First Wish Explained
First Wish is the first album by the trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Verve Forecast Records on February 28, 1995.
Personnel
- Chris Botti – trumpet, keyboards, programming (1-3, 5, 6), tambourine (9), acoustic piano (10)
- Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, acoustic piano (1), Omnichord (8)
- Andy Snitzer – Rhodes electric piano (1), programming (1, 5, 6)
- Mitchell Froom – Wurlitzer electric piano (5), organ (8)
- Kevin Killen – Omnichord (8)
- Larry Saltzman – guitars (1, 5, 7)
- Shane Fontayne – guitars (2, 6)
- Paul Livant – guitars (3)
- Marc Shulman – guitars (3, 4, 8, 9)
- Dominic Kanza – guitars (5)
- Pino Palladino – bass (1, 2, 4–9)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Jerry Marotta – drums (2, 4, 6, 9)
- Joe Bonadio – percussion (2, 3, 4, 7)
- Cyro Baptista – surdo and shaker (8)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (5)
- Sandra Park – violin (6)
- Rebecca Young – violin (6)
- Morris Goldberg – African flutes (7)
- Edie Brickell – vocals (4)
Production
- Guy Eckstine – executive producer
- Chris Botti – producer
- Kevin Killen – producer, engineer, mixing
- Andy Snitzer – co-producer (1, 3, 5)
- Andrew Page – additional recording
- Marc Silag – production coordinator
- David Lau – art direction
- Sheryl Lutz-Brown – art direction
- Étsuko Iseki – design
- Gary St. Clair – design
- Brad Hitz – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: First Wish - Chris Botti > Charts & Awards . Allmusic . September 1, 2011.
