''American Landscape'' is an album by the American pianist

David Benoit 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 a ...

. It was released in 1997 via the GRP label. The album reached No. 7 on ''

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s 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

. #"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

– acoustic piano (1-9), arrangements (1-4, 6, 7), orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 4, 5, 8, 9) * Pat Kelley – fretted instruments (1, 4, 5, 8, 9) * Béla Fleck –

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(1, 9) *

Dean Parks Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas. Albums Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher ...

– guitar (2, 3, 6, 7) *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degr ...

– bass (1, 4, 5, 8, 9) * Ken Wild – bass (2, 3, 6, 7) *

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– drums (1, 4, 5, 8, 9) * Carlos Vega – drums (2, 3, 6, 7) * Luis Conte – percussion (1-9) *

Poncho Sanchez Poncho Sánchez (born Filoberto Sanchez, October 30, 1951) is an American ''conguero'' (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. In 2000, he and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for their work on the C ...

– congas (8) *

Tommy Morgan Thomas Morgan Edwards (December 4, 1932 – June 23, 2022) was an American harmonicist and session musician, who had been active since the 1950s. He was considered one of the most heard harmonica players in the world, playing in over 500 fea ...

– harmonica (1, 9) * Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (1-9), soprano saxophone (1-9) * Jerry Hey – trumpet (8) * David Blumberg – arrangements (5, 8, 9) * The London Symphony Orchestra – orchestra (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)

Production

* Producers – David Benoit and Al Schmitt * Executive Producer – Tommy LiPuma * Engineers – Al Schmitt and Bill Smith * Second Engineers – David Nottingham, Luis Rodriguez and Toby Woods. * Mixing – Al Schmitt * Mastered by

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at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA). * Music Preparation – Ken Gruberman at Quill Music Services. * Project Coordinator – Dianna Mich Newell * Art Direction – Hollis King * Graphic Design – Kevin Gaor * Illustration – Will Klemm * Photography – Tracy Lamonica * Liner Notes –

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* Management – Fitzgerald Hartley Co.

Charts

References

External links

David Benoit-American Landscape at Discogs
{{Authority control 1997 albums David Benoit (musician) albums Albums produced by Al Schmitt GRP Records albums