Shadows (David Benoit album) explained

Shadows
Type:	studio
Artist:	David Benoit
Cover:	Shadows_David_Benoit_1991_Album.png
Released:	October 1, 1991
Recorded:	1991
Studio:	Studio Ultimo and Pyramid Studios (Los Angeles, California); Ocean Way Recording and Group IV Recording Studios (Hollywood, California).
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:16
Label:	GRP
Producer:	Marcel East, David Benoit
Prev Title:	Inner Motion
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Letter to Evan
Next Year:	1992

Shadows is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #2 on Billboards Contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit and Marcel East; except where indicated

1. "Overture" - 1:31
2. "Over the Edge" - 5:37
3. "Have You Forgotten (Interlude)" (David Benoit) - 1:07
4. "Shadows" - 7:05
5. "Saudade" (David Benoit) - 3:46
6. "Moments" (David Benoit, Marcel East, Valerie Pinkston) - 4:48
7. "Already There" (David Benoit) - 3:39
8. "Still Standing" (David Benoit, Marcel East, Nathan East) - 5:11
9. "Castles" - 4:24
10. "Have You Forgotten" (David Benoit) - 4:19
11. "Reprise" - 1:38

Personnel

• David Benoit – synthesizers (1, 2, 4-7, 9), arrangements (1), orchestration and conductor (1), Yamaha MIDI grand piano (2, 4-10), horn arrangements (2, 8), rhythm arrangements (2, 8), guitar (3), string arrangements and conductor (3, 4, 7, 8, 10), electric piano (6), acoustic piano (11)
• Marcel East – arrangements (1), synthesizers (2, 4, 6, 8), drum and percussion programming (2, 6, 8), horn arrangements (2, 8), rhythm arrangements (2, 4, 8), percussion (3), guitar (6), vocal arrangements (6), string arrangements (8)
• Pat Kelly – guitar (7, 9)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass (2)
• Nathan East – bass (4, 9)
• Jimmy Johnson – bass (7), fretless bass (10)
• John Robinson – drums (2, 6, 8)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Michael Fisher – percussion (1, 3, 8, 9, 10)
• Chris Trujillo – percussion (4, 5, 7, 10)
• Tommy Aros – percussion (5, 7)
• Michael Paulo – saxophones (2, 8), soprano sax solo (4)
• Ray Brown – trumpet (2)
• Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet (2), flugelhorn (2), trumpet solo (4)
• Freddie Hubbard – flugelhorn solo (5), trumpet solo (8)
• Valerie Pinkston – vocals (2), lead and backing vocals (6), vocal arrangements (6)
• Dori Caymmi – voice (3, 5), guitar (5), vocals (10)

The Shadows Symphony Orchestra

• Bruce Dukov – concertmaster
• Suzie Katayama – contractor
• Chuck Domanico – bass (1)
• Larry Corbett and Suzie Katayama – cello (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10)
• Sally Bonebreak – French horn (1)
• Amy Shulman – harp (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10)
• Roland Kato and Ray Tischer – viola (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10)
• Joel Derouin, Bruce Dukov, Henry Ferber, Patricia Ann Johnson, Peter Kent, Sid Page, Michele Richards and Jay Rosen – violin (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10)

Production

• Marcel East – producer, additional engineer
• David Benoit – co-producer
• Dave Grusin – executive producer
• Larry Rosen – executive producer
• Clark Germain – recording engineer, strings engineer, mixing
• Khaliq Glover – recording engineer
• Rik Pekkonen – recording engineer
• John Paterno – additional engineer
• Rick Winquest – assistant engineer
• Dan Bosworth – mix assistant
• Noel Hazen – mix assistant
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Ken Gruberman – music preparation
• Suzie Katayama – music preparation
• Michelle Lewis – production coordinator
• Andy Baltimore – creative director
• David Gibb – graphic design
• Scott Johnson – graphic design
• Sonny Mediana – graphic design
• Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
• Dan Serrano – graphic design
• Carol Weinberg – photography

Studios

• Overdubbed at The Review Room (New York City, New York).
• Mixed at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California).
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).

External links

• David Benoit-Shadows at Discogs

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.