The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995
The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995 is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1994, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #25 on Billboard Jazz chart.
The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995 is a retrospective of Benoit's GRP releases, and also contains some previously unreleased material.
Personnel
Tracks 1 & 4- David Benoit – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, string arrangements and conductor
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- Nathan East – bass
- Ricky Lawson – drums
- Michael Fisher – percussion
- Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Charles Loper – trombone
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
- Ken Gruberman – string contractor, copyist
- Bruce Dukov – concertmaster
Production
- Carl Griffin – album compilation and sequencing
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- David Benoit – producer, co-producer
- Marcel East – producer
- Nathan East – producer
- Jeffrey Weber – producer, co-producer
- Allen Sides – producer
- Mike Abene – producer
- Gretchen Hoffman-Abene – associate producer
- Seth Marshall – co-producer
- Don Grusin – producer
- Russ Freeman – producer
- Tim Aller – project coordinator
- Dan Serrano – art direction, Illustration
- Jason Claiborne – graphic design
- Tracy Lamonica – photography
- The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound
- Joseph Doughney – digital editing at The Review Room
- Will Hawkins – digital editing assistant
- Clark Germain – engineer, remixing
- Omie Craden – assistant engineer
- Richard "Segal" Huredia – remix assistant
- Bob Loftus – recording
- Allen Sides – recording, mixing
- Clark Germain – recording, engineer, mixing
- Khaliq Glover – recording
- Rik Pekkonen – recording
- Don Murray – engineer, mixing