Tommy LiPuma
Tommy LiPuma (July 5, 1936 – March 13, 2017) was an American music producer. His productions received 33 Grammy nominations and sold over 75 million albums. His six individual nominations resulted in five Grammy wins.[1] LiPuma worked with many musicians, including Barbra Streisand, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, George Benson, Phil Upchurch, Al Jarreau, Anita Baker, Natalie Cole, Gábor Szabó, Claudine Longet, Dave Mason, the Yellowjackets, the Sandpipers, Michael Franks, Diana Krall, Paul McCartney, Ben Sidran, The Crusaders, Joe Sample, Randy Crawford and Dr. John. In 2020, his biography, The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma, written by Ben Sidran and published by Nardis Books, was named "the music biography of the year" by The New York City Jazz Record.[2]
Tommy LiPuma
Thomas LiPuma
March 13, 2017 (aged 80)
New York City, New York, U.S.
1960s–2017
- Liberty/Imperial (1961–1965)
- A&M (1965–1969)
- Blue Thumb Records (1968–1974)
- Warner Bros. (1974–1978)
- A&M/Horizon (1978–1979)
- Warner Bros. (1979–1990)
- Elektra Records (1990–1995)
- GRP/Verve (1994–2011)
Personal life[edit]
Outside of music, LiPuma collected 20th Century American Modern art.[4] Works from his collection, featuring pieces from artists Marsden Hartley, John Marin, Arthur Dove and Alfred Maurer, have been exhibited at various galleries and museums throughout the United States.[9]
On March 26, 2012, Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Ohio, named their new arts studies center the Gill & Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts.[10][11]
LiPuma died in New York City, at the age of 80.[12]