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)

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.

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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