Inner Motion

Inner Motion is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1990, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #3 on Billboard's Jazz chart category.

Inner Motion
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1990
Recorded1989-1990
StudioOcean Way Recording and Bill Schnee Studios (Hollywood, CA); Pyramid Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Pack's Place (Sunland, CA)
GenreJazz
Length44:18
LabelGRP
ProducerDavid Benoit, Allen Sides
David Benoit chronology
Waiting for Spring
(1989)
Inner Motion
(1990)
Shadows
(1991)

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit; except where indicated

  1. "M.W.A. (Musicians With Attitude)" (David Benoit, Marcel East, Nathan East) - 4:38
  2. "Coconut Roads" - 3:45
  3. "Every Corner of The World" (David Benoit, David Pack) - 5:24
  4. "6-String Poet" - 5:14
  5. "Houston" - 4:54
  6. "Along Love's Highway" - 3:44
  7. "Deep Light" - 4:21
  8. "El Camino Real" (Eddie Arkin, David Benoit) - 4:42
  9. "South East Quarter" - 4:56
  10. "A Last Request" - 2:40

Personnel

  • David Benoit – arrangements and conductor, acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8), synth brass (1), synth strings (1), electric piano (2, 3, 4, 6-10), Hammond B3 organ (6)
  • Marcel East – synthesizer programming (1), drum machine (1)
  • Pat Kelley – acoustic guitar (2, 8), electric guitar (2, 8)
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (3, 6)
  • Grant Geissman – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 10), 12-string guitar (5), Spanish guitar (5), banjo (5), mandolin (5), electric guitar (9)
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (2, 3, 6, 8)
  • Steve BaileyArco bass (4), acoustic bass (5), fretless bass (5), vertical bass (7), 6-string fretless bass (9, 10)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1)
  • John Robinson – drums (2, 3, 6, 8)
  • David Derge – drums (4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Michael Fisher – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Steve Forman – percussion (3, 6, 7, 9)
  • Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (2, 8)
  • Eric Marienthal – soprano saxophone (7, 10)
  • Gary Herbig – clarinet (2, 8)
  • Doug Cameron – violin solo (5)
  • David Pack – lead vocals (3, 6), vocal arrangements (3, 6)
  • Melinda Chatman – backing vocals (3, 6)
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 6)
  • Jean McClain – backing vocals (3, 6)
  • Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals (3, 6)

The Warfield Avenue Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 4, 5 & 10)

  • Bruce Dukov – concertmaster
  • Suzie Katayama – manager, copyist
  • Jim Lacefield and Paul Zibits – bass
  • Ernie Ehrhardt, Maurice Grants, Suzie Katayama and Harry Shlutz – cello
  • Amy Shulman – harp
  • Renita Koven and Jimbo Ross – viola
  • Doug Cameron, Joel Deuroin, Marci Dicterow, Joseph Goodman, Peter Kent, Gina Kronstadt-Fields, Dimitrie Leivici, Sid Page, Charles Veal Jr., Shari Zippert and Michelle Zival-Fox – violin
  • Renee Grizzell and Ronald Landringer – piccolo flute
  • Steven Holtman and Alex IIes – trombone
  • Bob Findley, Walter Johnson and Robert O'Donnel Jr. – trumpet
  • Michael Fisher and Scott Higgins – mallets

Production

  • Producers – David Benoit and Allen Sides
  • Executive Producers – Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen
  • Recorded and Mixed by Allen Sides and Bill Schnee
  • Post-Production Editing – Joseph Doughney and Michael Landey
  • Editing at The Review Room (New York City, NY).
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
  • Technical Coordinator – Jeff Fair
  • Production Coordination – Suzanne Sherman and Shari Sutcliffe
  • Project Coordinator – William Anderson
  • Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
  • Graphic Design – David Gibb, Jacki McCarthy, Andy Ruggirello and Dan Serrano.
  • Photography – Michael Going
  • Additional Photography – Steve Anderson, Jana Angeles and Felicia Martinez.
  • Management – Fitzgerald / Hartley Co.

Charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[1] 3

References

  1. "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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