Freedom at Midnight (album)

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.

Freedom at Midnight
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 1987
Recorded1987
StudioOcean Way Recording, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz, jazz funk
Length47:58
LabelGRP
ProducerJeffrey Weber
David Benoit chronology
This Side Up
(1986)
Freedom at Midnight
(1987)
Every Step of the Way
(1988)

Track listing

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All tracks written by David Benoit; except as noted.

  1. "Freedom at Midnight" (David Benoit, Nathan East) - 4:14
  2. "Along the Milky Way" - 4:08
  3. "Kei's Song" - 4:39
  4. "The Man With The Panama Hat" - 4:18
  5. "Pieces Of Time" - 3:16
  6. "Morning Sojourn" - 4:22
  7. "Tropical Breeze" - 4:43
  8. "Passion Walk" - 5:13
  9. "Del Sasser" (Sam Jones, Donald Wolf) - 6:03
  10. "The Last Goodbye" - 5:52

Personnel

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Source:[1]

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

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  • 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

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Chart (1988) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[2] 5

References

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  1. ^ "David Benoit - Freedom At Midnight". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  2. ^ "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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