Freedom at Midnight (album)
| Freedom at Midnight | ||||
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| Released | July 7, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz funk | |||
| Length | 47:58 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Jeffrey Weber | |||
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Freedom at Midnight is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1987, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #5 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing[edit]
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[edit]
Source:[1]
- David Benoit – arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 3-6, 9), Kawai MIDI grand piano (2, 7, 8), acoustic piano solo (10)
- Randy Kerber – synthesizers (1-4, 6, 7, 8)
- Dann Huff – guitar (1, 2, 4, 8)
- Russ Freeman – guitar (5, 6, 7)
- Osamu Kitajima – koto (2)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (1, 2, 4, 8)
- Bob Feldman – bass (3, 5, 6, 7)
- John Pattitucci – acoustic bass (9), upright bass (9)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 2, 4, 8), mallets (6)
- Tony Morales – drums (3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4)
- Joe Porcaro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
- Michael Fisher – percussion (3, 5, 6, 7)
- Sam Riney – tenor saxophone (1, 7), soprano saxophone (4, 5, 8), alto sax solo (6), alto saxophone (9)
- Strings and Horns
- Suzie Katayama – conductor
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Doug David – cello
- Tim Barr – double bass
- Arni Egilsson – double bass
- Joe Meyer – French horn
- Richard Todd – French horn
- Gary Herbig – saxophone
- Ray Pizzi – saxophone
- John Madrid – trumpet
- Walter Johnson – trumpet
- Cynthia Morrow – viola
- Jimbo Ross – viola
- Becky Barr – violin
- Doug Cameron – violin
- Bruce Dukov – violin
- Pavel Farkas – violin
- Clayton Haslop – violin
- Pam Henderson – violin
- William H. Henderson – violin
- Gina Kronstadt – violin
- Sid Page – violin, concertmaster
- Artjur Zadinsky – violin
Production[edit]
- Producer – Jeffrey Weber
- Co-Producer – Seth Marshall
- Executive Producers – Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen
- Engineers – Bob Loftus and Allen Sides
- Additional Engineer – Steve MacMillan
- Assistant Engineers – David Ahlert, Tony Chiappa, Tommy Kane and Joe Schiff.
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
- Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
- Album Cover – Andy Baltimore, David Gibb and Dan Serrano.
- Cover Photography – Glen Wexler
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Jazz Albums[2] | 5 |
References[edit]
- ^ "David Benoit - Freedom At Midnight". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
