Freedom at Midnight is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1987, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #5 on Billboards Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing All tracks written by David Benoit; except as noted. "Freedom at Midnight" (David Benoit, Nathan East) - 4:14 "Along the Milky Way" - 4:08 "Kei's Song" - 4:39 "The Man With The Panama Hat" - 4:18 "Pieces Of Time" - 3:16 "Morning Sojourn" - 4:22 "Tropical Breeze" - 4:43 "Passion Walk" - 5:13 "Del Sasser" (Sam Jones, Donald Wolf) - 6:03 "The Last Goodbye" - 5:52
Personnel
Source:
David Benoit – arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 3–6, 9), Kawai MIDI electric grand piano (2, 7, 8), acoustic piano solo (10) Randy Kerber – synthesizers (1–4, 6–8) Dann Huff – guitar (1, 2, 4, 8) Russ Freeman – guitar (5–7) Osamu Kitajima – koto (2) Abraham Laboriel – bass (1, 2, 4, 8) Bob Feldman – bass (3, 5–7) John Pattitucci – acoustic bass (9), upright bass (9) Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 2, 4, 8) Tony Morales – drums (3, 5–7, 9) Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4) Joe Porcaro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), mallets (6) Michael Fisher – percussion (3, 5–7) Sam Riney – tenor saxophone (1, 7), soprano saxophone (4, 5, 8), alto sax solo (6), alto saxophone (9)Orchestra' Suzie Katayama – conductor Horns Gary Herbig and Ray Pizzi – saxophones Walter Johnson and John Madrid – trumpet Joe Meyer and Richard Todd – French horn Strings Sid Page – concertmaster Larry Corbett and Doug David – cello Tim Barr and Arni Egilsson – double bass Cynthia Morrow and Jimbo Ross – viola Becky Barr, Doug Cameron, Bruce Dukov, Pavel Farkas, Clayton Haslop, Pam Henderson, William Henderson, Gina Kronstadt, Sid Page and Arthur Zadinsky – violin
Production Dave Grusin – executive producer Larry Rosen – executive producer Jeffrey Weber – producer Seth Marshall – co-producer Bob Loftus – engineer Allen Sides – engineer Steve MacMillan – additional engineer David Ahlert – assistant engineer Tony Chiappa – assistant engineer Tommy Kane – assistant engineer Joe Schiff – assistant engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) Bill Giolando – digital assembly Gene Shiveley – digital assembly Suzie Katayama – production coordinator Tim Olsen – production assistant Jerold Weber – score supervisor Andy Baltimore – creative director, album cover design David Gibb – album cover design Dan Serrano – album cover design Glen Wexler – front and back cover photography
Charts Chart (1988) Peakposition Billboard Jazz Albums 5
References
External links David Benoit-Freedom at Midnight at AllMusic David Benoit-Freedom at Midnight at Discogs