| Freedom at Midnight | ||||
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| Released | July 7, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz, jazz funk | |||
| Length | 47:58 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Jeffrey Weber | |||
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Freedom at Midnight is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1987, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #5 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.
Track listing
All tracks written by David Benoit; except as noted.
- "Freedom at Midnight" (David Benoit, Nathan East) - 4:14
 - "Along the Milky Way" - 4:08
 - "Kei's Song" - 4:39
 - "The Man With The Panama Hat" - 4:18
 - "Pieces Of Time" - 3:16
 - "Morning Sojourn" - 4:22
 - "Tropical Breeze" - 4:43
 - "Passion Walk" - 5:13
 - "Del Sasser" (Sam Jones, Donald Wolf) - 6:03
 - "The Last Goodbye" - 5:52
 
Personnel
Source:[1]
- 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)
 
- Strings and Horns
 
- Suzie Katayama – conductor
 - Larry Corbett – cello
 - Doug David – cello
 - Tim Barr – double bass
 - Arni Egilsson – double bass
 - Joe Meyer – French horn
 - Richard Todd – French horn
 - Gary Herbig – saxophone
 - Ray Pizzi – saxophone
 - John Madrid – trumpet
 - Walter Johnson – trumpet
 - Cynthia Morrow – viola
 - Jimbo Ross – viola
 - Becky Barr – violin
 - Doug Cameron – violin
 - Bruce Dukov – violin
 - Pavel Farkas – violin
 - Clayton Haslop – violin
 - Pam Henderson – violin
 - William H. Henderson – violin
 - Gina Kronstadt – violin
 - Sid Page – violin, concertmaster
 - Artjur Zadinsky – violin
 
Production
- Producer – Jeffrey Weber
 - Co-Producer – Seth Marshall
 - Executive Producers – Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen
 - Engineers – Bob Loftus and Allen Sides
 - Additional Engineer – Steve MacMillan
 - Assistant Engineers – David Ahlert, Tony Chiappa, Tommy Kane and Joe Schiff.
 - Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
 - Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
 - Album Cover – Andy Baltimore, David Gibb and Dan Serrano.
 - Cover Photography – Glen Wexler
 
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position  | 
|---|---|
| Billboard Jazz Albums[2] | 5 | 
References
- ↑ "David Benoit - Freedom At Midnight". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
 - ↑ "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
 
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