Shadows (David Benoit album)
Shadows is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #2 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Benoit and Marcel East; except where indicated- "Overture" - 1:31
- "Over the Edge" - 5:37
- "Have You Forgotten " - 1:08
- "Shadows" - 7:07
- "Saudade" - 3:48
- "Moments" - 4:49
- "Already There" - 3:45
- "Still Standing" - 5:11
- "Castles" - 4:24
- "Have You Forgotten" - 4:24
- "Reprise" - 1:39
Personnel
Musicians and Vocalists- David Benoit – synthesizers, Yamaha MIDI grand piano, guitars, electric piano, acoustic piano
- Marcel East – synthesizers, drum and percussion programming, percussion, guitars
- Pat Kelly – guitars
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- Nathan East – bass
- Jimmy Johnson – bass, fretless bass
- John Robinson – drums
- Jeff Porcaro – drums
- Michael Fisher – percussion
- Chris Trujillo – percussion
- Tommy Aros – percussion
- Michael Paulo – saxophones, soprano sax solo
- Ray Brown – trumpet
- Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet, flugelhorn, trumpet solo
- Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn solo, trumpet solo
- Valerie Pinkston – vocals, lead and backing vocals
- Dori Caymmi – voice, guitars, vocals
- David Benoit – arrangements, horn and rhythm arrangements
- Marcel East – arrangements, horn arrangements, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements
- Valerie Pinkston – vocal arrangements
- David Benoit – orchestration and conductor, string arrangements and conductor
- Marcel East – string arrangements
- Suzie Katayama – contractor, music preparation
- Ken Gruberman – music preparation
- Bruce Dukov – concertmaster
- Sally Bonebreak – French horn
- Chuck Domanico – bass
- Larry Corbett and Suzie Katayama – cello
- Amy Shulman – harp
- Roland Kato and Ray Tischer – viola
- Joel Derouin, Bruce Dukov, Henry Ferber, Patricia Ann Johnson, Peter Kent, Sid Page, Michele Richards and Jay Rosen – violin
Production
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Marcel East – producer, additional engineer
- David Benoit – co-producer
- Clark Germain – recording, string recording, mixing
- Khaliq Glover – recording
- Rik Pekkonen – recording
- John Paterno – additional engineer
- Rick Winquest – string recording assistant
- Dan Bosworth – mix assistant
- Noel Hazen – mix assistant
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Joseph Doughney – post-production
- Michael Landy – post-production
- The Review Room – post-production location
- Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
- Michelle Lewis – GRP production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – GRP creative director
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Scott Johnson – graphic design
- Sonny Mediana – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Carol Weinberg – photography
- Joy Alison – stylist
- Sylvia Sanguedolce – hair, make-up
- The Fitzgerald/Hartley Co. – management