Recordings as sideman or guest
Newport 1958. The International Youth Band.
Director Marshall Brown. Columbia Records (LP: CL 1246). Also: Philips Records (LP: B 07380 L).
Don't Wait For Henry (Brou'n/Henry); Don't Blame Me (Fields/McHugh); Jazz Concert For Alto Sax (La Porta); Too Marvelous For Words (Mercer/Whiting); Swingin’ the Blues (Durham/Basie); Imagination (Burke/Van Heusen); Newport Suite op. 24 (Russo).
Palle Bolvig, Roger Guerin. Dusco Gojkovic, José Manuel Magalhais (tp); Kurt Jarenberg, Christian Keilens, Erich Kleinschuster, Albert Mangelsdorff (tb); Bernt Rosengren, Jan Wroblewski (ts); Hans Salomon, Wladimir Bas Zabache (as); Ronnie ROSS (bs); Gabor Szabo (g); George Gruntz (p); Rudolph Jacobs (b); Gilberto Cuppini (d); soloist: Andy Marsala (as).
Newport - Live Unreleased Highlights From 1956, 1958, 1963.
DBX (LP: CL 88605/CB 232/62). Recorded 07.07.1958:
On The Sunny Side Of The Street (J.McHugh/D.Fields).
Louis Armstrong (tp), same personnel as above.
Louis Armstrong - 50ties and 70ties.
CBS (LP: CL 88669).
Same as Newport - Live Unreleased Highlights From 1956, 1958, 1963.
Peter Wyss Plays the Blues.
Recorded 03.03.1959. GrammocIub Ex Libris (Single: Ex Libris GC 4544).
Now's the Time (Parker); Royal Garden Blues (C. and S. Williams); Tin Roof Blues (Pollack/Brunies/Rapallo/Stitzel/Mares/ Melrose).
Peter Wyss (cl): George Gruntz (vib, celesta, Hammond org, p), Pierre Favre (d).
The 5 Good Man.
Star records (Single: Star EPS 50 183).
I'm Singing A Song (Bestgen); Clarinet Special (Lainé); Baby’s Dream (Popte); Mulligan Blues (Lainé/Bestgen).
Personell unknown.
Four of Us.
Compagnia generale del disco CGD. (Single: CGD N 9334)
Round About Midnight (Monk/Williams): That Old Black Magic (Mercer/Arlen).
Lilian Terry (voc); George Gruntz (p); George Joyner (b); Buster Smith (d).
Four of Us.
Compagnia generale del disco CGD (Single: CGD E 9333)
Lover Man (Ramirez/Davis); That's All (Brandt/Haymes).
Lilian Terry (voc); George Gruntz (p); George Joyner (b): Buster Smith (d).
Franco Cerri and His European Jazz Stars.
Recorded 14.12.1959. Columbia Records (LP: 33 QPX 8010).
Foxology (Cerri); East oft the Sun (Brooks/Browman); Felixin (Gruntz); General Riff (Cerri): Flavio's Blues (Flavio Ambrosetti); Just One of Those Things (Porter); Pennies From Heaven (Johnston); Runnin Wild (Gibbs/Grey/Wood).
Flavio Ambrosetti (as); Lars Gullin (bs); Franco Cerri (g); George Gruntz (p); Michael Geier (b); Pierre Favre (d).
Franco Cerri - International Jazz Meeting.
Recorded 26./27.06.1961. Columbia Records (LP: 33 QPX 8018).
Mary and Steve (Cerri); Broadway (Wood); A Serenade For Patrick (Gruntz.); Ow (Gillespie); I Love You (Porter); Misty (Garner); Boplicity (Henry): Flagebakaefra Blues (Cerri).
Barney Wilen (ts, ss); Flavio Ambrosetri (as); Franco Cerri (g, b); George Gruntz (p); K.T. Geier or George Joiner (b); Eberhard Stengel or Buster Smith (d).
Gil Cuppini Quintet Vol. 2 - Whats New?
Meazzi Edizione Discographiche, Milano (LP: MLP 04012; CD: RTCL 811CD).
Winnie's Components (Gruntz): Hatch-Tag-Blues (Gojkvic/Geier); Blue Daniel (Rosolino): I Love You (Berlin): What’s New? (Haggart); What’s That Thing Called Love? (Porter); John’s Ballad (Gruntz); Blue Waltz (Rollins).
Dusko Gojkovic (tp); Barney Willen (ts, ss); George Gruntz (p); K.T. Geier (b); Gil Cuppini (d).
Raymond Guyot - Händel With Care.
Recorded 13./15./17.07.1965. Video International Records (LP: SVDF 1002).
Allegro (Sonate pour flute); Air Water Music; Grave: Allegro no. 1; Allegretto Si Mineur; Menuet; Gavotte En Ut; Gigue En Fa; Presto; Fugatto Gigue; Allemande; Concerto Grosso No. 6; Andante (Sonate pour flute); Duettino; Concert Grosso; Bourée.
