Urban Daydreams
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Released | April 17, 1989[1] | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:56 | |||
Label | GRP | |||
Producer | Don Grusin | |||
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Urban Daydreams is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #3 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Benoit; except where indicated
- "Sailing Through the City" (Don Grusin) - 5:12
- "Cloud Break" - 4:24
- "Urban Daydreams" - 5:48
- "When the Winter's Gone" (David Benoit, David Pack, Jennifer Warnes) - 4:11
- "Snow Dancing" - 5:51
- "Safari" (David Benoit, Don Grusin) - 5:11
- "Wild Kids" (David Benoit, Don Grusin) - 4:22
- "Looking Back" - 2:09
- "Seattle Morning" - 4:06
- "As If I Could Reach Rainbows" - 3:51
"Wild Kids" was written as the theme for the This is America, Charlie Brown episode "The Great Inventors".
Personnel
- David Benoit – acoustic piano (1-10), keyboards (1, 2, 3), arrangements (1, 3, 6, 7, 8), orchestra conductor (3, 8), synthesizer programming (5, 6, 8)
- Don Grusin – synthesizer programming (1, 2, 3, 5-8), arrangements (1, 6, 7), drum programming (3, 6, 8), keyboards (4, 7)
- Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic guitar (6)
- Jimmy Johnson – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (4)
- Carlos Vega – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Alex Acuña – drums (4)
- Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone (1, 5), soprano saxophone (6, 7)
- Gary Herbig – alto saxophone (8), clarinet (8)
- Judd Miller – electronic valve instrument (1, 2, 3, 6, 8)
- Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (3, 8)
- Gina Kronstadt – orchestra contractor (3, 8)
- The Warfield Avenue Symphony Orchestra (3, 8)
- Jennifer Warnes – vocals (4)
Production
- David Benoit – producer
- Don Grusin – producer, executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Don Murray – engineer, mixing
- Leslie Ann Jones – additional engineer
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator
- Andy Baltimore – creative director, graphic design, front and back cover photography
- David Gibb – graphic design
- Dave Kunze – graphic design
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Mitchell Hartman – front and back illustration
- Chris Cuffaro – black and white photography
- Mixed and Mastered at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
Charts
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Billboard Jazz Albums[2] | 3 |
References
- ^ Heim, Chris (April 21, 1989). "Kingdom Come, Cookie Crew Carry on with Metal, Rap". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- ^ "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.