| Impressions | ||||
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| Released | April 17, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bobby Colomby, Walter Afanasieff, Mark Knopfler | |||
| Chris Botti chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Impressions is the tenth studio album by American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, which was released on April 17, 2012 through Columbia Records. The album debuted and peaked No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart.[2] On February 10, 2013, the album received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prelude No. 20 in C Minor" | Frédéric Chopin | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Per Te (For You)" (featuring Andrea Bocelli) | Chris Botti, David Foster, Tiziano Ferro | 4:25 |
| 3. | "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor" | Joaquín Rodrigo | 5:27 |
| 4. | "You Are Not Alone" | R. Kelly | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Losing You" (featuring Vince Gill) | Randy Newman | 6:11 |
| 6. | "Tango Suite" (featuring Herbie Hancock) | Botti, Hancock | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Setembro" | Ivan Lins | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Oblivion" (featuring Caroline Campbell) | Ástor Piazzolla | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Sevdah" | Gabriel Yared, Tanja Tzarovska | 5:47 |
| 10. | "Summertime" (featuring David Foster) | George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Contigo En La Distancia" | César Portillo de la Luz | 4:07 |
| 12. | "Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg | 3:21 |
| 13. | "What a Wonderful World" (featuring Mark Knopfler) | George David Weiss, Bob Thiele | 7:34 |
Personnel
- Chris Botti – trumpet (1-13), arrangements (10)
- Billy Childs – acoustic piano (1, 7)
- Jim Cox – acoustic piano (2, 13), arrangements (13)
- David Foster – arrangements (2, 10, 11), acoustic piano (10), keyboards (11)
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano (5)
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano (6)
- Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (7, 9), arrangements (9), choir vocals (9)
- Geoffrey Keezer – acoustic piano (8)
- Guy Fletcher – Fender Rhodes (13)
- Leonardo Amuedo – guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12)
- Ramón Stagnaro – guitar (11)
- Mark Knopfler – electric guitar (13), vocals (13)
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (13)
- Robert Hurst – bass (1, 6, 7, 11)
- David Hungate – bass (5)
- Michael Valerio – bass (8)
- Glenn Worf – bass (13)
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1, 5, 6, 7, 11)
- Ian Thomas – drums (13)
- Alex Acuña – percussion (3, 9, 11)
- Pedro Eustache – duduk (9)
- Caroline Campbell – orchestra contractor (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), violin (8)
- Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (3, 7, 9, 13)
- Vince Mendoza – arrangements and conductor (1, 6)
- William Ross – arrangements and conductor (2, 5, 8, 11, 12), arrangements (9)
- Gil Goldstein – arrangements (3, 13)
- Jaques Morelenbaum – orchestra conductor (3, 13), arrangements and conductor (7)
- Ben Foster – orchestra conductor (9)
- Andrea Bocelli – vocals (2)
- Vince Gill – vocals (5)
- Lisa Fischer – choir vocals (9)
- Tanja Tzarovska – vocals (9)
Production
- Bobby Colomby – producer (1-8, 10, 11, 12), management
- Walter Afanasieff – producer (9)
- Mark Knopfler – producer (13)
- Allen Sides – engineer (1-12), mixing (1-13), recording (1, 4, 6, 10), instrumental recording (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12), orchestra recording (2, 5, 8, 11, 12)
- Jorge Vivo – vocal recording (2)
- Haydn Bendall – orchestra recording (3, 7, 9, 13), vocal recording (9)
- Drew Bollman – instrumental recording (5), vocal recording (5)
- Matt Rausch – instrumental recording (5), vocal recording (5)
- Tyler Gordon – keyboard recording (7, 9), choir vocal recording (9)
- Chuck Ainlay – engineer (13), recording (13)
- Joe Kearnes – second engineer (13)
- Scott Moore – Pro Tools operator (1-9, 11, 12)
- Tim Lauber – Pro Tools operator (2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12)
- Jochem van der Saag – Pro Tools operator (2), instrumental recording (11)
- Fiona Cruikshank – Pro Tools operator (3, 7, 9, 13)
- Eric Boulanger – mastering
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Matt Evers – production coordinator
- Fabrizio Ferri – photography
- Archie Castillo – management
- Studios
- Recorded at Ocean Way Recording and Newman Scoring Stage (Hollywood, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); Record One (Los Angeles, CA); The House (New Canaan, CT); British Grove and AIR Lyndhurst Hall (London, UK).
- Mixed at Ocean Way Recording.
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, CA).
Charts
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Polish Albums Chart[3] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200[2] | 32 |
| US Billboard Jazz Albums[2] | 1 |
References
- ↑ Collar, Matt. Chris Botti: Impressions > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Impressions - Chris Botti". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ↑ "OLiS - sales for the period 30.07.2012 - 05.08.2012". OLiS. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
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