Full Circle (David Benoit album) explained

Full Circle
Type:	studio
Artist:	David Benoit
Cover:	Full_Circle_Davis_Benoit_2006_album.jpg
Released:	June 27, 2006
Recorded:	2006
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:17
Label:	Peak
Producer:	Jeffrey Weber, Paul Brown, Jeff Lorber
Prev Title:	Orchestral Stories
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Heroes
Next Year:	2008

Full Circle is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 2006, and recorded for the Peak label. The album reached #7 on Billboards contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by David Benoit; except as noted.

1. "Cafe Rio" - 4:20
2. "First Day of School" - 4:08
3. "Agua de Beber" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) - 3:57
4. "Beat Street" (David Benoit, Jeff Lorber) - 4:15
5. "Six P.M. "- 4:40
6. "Chasing the Tides" - 4:53
7. "Neat With a Twist" (David Benoit, Jeff Lorber) - 5:16
8. "Katrina's Little Bear" - 3:47
9. "Yusuke the Ghost" - 3:36
10. "Monster in the Attic" - 4:35

Personnel

• David Benoit – acoustic piano, arrangements, keyboards (2, 6, 8, 9, 10), Hammond B3 organ (10)
• Jeff Lorber – Fender Rhodes (4, 7), synthesizers (4, 7), drum programming (4, 7), arrangements (4, 7)
• Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic guitar (1, 5)
• Paul Brown – acoustic guitar (2), arrangements (2, 3, 6), guitar solo (3)
• Pat Kelly – guitars (2, 6), acoustic guitar (8)
• Dwight Sills – guitars (4, 7)
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – electric guitar (10)
• Nathan East – bass (1, 10)
• Roberto Vally – bass (2, 3, 6)
• Alex Al – bass (4, 7)
• Brian Bromberg – acoustic bass (5, 9), bass (8)
• John Robinson – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Michael White – drums (4, 7)
• Alex Acuna – percussion (1, 5)
• Luis Conte – percussion (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Dan Higgins – saxophone (3), flute (3)
• Gary Meek – saxophone (4, 7)
• Andy Suzuki – tenor saxophone (5)
• Euge Groove – saxophone (6)
• Bill Reichenbach, Jr. – trombone (3)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (3), horn arrangements (3)
• Ron King – trumpet (4, 7)
• Rick Braun - trumpet (5)
• Tim Weisberg – flute (5)
• Tim Landauer – cello (8)

Production

• Jeffrey Weber – producer (1, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• Paul Brown – producer (2, 3, 6), mixing (2, 3, 4, 6)
• Jeff Lorber – producer (4, 7), engineer (4, 7), recording (4, 7)
• David Benoit – executive producer
• Andi Howard – executive producer
• Ron Moss – executive producer, management
• Mark Wexler – executive producer
• Clark Germain – recording (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10), mixing (1, 5, 8, 9, 10), piano recording (4, 7)
• Dragan "DC" Capor – recording (2, 3, 6), mixing (2, 3, 4, 6)
• Dwight Sills – engineer (4, 7), recording (4, 7)
• Michael White – engineer (4, 7), recording (4, 7)
• Chris Bellman – mastering
• Anna Stromberg – music preparation
• William Stromberg – music preparation
• Eric Stonebrook – music preparation
• Janis Stonebrook – music preparation
• Michael Clark – score supervision
• Valerie Ince – A&R coordinator
• Yvonne Wish – production coordinator
• Abbey Anna – art direction
• Andrew Pham – art direction, package design
• Sonny Mediana – group photography
• Carl Studna – solo photography

Studios

• Recorded at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA); JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, CA); Funky Joint Studios (Sherman Oaks, CA).
• Mixed at Ocean Way Recording and Funky Joint Studios.
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).

External links

• David Benoit/Full Circle at Discogs
• David Benoit/Full Circle at AllMusic
• David Benoit's Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=david-benoit-mn0000635760/awards|pure_url=yes}} David Benoit US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2013-03-09.