David Benoit - Freedom At Midnight (1987) CD Rip

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Artist: David Benoit
Title: Freedom At Midnight
Year Of Release: 1987
Label: GRP [GRD-9545]
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 46:55
Total Size: 293 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01 - Freedom at Midnight
02 - Along the Milky Way
03 - Kei's Song
04 - The Man with the Panama Hat
05 - Pieces of Time
06 - Morning Sojourn
07 - Tropical Breeze
08 - Passion Walk
09 - Del Sasser
10 - The Last Goodbye

David Benoit - Freedom At Midnight (1987) CD Rip

personnel :

David Benoit – arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 3-6, 9), Kawai MIDI grand piano (2, 7, 8), acoustic piano solo (10)
Randy Kerber – synthesizers (1-4, 6, 7, 8)
Dann Huff – guitar (1, 2, 4, 8)
Russ Freeman – guitar (5, 6, 7)
Osamu Kitajima – koto (2)
Abraham Laboriel – bass (1, 2, 4, 8)
Bob Feldman – bass (3, 5, 6, 7)
John Pattitucci – acoustic bass (9), upright bass (9)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (1, 2, 4, 8), mallets (6)
Tony Morales – drums (3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4)
Joe Porcaro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 6, 8)
Michael Fisher – percussion (3, 5, 6, 7)
Sam Riney – tenor saxophone (1, 7), soprano saxophone (4, 5, 8), alto sax solo (6), alto saxophone (9)

Pianist David Benoit's debut for GRP was a big seller and set the tone for the next decade of his career. In general, Benoit's piano is heard in the forefront, joined by oversized rhythm sections (including the Rippingtons' Russ Freeman) and a string section. A strictly boppish quartet rendition of "Del Sasser" with altoist Sam Riney is a nice change of pace, but otherwise, the music is melodic, lightweight, and better for backgrounds than for close listening. Overall, this program is pleasant and not at all objectionable, but difficult to remember once the CD is finished.~Scott Yanow

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