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A true elder statesman of contemporary jazz (whose seminal mid-'80s recordings helped pave the way for the smooth jazz genre), pianist David Benoit stayed relevant, fresh, and funky due to three factors -- brilliant melodies, stylistic diversity from track to track, and working with hip, edgy producers. Rick Braun co-produced two of Benoit's recent, similarly brilliant offerings, Professional Dreamer (1999) and Fuzzy Logic (2001), and on Right Here, Right Now assumes the helm fully, guiding Benoit through a wide terrain of musical territory, sometimes adding his own trumpet expertise. There's the ongoing fun of funk/soul triumphs like "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock's classic fashioned with the old-school bounce of another Benoit influence, Ramsey Lewis), the retro-minded title track, and the brassy jam "Jellybeans and Chocolate" (featuring Brian Culbertson and Euge Groove). Benoit's more thoughtful side emerges on the film score-like "Le Grand," an unofficial tribute to the style of Michel Legrand featuring a dense percussion atmosphere, and the understated, melancholy "Quiet Room," a tribute to Benoit's late father (featuring Braun and guitarist Pat Kelley) and something of a sequel to his Grammy-nominated piece "Dad's Room." Benoit's other stops include hitching posts in "Swingin' Waikiki" (ah, the joy of bossa, featuring saxman Andy Suzuki) and a mystical, bass-throbbing "Third Encounter." Aside from his occasional Vince Guaraldi reduxes, Benoit with a few exceptions never much relied on cover tunes, but here includes two besides the Hancock tune -- a dreamy "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" with Peter White and an orchestra, and a sparse easy listening cover of "Don't Know Why." Years passed, smooth jazz radio kept playing his oldies, yet his new stuff kept getting better and better.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
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Nick Lane, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Land Richards, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, ComposerLyricist - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - TONY MAIDEN, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Benoit, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK BRAUN, Producer, Trumpet, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Axt, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Kelley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK BRAUN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Land Richards, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK BRAUN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mitchel Forman, ComposerLyricist - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Axt, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Kelley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Land Richards, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Harris, ComposerLyricist - David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Axt, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Kelley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brian Culbertson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Washington, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lenny Castro, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - TONY MAIDEN, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Euge Groove, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - RICK BRAUN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nathan East, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Land Richards, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK BRAUN, Recording Arranger, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Kelley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Taba, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Land Richards, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Suzuki, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Kelley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Taba, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
JAMES TAYLOR, ComposerLyricist - Land Richards, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Page, Unknown, Other - David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter White, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Brad Dutz, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Eve Butler, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Greenfield, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Susan Chatman, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Axt, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Suzuki, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Kelley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Taba, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Fife Kirstin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Suzuki, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Kelley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Taba, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Olson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Benoit, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clark Germain, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RICK BRAUN, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Sykes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Kelley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dean Taba, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
A true elder statesman of contemporary jazz (whose seminal mid-'80s recordings helped pave the way for the smooth jazz genre), pianist David Benoit stayed relevant, fresh, and funky due to three factors -- brilliant melodies, stylistic diversity from track to track, and working with hip, edgy producers. Rick Braun co-produced two of Benoit's recent, similarly brilliant offerings, Professional Dreamer (1999) and Fuzzy Logic (2001), and on Right Here, Right Now assumes the helm fully, guiding Benoit through a wide terrain of musical territory, sometimes adding his own trumpet expertise. There's the ongoing fun of funk/soul triumphs like "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock's classic fashioned with the old-school bounce of another Benoit influence, Ramsey Lewis), the retro-minded title track, and the brassy jam "Jellybeans and Chocolate" (featuring Brian Culbertson and Euge Groove). Benoit's more thoughtful side emerges on the film score-like "Le Grand," an unofficial tribute to the style of Michel Legrand featuring a dense percussion atmosphere, and the understated, melancholy "Quiet Room," a tribute to Benoit's late father (featuring Braun and guitarist Pat Kelley) and something of a sequel to his Grammy-nominated piece "Dad's Room." Benoit's other stops include hitching posts in "Swingin' Waikiki" (ah, the joy of bossa, featuring saxman Andy Suzuki) and a mystical, bass-throbbing "Third Encounter." Aside from his occasional Vince Guaraldi reduxes, Benoit with a few exceptions never much relied on cover tunes, but here includes two besides the Hancock tune -- a dreamy "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" with Peter White and an orchestra, and a sparse easy listening cover of "Don't Know Why." Years passed, smooth jazz radio kept playing his oldies, yet his new stuff kept getting better and better.
© Jonathan Widran /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:04
- Main artists: David Benoit
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: GRP
- Genre: Jazz
© 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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