| Freedom at Midnight | ||||
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| Studio album by David Benoit | ||||
| Released | July 7, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz, jazz funk | |||
| Length | 47:58 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Jeffrey Weber | |||
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Freedom at Midnight is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1987, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #5 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing
All tracks written by David Benoit; except as noted.
- "Freedom at Midnight" (David Benoit, Nathan East) - 4:14
- "Along the Milky Way" - 4:08
- "Kei's Song" - 4:39
- "The Man With The Panama Hat" - 4:18
- "Pieces Of Time" - 3:16
- "Morning Sojourn" - 4:22
- "Tropical Breeze" - 4:43
- "Passion Walk" - 5:13
- "Del Sasser" (Sam Jones, Donald Wolf) - 6:03
- "The Last Goodbye" - 5:52
Personnel
Source:
- David Benoit – arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 3-6, 9), Kawai MIDI electric grand piano (2, 7, 8), acoustic piano solo (10)
- Randy Kerber – synthesizers (1-4, 6-8)
- Dann Huff – guitar (1, 2, 4, 8)
- Russ Freeman – guitar (5-7)
- Osamu Kitajima – koto (2)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (1, 2, 4, 8)
- Bob Feldman – bass (3, 5-7)
- John Pattitucci – acoustic bass (9), upright bass (9)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 2, 4, 8)
- Tony Morales – drums (3, 5-7, 9)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4)
- Joe Porcaro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), mallets (6)
- Michael Fisher – percussion (3, 5-7)
- Sam Riney – tenor saxophone (1, 7), soprano saxophone (4, 5, 8), alto sax solo (6), alto saxophone (9)
Orchestra
- Suzie Katayama – conductor
- Sid Page – concertmaster
- Horns
- Gary Herbig and Ray Pizzi – saxophones
- Walter Johnson and John Madrid – trumpet
- Joe Meyer and Richard Todd – French horn
- Strings
- Larry Corbett and Doug David – cello
- Tim Barr and Arni Egilsson – double bass
- Cynthia Morrow and Jimbo Ross – viola
- Becky Barr, Doug Cameron, Bruce Dukov, Pavel Farkas, Clayton Haslop, Pam Henderson, William Henderson, Gina Kronstadt, Sid Page and Arthur Zadinsky – violin
Production
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Jeffrey Weber – producer
- Seth Marshall – co-producer
- Bob Loftus – engineer
- Allen Sides – engineer
- Steve MacMillan – additional engineer
- David Ahlert – assistant engineer
- Tony Chiappa – assistant engineer
- Tommy Kane – assistant engineer
- Joe Schiff – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Bill Giolando – digital assembly
- Gene Shiveley – digital assembly
- Suzie Katayama – production coordinator
- Tim Olsen – production assistant
- Jerold Weber – score supervisor
- Andy Baltimore – creative director, album cover design
- David Gibb – album cover design
- Dan Serrano – album cover design
- Glen Wexler – front and back cover photography
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Jazz Albums | 5 |
References
- "David Benoit - Freedom At Midnight". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
External links
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