil Woods, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Don Cherry, Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin y Mel Lewis. Entre 1972 y 1994, fue director artístico del JazzFest Berlin.

## Discografía

### Como líder

* Mental Cruelty: The 1960 Jazz soundtrack (Atavistic Unheard) (1960)
* 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 (1975)
* The Band (Recorded Live at the Zürich Schauspielhaus) (1976)
* Percussion Profiles (1977)
* The George Gruntz Concert Big Band with Elvin Jones (1978)
* Live at the "Quartier Latin" Berlin (1980)
* Theatre (ECM) (1983)
* Living Transition. With Radio Big Band Leipzig (1986)
* Happening Now (HatHut) (1987)
* First Prize (Enja) (1989)
* Serious Fun (Enja) (1989)
* Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera (Enja) (1989)
* Beyond Another Wall (TCB) (1992)
* Cosmopolitan Greetings (1992)
* Big Band Record (Gramavision) (1994)
* Mock-Lo-Motion (TCB) (1995)
* Liebermann (TCB) (1998)
* Merryteria (TCB) (1998)
* Live at JazzFest Berlin (1999)
* Expo Triangle (2000)
* Global Excellence (TCB) (2001)
* The Magic of a Flute (2003)
* Ringing the Luminator (ACT) (2004)
* Tiger by the Tail (TCB) (2005)
* Pourquoi pas? Why Not? (2007)
* Matterhorn Matters (2010)
* Dig My Trane – Coltrane's Vanguard Years (1961–1962) (2012)

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### Recopilatorios

* Sins'n Wins'n Funs – Left-cores and Hard-core En-cores, 1981–1990 (Compilation, released 1996)
* The MPS Years, 1972–1981 (Compilation, released 1996)
* Renaissance Man a.k.a. 30 + 70: The One Hundred Years of George Gruntz, 1961–2000 (Compilation, released 2002)

### Como miembro de banda

With Franco Ambrosetti

* Close Encounter (Enja, 1979)
