18/04/2022

David Benoit "The Artist's Choice" (1998) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Fusion / Samba Jazz-



Label : Universal Music Special Markets, Inc.


États-Unis 01 - Life Is Like A Samba (David Benoit & Bill Loving)
02 - Can You Imagine (David Benoit)
03 - Hermosa Skyline (David Benoit)
04 - Some Other Sunset (David Benoit)
05 - East Coast Dancer (David Benoit)
06 - Stages (David Benoit)
07 - Moment In Hyde Park (David Benoit)
08 - Oceana (David Benoit)
09 - Take A Look Inside My Heart (David Benoit, Monica Riordan & Arnold Chan)
10 - Gold Coast (David Benoit)
11 - Wind Season (David Benoit)
12 - Los Angeles (David Benoit)
13 - Seagull's Paradise (David Benoit)
14 - If I Could Reach Rainbows (David Benoit)


"Life Is Like A Samba", "Los Angeles" & "Seagull's Paradise" :
David Benoit : Acoustic & Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Dave Williams : Acoustic & Electric Bass
Gary Ferguson : Drums & Percussion
Laurin Rinder : Percussion on "Los Angeles", Vocal on "Life Is Like A Samba", Effects on "Seagull's Paradise"
Hector Andrade : Congas & Percussion on "Life Is Like A Samba" & "Seagull's Paradise" 
Jeri Bocchino : Vocals on "Life Is Like A Samba"
Michael Lewis : Synthesizer on "Seagull's Paradise"

"Can You Imagine", "East Coast Dancer", "Moment In Hyde Park" & "Oceana" :
David Benoit : Keyboards
Wade Short : Acoustic & Electric Bass
Gary Ferguson : Drums & Percussion
John Wheelock : Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Macelino Valdez : Congas & Bongos

"Hermosa Skyline", "Some Other Sunset", "Stages" & "Take A Look Inside My Heart"
David Benoit : Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer, Organ, Clavinet
Wade Short : Acoustic & Electric Bass
Gary Ferguson : Drums
Marc Singer : Percussion & Effects
Marty Walsh : Electric Guitar
Carl Verheyen : Acoustic Guitar
Judd Miller : Flugelhorn
Ron Brown : Alto & Tenor Sax
Arnold McCuller : Vocals on "Take A Look Inside My Heart"

"Wind Season", "Gold Coast" & "If I Could Reach Rainbows"
David Benoit : Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer 
Wade Short : Acoustic & Electric Bass
Gary Ferguson : Drums
Tim Weisberg : Flute, Alto & Bass Flute on "Wind Season"
Del Blake : Xylophone on "Gold Coast
Todd Robinson : Guitar on "If I Could Reach Rainbows"

Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by W.  Michael Lewis on "Can You Imagine", "Moment in Hyde Park", "Gold Coast"
Orchestra Concertmaster is William Henderson
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by David Benoit on "Los Angeles", "Seagull's Paradise", "East Coast Dancer", "Oceana", "Stages" & "If I Could Reach Rainbows"

Compilation Produced by David Benoit
Executive Producer : Bruce Resnikoff

Original Recordings Produced by Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis / A Rinlew Production
Recorded & Mixed at Producer's Workshop I & II, Hollywood, CA
Digitally Remastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Coordinated by Dana Smart & Laura Graven


01 - Life Is Like A Samba

From The Album "HEAVIER THAN YESTERDAY"

02 - Can You Imagine

From The Album "CAN YOU IMAGINE"

03 - Hermosa Skyline

From The Album "STAGES"

04 - Some Other Sunset

From The Album "STAGES"

05 - East Coast Dancer

From The Album "CAN YOU IMAGINE"

06 - Stages

From The Album "STAGES"

07 - Moment In Hyde Park

From The Album "CAN YOU IMAGINE"

08 - Oceana

From The Album "CAN YOU IMAGINE"

09 - Take A Look Inside My Heart

From The Album "STAGES"

10 - Gold Coast

From The Album "DIGITS"

11 - Wind Season

From The Album "DIGITS"

12 - Los Angeles

From The Album "HEAVIER THAN YESTERDAY"

13 - Seagull's Paradise

From The Album "HEAVIER THAN YESTERDAY"

14 - If I Could Reach Rainbows

From The Album "DIGITS"