1988 David Benoit – Urban Daydreams
Urban Daydreams is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1989, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #4 on Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart.
Tracks
1 Sailing Through The City (Don Grusin) 5:12
2 Cloud Break (David Benoit) 3:47
3 Urban Daydreams (David Benoit) 5:50
4 When The Winter’s Gone (David Benoit, David Pack, Jennifer Warnes) 4:11
5 Snow Dancing (David Benoit) 4:05
6 Safari (David Benoit, Don Grusin) 4:24
7 Wild Kids (David Benoit, Don Grusin) 4:22
8 Looking Back (David Benoit) 5:11
9 Seattle Morning (David Benoit) 2:09
10 As If I Could Reach Rainbows (David Benoit) 3:51
Biography
Musicians
1 Sailing Through The City
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Drums (programming) | Don Grusin |
| Keyboards | David Benoit |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| EVI | Judd Miller |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
2 Cloud Break
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Keyboards | David Benoit |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Programming | Don Grusin |
| EVI | Judd Miller |
3 Urban Daydreams
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Drums (programming) | Don Grusin |
| Keyboards | David Benoit |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Programming | Don Grusin |
| EVI | Judd Miller |
4 When The Winter’s Gone
| Bass | Abe Laboriel |
| Drums | Alex Acuna |
| Keyboards | Don Grusin |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Vocals | Jennifer Warnes |
5 Snow Dancing
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Programming | Don Grusin |
| Programming | David Benoit |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
6 Safari
| Drums (programming) | Don Grusin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Oscar Castro Neves |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Synthesizer | Don Grusin |
| Programming | David Benoit |
| EVI | Judd Miller |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
7 Wild Kids
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Drums (programming) | Don Grusin |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Keyboards | Don Grusin |
| Programming | David Benoit |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
8 Looking Back
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Drums (programming) | Don Grusin |
| Piano | David Benoit |
| Synthesizer | Don Grusin |
| Programming | David Benoit |
| EVI | Judd Miller |
| Clarinet | Gary Herbig |
| Sax | Gary Herbig |
9 Seattle Morning
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Piano | David Benoit |
10 As If I Could Reach Rainbows
| Piano | David Benoit |
Other Musicians
Orchestra – The Warfield Avenue Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 3, 8)
Liner Notes
Producer – David Benoit, Don Grusin
Producer (Executive) – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Arranged By – David Benoit (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By – Don Grusin (Tracks 1, 6, 7)
Concertmaster – Bruce Dukov (Track 3, 8)
Conductor – David Benoit (Tracks 3, 8)
Contractor – Gina Kronstadt (Track 3, 8)
Coordinator (GRP Production) – Suzanne Sherman
Coordinator (Music) – Tim Olsen
Engineer (Additional) – Leslie Ann Jones
Engineer (Assistant) – Gregg Barrett, Charlie Picari, Peter Doell, Sam Gladstein, Squeak Stone, Brian Sauter, David Glover, David Knight
Engineer – Don Murray
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Don Murray
Design – Andy Baltimore, Dan Serrano, Dave Kunze, David Gibb
Illustration – Mitchell Hartman
Photography – Andy Baltimore, Chris Cuffaro
Edited At CMS Digital
Engineered At Capitol Studios
Mastered At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Image Recording Studios
Recorded At Aire L.A. Studios
Phonographic Copyright MCA Records Inc
Copyright GRP Records Inc