Professional Dreamer
Professional Dreamer is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1999, and recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #8 on Billboard's Jazz chart.
The song "Dad's Room" was a Grammy nominee for Best Instrumental Composition.
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Benoit and Rick Braun; except where indicated- "Why Not" - 4:54
- "Miles After Dark" - 5:31
- "Something You Said" - 4:57
- "ReJoyce" - 4:44
- "Golden Gate" - 4:52
- "Gothic Jazz Dance" - 4:12
- "Jump Start" - 4:46
- "Thinking 'Bout the Cove" - 4:18
- "Twilight March" - 4:43
- "Dad's Room" - 3:41
Personnel
- David Benoit – acoustic piano, computer programming, Hammond B3 organ, strings, keyboards, Fender Rhodes, sequenced percussion, arrangements and conductor
- Rick Braun – programming, flugelhorn
- Ross Bolton – guitar
- Pat Kelley – guitar
- Marc Antoine – guitar
- Tony Maiden – guitar
- Cliff Hugo – bass
- Jimmy Johnson – bass
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- David Palmer – drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- John Ferraro – cymbals, percussion, drums
- Spectrasonics Liquid Grooves – loops
- Brad Dutz – percussion
- Andy Suzuki – tenor saxophone
- Suzie Katayama – music contractor
- Bruce Dukov – concertmaster
- Arni Eglisson, Dave Stone and Ken Wild – bass
- Larry Corbett and Steve Richards – cello
- Jimbo Ross, John Scanlon and Evan Wilson – viola
- Jackie Brand, Joel Derouin, Bruce Dukov, Endre Granat, Clayton Haslop, Karen Jones, Peter Kent, Ezra Kliger, Barbara Porter, Anatoly Rosinsky, Miwako Wantanabe and John Wittenberg – violin
Production
- Rick Braun – producer
- David Benoit – producer
- Clark Germain – producer, mixing, recording engineer
- Steve Sykes – mixing
- Ken Gruberman – music preparation, computer consultant
- Daniel Sofer – computer consultant
- John Newcott – release coordination
- Yvonne Wish – production coordinator
- David Riegel – graphic design
- Hollis King – art direction
- Kamil Vojnar – illustration
- Tracy Lamonica – photography
- Tracks 1–4, 7 & 9 mixed at "Lefty's"
- Tracks 5, 6, 8 & 10 mixed at The Village Recorder