Urban Daydreams
Urban Daydreams is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #3 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.
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| Released | November 1989 | |||
| Recorded | August 24–30, 1989 - Sunset Sound Recorders, Capitol Studios and Image Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA); Aire L. A. Studios (Glendale, CA). | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:56 | |||
| Label | GRP Records | |||
| Producer | Don Grusin | |||
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Track listing
- "Sailing Through the City" (Don Grusin) - 5:12
- "Cloud Break" (David Benoit) - 4:24
- "Urban Daydreams" - (David Benoit) - 5:48
- "When the Winter's Gone" (David Benoit / David Pack / Jennifer Warnes) - 4:11
- "Snow Dancing" (David Benoit) - 5:51
- "Safari" (David Benoit / Don Grusin) - 5:11
- "Wild Kids" (David Benoit / Don Grusin) - 4:22
- "Looking Back" (David Benoit) - 2:09
- "Seattle Morning" (David Benoit) - 4:06
- "As If I Could Reach Rainbows" (David Benoit) - 3:51
Personnel
- David Benoit – acoustic piano (1-10), keyboards (1, 2, 3), arrangements (1, 3, 6, 7, 8), orchestra conductor (3, 8), synthesizer programming (5, 6, 8)
- Don Grusin – synthesizer programming (1, 2, 3, 5-8), arrangements (1, 6, 7), drum programming (3, 6, 8), keyboards (4, 7)
- Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic guitar (6)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (4)
- Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Alex Acuna – drums (4)
- Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (1, 5), soprano saxophone (6, 7)
- Gary Herbig – alto saxophone (8), clarinet (8)
- Judd Miller – electronic valve instrument (1, 2, 3, 6, 8)
- Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (3, 8)
- Gina Kronstadt – orchestra contractor (3, 8)
- The Warfield Avenue Symphony Orchestra (3, 8)
- Jennifer Warnes – vocals (4)
Production
- David Benoit – producer
- Don Grusin – producer, executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Don Murray – engineer, mixing
- Leslie Ann Jones – additional engineer
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director, graphic design, front and back cover photography
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Dave Kunze – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Mitchell Hartman – front and back illustration
- Chris Cuffaro – black and white photography
- Mixed and Mastered at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Jazz Albums[1] | 3 |
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References
- "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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