''Trust'' is the debut album by American

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saxophonist

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, released in

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. The album was recorded and released on the independent label Spindletop Records. Followed by the album's success Boney James would sign up to Warner Bros. Records to record future albums.

Track listing

# "It's A Beautiful Thing" (Jeff Carruthers/Paul Brown/James Oppenheim) - 5:05 # "Roadrunner" (James Oppenheim) - 4:14 # "Lily" (James Oppenheim/Leon Bisquera) - 5:36 # "Kyoto" (Jeff Carruthers/Paul Brown/James Oppenheim/Sam Sims/Mark Gregory) - 5:16 # "Another Place, Another Time" (Jeff Carruther/Paul Brown/James Oppenheim) - 5:12 # "Creepin'" (

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) - 3:39 # "Personal Touch" (James Oppenheim/Paul Brown) - 4:34 # "Trust" (Jeff Carruthers/Paul Brown/James Oppenheim/Mark Gregory) - 4:41 # "Metropolis" (Jeff Carruthers/Paul Brown/James Oppenheim/Mark Gregory) - 4:36

Personnel

* Boney James – tenor saxophone (1, 5, 9), all other instruments (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9), keyboards (2, 3, 7), alto saxophone (2, 3, 8), arrangements (2, 3, 7), soprano saxophone (4, 6, 7),

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(9) * Leon Bisquera – keyboards (3) * David Torkanowsky – acoustic piano (4), acoustic piano solo (5) * Jeff Carruthers – arrangements (1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9), keyboards (6) *

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– guitars (2, 3), guitar solo (2) * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (4, 6, 8, 9) * Marcos Loya –

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(7) * Roberto Vally – bass (3, 4, 7) * Freddie Washington – bass (8) *

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– drums (3, 7) *

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– percussion (1-8) * Oscar Brashear – trumpet (1) *

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solo (4)

Production

* W. Barry Wilson – executive producer * Paul Brown – producer, recording, mixing * Teresa Caffin – recording assistant * Richard McIntosh – recording assistant * Russell Burt – assistant engineer *

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– mastering * Larry Vigon – art direction, design * Brian Jackson – design * Denise Milford – photography * Howard Lowell – management Studios * Recorded at Studio Ultimo (Los Angeles, California); Alpha Studios (Burbank, California); Entourage Studios (North Hollywood, California). * Mixed at Alpha Studios * Mastered at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California).

References

1992 debut albums Boney James albums Warner Records albums {{1990s-jazz-album-stub