Heroes (David Benoit album)

Heroes
Studio album by David Benoit
Released 2008
Recorded 2007 at Paramount Studios - Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Length 39:51
Label Peak
Producer David Benoit
David Benoit chronology
Full Circle
(2006)Full Circle2006
Heroes
(2008)
Earthglow
(2010)String Module Error: Match not found2010

Heroes is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 2008, and recorded for the Peak label. The album is Benoit's tribute to his musical 'heroes' who influenced his career, including Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, and Dave Grusin.
Heroes reached #9 on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

  1. Mountain Dance (written by: Dave Grusin) - 4:04
  2. Human Nature (John Bettis / Steve Porcaro) - 4:12
  3. Your Song (Elton John / Bernie Taupin) - 3:49
  4. Light My Fire (Robbie Krieger / John Densmore / Jim Morrison / Ray Manzarek) - 4:00
  5. Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis) - 4:19
  6. She's Leaving Home (John Lennon / Paul McCartney) - 3:35
  7. Song for My Father (Horace Silver) - 3:20
  8. Waltz for Debby (Bill Evans) - 5:03*
  9. A Twisted Little Etude (David Benoit) - 2:29
  10. Blue Rondo à la Turk (Dave Brubeck) - 5:00
  • "Waltz for Debby" (track 8) is incorrectly listed in the liner notes as "Waltz for Debbie"

Personnel

  • David Benoit - piano, synthesizer
  • David Hughes - bass
  • Jamey Tate - drums
  • Brad Dutz - percussion
  • Andy Suzuki - saxophone

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[1] 9

References

  1. "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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