Heroes is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 2008 and recorded for the Peak label. The album is Benoit's tribute to his musical 'heroes' who influenced his career, including Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, and Dave Grusin.
Heroes reached No. 9 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Track listing "Mountain Dance" (Dave Grusin) - 4:04 "Human Nature" (John Bettis, Steve Porcaro) - 4:12 "Your Song" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 3:49 "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger, John Densmore, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek) - 4:00 "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 4:19 "She's Leaving Home" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:35 "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) - 3:20 "You Look Good to Me" (Walter Donaldson) - 2:56 "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans) - 5:03* "A Twisted Little Etude" (David Benoit) - 2:29 "Blue Rondo à la Turk" (Dave Brubeck) - 5:00 "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) - 3:23 [Bonus Track on Japanese Edition]
"Waltz for Debby" (track 9) is incorrectly listed in the liner notes as "Waltz for Debbie"
Personnel David Benoit – grand piano, synthesizers, arrangements and conductor David Hughes – acoustic bass, electric bass Jamey Tate – drums Brad Dutz – percussion Andy Suzuki – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Cathy Biagini – cello John Wang – viola Yun Tang – violin, concertmaster Darryl Tanikawa – music contractor
Production Ron Moss – executive album producer Andi Howard – executive producer Mark Wexler – executive producer David Benoit – producer Clark Germain – recording, mixing Rob Montez – assistant engineer Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California) Valerie Ince – A&R coordinator Yvonne Wish – project coordinator Sonny Mediana – art direction, design, photography
Charts Chart (2008) Peakposition US Jazz Albums (Billboard) 9
References
External links David Benoit/Heroes at Discogs David Benoit/Heroes at AllMusic David Benoit's Official Site