A Present for the Future is the second studio album by guitarist Frank Gambale, released in 1987 by Legato Records and reissued in 2000 by Wombat Records. The third track, "Stephanie", is renamed "Serenity" on the reissue. Harpist Stephanie Bennett was Gambale's ex-wife and was mentioned in the liner notes of all his albums until Passages (1994).

Track listing

Personnel

Frank Gambale – guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboard (tracks 1, 4), strings, bass (track 5), mixing, production Kei Akagi – keyboard (tracks 2, 7), Rhodes piano Tom Coster – keyboard (track 3), synthesizer Jack Kelly – drums (except track 6) Steve Smith – drums (track 6) Steve Reid – percussion Steve Kershisnik – bass (except track 5) John Patitucci – bass solo (track 6) Steve Tavaglione – Steinerphone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Stephanie Bennett – electric harp Alan Hirshberg – engineering, mixing (track 6) Jon Googenheim – engineering Robert M. Biles – mixing (except track 6) Jeff Sanders – mastering Mark Varney – executive production

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