The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995 is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1994, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #25 on Billboard Jazz chart. The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995 is a retrospective of Benoit's GRP releases, and also contains some previously unreleased material.
Track listing
Personnel
Tracks 1 & 4 David Benoit – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, string arrangements and conductor (4) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars Nathan East – bass Ricky Lawson – drums Michael Fisher – percussion Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Charles Loper – trombone (1) Gary Grant – trumpet (1) Jerry Hey – trumpet (1), horn arrangements (1) Ken Gruberman – string contractor (4), copyist (4) Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (4)
Production Carl Griffin – album compilation and sequencing Dave Grusin – executive producer (2, 3, 5–14) Larry Rosen – executive producer (2, 3, 5–14) David Benoit – producer (1–5, 8, 11–14), co-producer (10) Marcel East – producer (1, 10) Nathan East – producer (1) Jeffrey Weber – producer (2, 3, 7–9, 12), co-producer (11) Allen Sides – producer (5) Mike Abene – producer (6) Gretchen Hoffman-Abene – associate producer (6) Seth Marshall – co-producer (7, 9) Don Grusin – producer (13) Russ Freeman – producer (14) Tim Aller – project coordinator (1, 4) Dan Serrano – art direction, Illustration Jason Claiborne – graphic design Tracy Lamonica – photography The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Technical Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Joseph Doughney – digital editing at The Review Room (New York City, New York) Will Hawkins – digital editing assistant Tracks 1 & 4 Clark Germain – engineer, remixing Omie Craden – assistant engineer Richard "Segal" Huredia – remix assistant Tracks 2, 3 & 5–14 Bob Loftus – recording (2, 7–9) Allen Sides – recording (2, 3, 5–9, 12), mixing (5) Clark Germain – recording (10), engineer (11), mixing (11) Khaliq Glover – recording (10) Rik Pekkonen – recording (10) Don Murray – engineer (13), mixing (13)
Track information and credits adapted from AllMusic, then verified from the album's liner notes.
Charts Chart (1995) Peakposition
References
External links The Best of David Benoit 1987-1995 at Discogs