Urban Daydreams

Urban Daydreams

Urban Daydreams

Urban Daydreams

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Overview

Should there be any doubt as to why over the course of a few short years in the mid- to late '80s David Benoit shot from relative obscurity to certifiable contemporary jazz superstardom, this diverse outing will quickly put it to rest. With Benoit's assistance, producer Don Grusin perfectly layers the many adventurous synthesizer riffs and lush orchestration here with Benoit's elegant acoustic piano. Grusin penned the most exciting track (if not one of the best cuts of Benoit's early career), the funky and melodic "Sailing Through the City," which features the high flying sax work of Eric Marienthal. Benoit either wrote or co-wrote the other eight tunes, ranging from the introspective "Looking Back" to the playful "Snow Dancing," but he really strikes pay-dirt on the title track, which has that unmistakable Benoit trademark, a mellow beginning and a rousingly upbeat finish. Also a lot of fun is the perky, spirited "Wild Kids," which he wrote with Grusin for a Charlie Brown TV special. With each new album, Benoit began taking new and inspired chances in the format's early days. On his previous album Every Step of the Way, it was the classically tinged "Rebach" and here it's "Sailing..." Fortunately, he knows just how to please, and so sticks for the most part to the magic touch he has displayed so formidably on the acoustic piano. When you hear a Benoit tune, you can instantly identify it. Such definition characterized his even greater output of the '90s. ~ Jonathan Widran

Product Details

Release Date: 10/25/1990
Label: Grp
UPC: 0011105958721
Rank: 120527

Tracks

  1. Sailing Through the City
  2. Cloud Break
  3. Urban Daydreams
  4. When the Winter's Gone (Song For a Stranger)
  5. Snow Dancing
  6. Safari
  7. Wild Kids
  8. Looking Back
  9. Seattle Morning
  10. As If I Could Reach Windows

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Benoit   Primary Artist,Piano,Conductor,Keyboards
Eric Marienthal   Guest Artist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Jimmy Johnson   Guest Artist,Bass
Don Grusin   Guest Artist,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Drums
Jennifer Warnes   Guest Artist,Vocals
Alex Acuna   Guest Artist,Drums
Carlos Vega   Guest Artist,Drums
Judd Miller   Evi,Electric Valve Instrument
Oscar Castro-Neves   Guitar (Acoustic)
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Bass
Gary Herbig   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Alex Acuna & the Unknowns   Drums

Technical Credits

Larry Rosen   Executive Producer
Don Grusin   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming,Executive Producer
David Knights   Assistant Engineer
David Pack   Composer
Wally Traugott   Mastering
Leslie Ann Jones   Engineer
Peter Doell   Assistant Engineer
Jennifer Warnes   Composer
David Benoit   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming
Dave Grusin   Composer
Sam Gladstein   Assistant Engineer
Squeak Stone   Assistant Engineer
Gina Kronstadt   Contractor
Dave Glover   Assistant Engineer
Don Murray   Engineer,Mixing
Gregg Barrett   Assistant Engineer
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