Impressions (Chris Botti album) explained
| Impressions |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Chris Botti |
| Cover: | Chris_Botti_Impressions.jpg |
| Released: | April 17, 2012 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: | Bobby Colomby
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| Prev Title: | Live in Boston |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
Impressions is the tenth studio album by American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, which was released on April 17, 2012 through Columbia Records. The album debuted and peaked No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart.[1] On February 10, 2013, the album received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Personnel
- Chris Botti – trumpet, arrangements (10)
- Billy Childs – acoustic piano (1, 7)
- Jim Cox – acoustic piano (2, 13), arrangements (13)
- David Foster – arrangements (2, 10, 11), acoustic piano (10), keyboards (11)
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano (5)
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano (6)
- Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (7, 9), arrangements (9), choir vocals (9)
- Geoffrey Keezer – acoustic piano (8)
- Guy Fletcher – Fender Rhodes (13)
- Leonardo Amuedo – guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12)
- Ramón Stagnaro – guitar (11)
- Mark Knopfler – electric guitar (13), vocals (13)
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (13)
- Robert Hurst – bass (1, 6, 7, 11)
- David Hungate – bass (5)
- Michael Valerio – bass (8)
- Glenn Worf – bass (13)
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1, 5-7, 11)
- Ian Thomas – drums (13)
- Alex Acuña – percussion (3, 9, 11)
- Pedro Eustache – duduk (9)
- Caroline Campbell – orchestra contractor (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), violin (8)
- Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (3, 7, 9, 13)
- Vince Mendoza – arrangements and conductor (1, 6)
- William Ross – arrangements and conductor (2, 5, 8, 11, 12), arrangements (9)
- Gil Goldstein – arrangements (3, 13)
- Jaques Morelenbaum – orchestra conductor (3, 13), arrangements and conductor (7)
- Ben Foster – orchestra conductor (9)
- Andrea Bocelli – vocals (2)
- Vince Gill – vocals (5)
- Lisa Fischer – choir vocals (9)
- Tanja Tzarovska – vocals (9)
- Bill Linnane - piano (13)
Production
- Bobby Colomby – producer (1-8, 10-12), management
- Walter Afanasieff – producer (9)
- Mark Knopfler – producer (13)
- Allen Sides – mixing, engineer (1-12), recording (1, 4, 6, 10), instrumental recording (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12), orchestra recording (2, 5, 8, 11, 12)
- Jorge Vivo – vocal recording (2)
- Haydn Bendall – orchestra recording (3, 7, 9, 13), vocal recording (9)
- Drew Bollman – instrumental recording (5), vocal recording (5)
- Matt Rausch – instrumental recording (5), vocal recording (5)
- Tyler Gordon – keyboard recording (7, 9), choir vocal recording (9)
- Chuck Ainlay – engineer (13), recording (13)
- Joe Kearnes – second engineer (13)
- Scott Moore – Pro Tools operator (1-9, 11, 12)
- Tim Lauber – Pro Tools operator (2, 5, 8, 10-12)
- Jochem van der Saag – Pro Tools operator (2), instrumental recording (11)
- Fiona Cruikshank – Pro Tools operator (3, 7, 9, 13)
- Eric Boulanger – mastering
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Matt Evers – production coordinator
- Fabrizio Ferri – photography
- Archie Castillo – management
Studios
- Recorded at Ocean Way Recording and Newman Scoring Stage (Hollywood, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); Record One (Los Angeles, CA); The House (New Canaan, CT); British Grove and AIR Lyndhurst Hall (London, UK).
- Mixed at Ocean Way Recording.
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, CA).
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris botti|chart=all}} Impressions - Chris Botti]. Billboard. April 26, 2012.
- Web site: OLiS - sales for the period 30.07.2012 - 05.08.2012. OLiS. August 10, 2013.
