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American Landscape (David Benoit Album)
''American Landscape'' is an album by the American pianist David Benoit (musician), David Benoit. It was released in 1997 via the GRP label. The album reached No. 7 on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboards Jazz chart. Critical reception AllMusic noted that "the energetic closer 'Speed Racer' builds from a soft orchestral intro into a full-on Western horse race between Benoit and banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, then combines a jazz trio with a dramatic orchestral underscore." Track listing All tracks written and composed by David Benoit (musician), David Benoit. #"American Landscape" - 4:23 #"Max's Boogie" - 4:23 #"Lost in Tokyo" - 3:35 #"If I Can Believe" - 6:23 #"A Personal Story" - 4:54 #"Rue de la Soleil" - 4:24 #"Saying Goodbye" - 4:53 #"Mr. Rodriguez's Opus" - 4:54 #"Speed Racer" - 5:51 Personnel * David Benoit (musician), David Benoit – acoustic piano (1-9), arrangements (1-4, 6, 7), orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 4, 5, 8, 9) * Pat Kelley – fretted instruments (1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Benoit (musician)
David Bryan Benoit (born August 18, 1953) is an American jazz pianist, composer and producer, based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Benoit has charted over 25 albums since 1980, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. He is also music director for the Pacific Vision Youth Symphony (previously known as the Asia America Symphony Orchestra) and the Asia America Youth Orchestra. Furthermore, crediting Vince Guaraldi as an inspiration, Benoit has participated both as performer and music director for the later animated adaptations of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip, such as the feature film, ''The Peanuts Movie'', restoring Guaraldi's musical signature to the franchise. Early life David Bryan Benoit was born in Bakersfield, California, on August 18, 1953. He studied piano at age 13 with Marya Cressy Wright and continued his training with Abraham Fraser, who was the pianist for Arturo Toscanini. He attended Mira Costa High School. He focused on theory and composition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Conte
Luis Conte (born 16 November 1954) is a Cuban percussionist best-known for his performances in the bands of artists including James Taylor, Madonna, Pat Metheny Group, Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Shakira. He began his music career as a studio musician for Latin Jazz acts like Caldera. Conte's live performance and touring career took off when he joined Madonna's touring band in the 1980s. Neil Strauss of The New York Times describes Conte's playing as "grazing Latin-style percussion". Conte immigrated to Los Angeles in 1967, where he attended Los Angeles City College studying music, and entrenched himself in the music community. Conte's career includes composing and playing in ABC TV's Dancing with the Stars band, along with many TV and film projects. Early years Conte was born in Santiago de Cuba. As a child, Conte began his musical odyssey playing the guitar. However, he soon switched to percussion, and that has remained his primary instrument e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
