Honey-Dipped

''Saxophonic'' is the seventh studio album by saxophone player Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on October 7, 2003. The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

* Dave Koz – alto saxophone (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8-11), soprano saxophone (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 5, 7), horn arrangements (3), sax section (13)
* Jeff Lorber – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 6), clavinet (1), additional keyboards (1, 6), electric guitar (1, 6), arrangements (1, 6)
* Carl Sturken – keyboards (2, 8, 9, 10), electric guitar (2), bass programming (2, 8, 9, 10), drum programming (2, 8, 9, 10), arrangements (2, 8, 9, 10), guitars (8), acoustic guitar (10)
* Brian Culbertson – keyboards (3, 12), synth bass (3), drum programming (3, 12), trombone (3), trumpet (3), arrangements (3, 12), horn arrangements (3), acoustic piano (12), sound effects (12)
* Jeff Koz – keyboards (4, 5, 7, 11), bass programming (4, 5, 7), drum programming (4, 5, 7), arrangements (4, 5, 7, 11), acoustic guitar (5), effects (7), nylon acoustic guitar (11)
* Brad Cole – acoustic piano (7), sax section arrangements (13)
* Charles Crawford – turntables (9), DJ effects (9)
* Norman Brown – guitar solo (1)
* Paul Jackson, Jr. – acoustic guitar (3), guitar pads (3), guitar effects (3)
* Tony Maiden – wah wah guitars (3), "funk" guitars (3), electric guitar (6)
* Michael Thompson – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 11, 12), electric guitar (4, 5, 7, 11, 12), guitar arrangements (4, 5, 7), guitar synthesizer (7), Ebow (12)
* Marc Antoine – nylon acoustic guitar solo (12)
* Alex Al – bass (1, 6), electric bass (3, 12)
* Nathan East – bass (4, 7), electric bass (11)
* John Robinson – drums (1, 6)
* Gary Novak – drums (7, 11)
* Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 4, 5, 7, 11)
* Bashiri Johnson – African percussion (12), vocal effects (12)
* Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 6)
* Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 6), flugelhorn (1, 6), horn arrangements (1, 6)
* Chris Botti – trumpet (9)
* Evan Rogers – arrangements (2, 8, 9, 10), backing vocals (8), vocal effects (9), vocals (10), whistle (10)
* Larry Gold – string arrangements and conductor (8)
* Jennie Lorenzo – cello (8)
* Peter Nocella – viola (8)
* Gloria Justin – violin (8)
* Emma Kummrow – violin (8)
* Igor Szwec – violin (8)
* Brian McKnight – lead vocals (2), backing vocals (2, 13), acoustic piano (13)
* Bobby Caldwell – backing vocals (6)
* John Stoddart – vocal effects (7)
* Javier – lead and backing vocals (8)

Handclaps on "Honey-Dipped"
* Janice Dela Cruz, Lois Gleckman, Liz Healy, Hyman Katz, Audrey Koz, Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber, Gary Morris, Mel Pearlman and Mark Tungwarapotwitan

Production

* Dave Koz – executive producer, producer (1, 3-7, 11), co-producer (2, 8, 9, 10)
* Jeff Lorber – producer (1, 6), recording (1, 6)
* Evan Rogers – producer (2, 8, 9, 10)
* Carl Sturken – producer (2, 8, 9, 10)
* Brian Culbertson – producer (3, 12), recording (3, 12)
* Jeff Koz – producer (4, 5, 7, 11), engineer (4, 5, 7, 11)
* Brian McKnight – producer (13)
* Dave Rideau – rhythm section recording (1, 6)
* Al Hemberger – recording (2, 8, 9, 10)
* Chris Wood – vocal recording (2), recording (13)
* Mary Ann Souza – vocal recording assistant (2), recording assistant (13)
* Dan Hart – engineer (4, 5, 7, 11)
* Frank Nadasdy – engineer (4, 5, 7, 11)
* Doug Rider – engineer (4, 5, 7, 11)
* Jeff Chestek – strings recording (8)
* John McGlinchey – strings recording assistant (8)
* Louis Alfred III – percussion recording (12)
* Brad Cole – sax section recording (13)
* Peter Morkran – mixing
* Tony Flores – mix assistant
* Seth Waldmann – mix assistant
* Steve Hall – mastering
* Wendy Goldstein – A&R
* Natasha Bishop – project coordinator
* Andrea Derby – production coordinator
* Mary Fagot – art direction
* George Mimnaugh – design
* Elfie Semotan – photography
* W.F. Leopold Management, Inc. – management

Studios
* Recorded at Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); The ColeMine (North Hollywood, California); JHL Sounds and Palisades Zoo (Pacific Palisades, California); BCM Studios (Los Angeles, California); Back Room Studios (Glendale, California); HUM Studios (Santa Monica, California); The Loft Recording Studios (Bronxville, New York); The Lab (New York City, New York); The Studio (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
* Mixed at Conway Studios (Hollywood, California).
* Mastered at Future Disc (Hollywood, California).

Charts

References

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Dave Koz albums
2003 albums
Albums produced by Brian McKnight
Capitol Records albums
Instrumental albums