The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995

The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995
Compilation album by David Benoit
Released	October 24, 1995 (1995-10-24)
Recorded	1987-1995
Studio	Various
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:58
Label	GRP Records
Producer	David Benoit Nathan East Marcel East Jeffrey Weber Allen Sides Mike Abene Seth Marshall Don Grusin Russ Freeman
David Benoit chronology
Shaken Not Stirred (1994) The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995 (1995) Remembering Christmas (1996)

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AllMusic

The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995 is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1994, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #25 on Billboard's Jazz chart.
The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995 is a retrospective of Benoit's GRP releases, and also contains some previously unreleased material.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Drive Time"	David Benoit Marcel East Nathan East	Previously Unreleased	4:36
2.	"Every Step of the Way"	David Benoit Russ Freeman	Every Step of the Way (1988)	4:02
3.	"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"	Vince Guaraldi Carel Werber	Waiting for Spring (1989)	3:13
4.	"Searching For June"	David Benoit Russ Freeman	Previously Unreleased	4:41
5.	"M.W.A. (Musicians With Attitude)"	David Benoit Marcel East Nathan East	Inner Motion (1990)	4:36
6.	"Linus and Lucy"	Vince Guaraldi	Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1989)	3:28
7.	"Kei's Song"	David Benoit	Freedom at Midnight (1987)	4:36
8.	"The Key to You"	David Benoit David Pack	Every Step of the Way	5:01
9.	"Freedom At Midnight"	David Benoit Nathan East	Freedom At Midnight	4:10
10.	"Still Standing"	David Benoit Nathan East	Shadows (1991)	5:11
11.	"Wailea"	David Benoit	Shaken Not Stirred	4:29
12.	"Letter To Evan"	Bill Evans	Letter to Evan (1992)	5:12
13.	"Urban Daydreams"	David Benoit	Urban Daydreams (1989)	5:48
14.	"Mediterranean Nights"	David Benoit Russ Freeman	The Benoit/Freeman Project (1994)	6:55
Total length:				65:58

Personnel

Tracks 1 & 4

• David Benoit – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ, string arrangements and conductor (4)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
• Nathan East – bass
• Ricky Lawson – drums
• Michael Fisher – percussion
• Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Charles Loper – trombone (1)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (1)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (1), horn arrangements (1)
• Ken Gruberman – string contractor (4), copyist (4)
• Bruce Dukov – concertmaster (4)

Production

• Carl Griffin – album compilation and sequencing
• Dave Grusin – executive producer (2, 3, 5-14)
• Larry Rosen – executive producer (2, 3, 5-14)
• David Benoit – producer (1-5, 8, 11-14), co-producer (10)
• Marcel East – producer (1, 10)
• Nathan East – producer (1)
• Jeffrey Weber – producer (2, 3, 7-9, 12), co-producer (11)
• Allen Sides – producer (5)
• Mike Abene – producer (6)
• Gretchen Hoffman-Abene – associate producer (6)
• Seth Marshall – co-producer (7, 9)
• Don Grusin – producer (13)
• Russ Freeman – producer (14)
• Tim Aller – project coordinator (1, 4)
• Dan Serrano – art direction, Illustration
• Jason Claiborne – graphic design
• Tracy Lamonica – photography
• The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management

Technical

• Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Joseph Doughney – digital editing at The Review Room (New York City, New York)
• Will Hawkins – digital editing assistant

Tracks 1 & 4

• Clark Germain – engineer, remixing
• Omie Craden – assistant engineer
• Richard "Segal" Huredia – remix assistant

Tracks 2, 3 & 5-14

• Bob Loftus – recording (2, 7-9)
• Allen Sides – recording (2, 3, 5-9, 12), mixing (5)
• Clark Germain – recording (10), engineer (11), mixing (11)
• Khaliq Glover – recording (10)
• Rik Pekkonen – recording (10)
• Don Murray – engineer (13), mixing (13)

Track information and credits adapted from AllMusic, then verified from the album's liner notes.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)	25

External links

• The Best of David Benoit 1987-1995 at Discogs