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Freedom at Midnight (album)

Freedom at Midnight is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1987, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #5 on Billboards Contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by David Benoit; except as noted.

  1. "Freedom at Midnight" (David Benoit, Nathan East) - 4:14
  2. "Along the Milky Way" - 4:08
  3. "Kei's Song" - 4:39
  4. "The Man With The Panama Hat" - 4:18
  5. "Pieces Of Time" - 3:16
  6. "Morning Sojourn" - 4:22
  7. "Tropical Breeze" - 4:43
  8. "Passion Walk" - 5:13
  9. "Del Sasser" (Sam Jones, Donald Wolf) - 6:03
  10. "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

References

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