Raymond Guyot (fl); Michael Hausser (vib); George Wertz (alias Gruntz) (p); Guy Pedersen (b): Daniel Humair (d).
Jean-Luc Ponty - More Than Meets the Ear.
Recorded 17.12.1967. World Pacific Jazz/Liberty Records (LP: ST-20134; CD: Cema/One Way Records S21-17605).
With a Little Help From my Friends (Lennon/McCartney); 3+2=1 (Gruntz); California (Ponty); Gimme Little Sign (Smith/Hooven/Winn); Pata Pata (Makeba); Pebble Beach Walk (Gruntz); Pacific Drove (Ponty); Ford Ord Canon (Gruntz).
Jean-Luc Ponty (vl): Carmell Jones (tp); Leo Wright (as, fl); George Gruntz (p); Daniel Humair (d).
Phil Woods and His European Rhythm Machine - Alive and Well in Paris.
Recorded 14./15.11.1968. EMI-Pathé 1968 (LP: SPTX 340844).
And When We Are Young (Woods); Alive and Well. (Woods); Freedom Jazz Dance (Harris); Stolen Moments (Nelson): Doxy (Rollins).
Phil Woods (as); George Gruntz (p); Henry Texier (b); Daniel Humair (d).
Phil Woods and His European Rhythm Machine - At the Montreux Jazz Festival. Recorded 22.06.1969. MGM Records 1969 (LP: Se-46965).
Titles unknown.
Phil Woods (as); George Gruntz (p); Henry Texier (b); Daniel Humair (d).
Jiggs Whigham Quartet.
Recorded 19./20.03.1971. MPS (2120883-4).
Values (Whigham); Result (Whigham/GruntzJRettenbacher/Inzalaco); Dance oft the Magic Eggs (Rettenbacher); Gemini Samba (Inzalaco); I’m I Blues (Akst/Clarke): Jiggs (Marc Moulin).
Jiggs Whigham (tb); George Gruntz (p); Hans Rettenbacher (b); Tony Inzalaco (d).
Franco Ambrosetti Quartet - Steppenwolf.
PDU/EMI Records 1975 (LP: Pld. A 6034).
Nebulosa (Flario Ambrosetti); Dedicated to You. (Cahn/Chaplin/Zaret); What Five (Franco Ambrosetti/Humair); Change of Pace (Franco Ambrosetti): Steppenwolf (Gruntz).
Franco Ambrosetti (flh); George Gruntz (kbs); Ron Mathewson (b); Daniel Humair (d).
Franco Ambrosetti Quintet with Bennie Wallace - close Encounter.
Recorded 21.03.1978. Enja Records 1978 (LP).
Close Encounter (Franco Ambrosetti); Napoleon Blown Apart (Flavio Ambrosetti); Sad Story of a Photographer (Franco Ambrosetti); Morning Song of a Spring Flower (Gruntz); Rumba Orgiastica (Kühn).
Franco Ambrosetti (tp, flh); Bennie Wallace (ss, ts); George Grunrz (p); Mike Richmond (b); Bob Moses (d).
Franco Ambrosetti and Don Sebesky.
Recorded16./17.10.1979. Dire Silverline Records (LP: FO 355).
Lugano Lady (Sebesky): Johanna (Sebesky); Demoiselle (Fontana); The Sleeping Gipsy (Sebesky); Skylark (Carmichael).
Franco Ambrosetti (flh); Don Sebesky (arr, con); Flavio Ambrosetti (as); Eddie Daniels (ts, fl, cl); Joe Beck (g); George Gruntz (p, synth); Sante Palumbo (p); Barry Miles (ep, synth); Ron Carter (b); Grady Tate (d); Portinho (perc); plus 37-piece orchestra.
Fab 4 - Most.
Recorded 1996. MGB (CD: 9604).
Compositions by Fabian Kuratli and Wolfgang Zwiauer: except. »Blaues Gefühl« (Don Pfäffli): »Afro Blues« (Mongo Santamaria).
Fabian »Fab« Kuratli (d); Wolfgang Zwiauer (eb); Speedy (eb); Don Pfäffli (as/bcl); special guest: George Gruntz (Rhodes-ep).
Elmar Fry/Herbie Kopf- Inviting.
Recorded 1997. Brambus (CD: 199798-2).
Compositions by Elmar Frey and Herbie Kopf; except »Stablemates« (Benny Golson); »Relaxin’ at Camarillo« (Parker).
Seamus Blake (ts); George Gruntz (p); Harald Haerter (b); Daniel Schenker (tp, flh); Chris Wiesendanger (p); Andy Scherrer (ts); William Evans (d); Herbie Kopf (eb); Elmar Frey (d).
Taranuila.
Enja Records (CD: 9302-2).
Compositions for symphony orchestra and jazz musicians by Daniel Schnyder.
NDR Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by George Gruntz.
Tom Varner - The Swiss Duo.
Unit Records (CD: UTR 4128).
George Gruntz (p) with Tom Varner (frenchhorn); next to three more Swiss jazz pianists.