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2008 studio album by David Benoit
Heroes
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Released
| 2008
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Recorded
| 2007 at Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA).
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Genre
| Jazz
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Length
| 39
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51
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Label
| Peak
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Producer
| David Benoit
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Heroes
is an album by American pianist
David Benoit
released in 2008 and recorded for the Peak label.
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The album is Benoit's tribute to his musical 'heroes' who influenced his career, including
Bill Evans
,
Dave Brubeck
, and
Dave Grusin
.
Heroes
reached No. 9 on the
Billboard
Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Track listing
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- "Mountain Dance" (
Dave Grusin
) - 4:04
- "
Human Nature
" (
John Bettis
,
Steve Porcaro
) - 4:12
- "
Your Song
" (
Elton John
,
Bernie Taupin
) - 3:49
- "
Light My Fire
" (
Robbie Krieger
,
John Densmore
,
Jim Morrison
,
Ray Manzarek
) - 4:00
- "
Never Can Say Goodbye
" (
Clifton Davis
) - 4:19
- "
She's Leaving Home
" (
John Lennon
,
Paul McCartney
) - 3:35
- "
Song for My Father
" (
Horace Silver
) - 3:20
- "You Look Good to Me" (
Walter Donaldson
) - 2:56
- "
Waltz for Debby
" (
Bill Evans
) - 5:03*
- "A Twisted Little Etude" (David Benoit) - 2:29
- "
Blue Rondo a la Turk
" (
Dave Brubeck
) - 5:00
- "Waltz for Debby" (track 9) is incorrectly listed in the liner notes as "Waltz for Debbie"
Personnel
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- David Benoit ? pianos, synthesizers, arrangements and conductor
- David Hughes
? acoustic bass, electric bass
- Jamey Tate ? drums
- Brad Dutz
? percussion
- Andy Suzuki ? alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Cathy Biagini ? cello
- John Wang ? viola
- Yun Tang ? violin, concertmaster
- Darryl Tanikawa ? music contractor
Production
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- David Benoit ? producer
- Andi Howard ? executive producer
- Mark Wexler ? executive producer
- Clark Germain ? engineer, mixing
- Rob Montez ? assistant engineer
- Chris Bellman ? mastering at
Bernie Grundman Mastering
(Hollywood, CA).
- Valerie Ince ? A&R coordinator
- Yvonne Wish ? project coordinator
- Sonny Mediana ? art direction, design, photography
Charts
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Chart (2008)
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Peak
position
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US Jazz Albums (
Billboard
)
[2]
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9
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References
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