''Freedom at Midnight'' is an album by American pianist
David Benoit released in 1987, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #5 on ''
Billboards Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing
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
*
David Benoit – arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 3-6, 9),
Kawai MIDI grand piano (2, 7, 8), acoustic piano solo (10)
*
Randy Kerber
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– synthesizers (1-4, 6, 7, 8)
*
Dann Huff
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– guitar (1, 2, 4, 8)
*
Russ Freeman – guitar (5, 6, 7)
*
Osamu Kitajima –
koto
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* K ...
(2)
*
Abraham Laboriel
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– bass (1, 2, 4, 8)
* Bob Feldman – bass (3, 5, 6, 7)
*
John Pattitucci
John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer.
Biography
John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. When he was 12, he bought his first bass and decided on his career. He listened to bass parts in R ...
– acoustic bass (9), upright bass (9)
*
Jeff Porcaro
Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working o ...
– 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
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– violin, concertmaster
* Artjur Zadinsky – violin
Production
* Producer – Jeffrey Weber
* Co-Producer – Seth Marshall
* Executive Producers –
Dave Grusin
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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
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He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...
at
Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
* Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
* Album Cover – Andy Baltimore, David Gibb and Dan Serrano.
* Cover Photography – Glen Wexler
Charts
References
External links
David Benoit-Freedom at Midnight at AllMusicDavid Benoit-Freedom at Midnight at Discogs
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1987 albums
GRP Records albums
David Benoit (musician) albums