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In 2008, Klein co-wrote and produced Walter Becker's Circus Money, [15] and played bass on Tracy Chapman's Our Bright Future. [20][21] In 2009, Klein produced Madeleine Peyroux's Bare Bones and produced a duet with Celine Dion and Zachary Richard on Richard's album Last Kiss. [22]
- Early Musical Career
- Joni Mitchell
- Production Era & Activities
Klein grew up in southern California, and it was an after-school musical program at The Community Schools at U.S.C. that enabled him to hone his playing and compositional skills with university professors while still in high school. He worked in with various Jazz and Latin groups while still a college student at Cal State L.A., early breaks that le...
Klein’s celebrated collaboration in and out of the studio with singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell became the cornerstone of his early collaborative period. The two became romantically linked during the making of 1982’s Wild Things Run Fast, becoming husband and wife the same year. The duo forged an intense creative relationship that would endure for m...
In 1985, Klein knocked off his first solo production credit with Cars bassist Benjamin Orr’s The Lace. In 1988, Joni Mitchell released the Klein-Mitchell co-produced Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm. An enlightening session with producer John Robert “Mutt” Lange during work on Bryan Adams’ 1991 release Waking Up The Neighbors, became another transformatio...
Larry Klein born 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, record and soundtrack producer, and head of Strange Cargo, an imprint with Universal Music Group . Musician discography. As bass player: [ 1] 2020s. 2021: Triage - Rodney Crowell. 2021: The Fool & the Scorpion - Sharon Corr. 2020: Sunset in the Blue - Melody Gardot. 2020: Music...
- Benjamin Orr - The Lace (1986) Ben Orr was the lyrical voice of The Cars, and really had a distinctive voice as a songwriter. I produced this album with the great engineer, and my dear friend, Mike Shipley.
- Joni Mitchell - Night Ride Home (1991) This album is one that stands out for me as one of the highpoints of the work that Joni and I collaborated on.
- Tracy Chapman - Our Bright Future (2008) I was overjoyed when Tracy asked me if I would collaborate on producing this album. I had worked with her on a few of her prior records as a musician, including her first and second albums, and we had always had a great rapport regarding structure and arrangement ideas.
- Herbie Hancock - River: The Joni Letters (2007) feat. Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza, Leonard Cohen, Wayne Shorter and Joni Mitchell.
Learn Larry Klein's bass parts on this beloved track from 'Wild Things Run Fast'
Feb 6, 2024 · Tracy Chapman's bassist Larry Klein tells PEOPLE that seeing Chapman for the first time in nearly two decades was emotional. He says the Grammys were a special place to reunite.
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Larry Klein began playing bass at a young age, touring with famed jazz musician Freddie Hubbard, and has since gone on to produce records for Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Melody Gardot, Thomas Dybdahl, and Madeleine Peyroux.