American Landscape (David Benoit album)

American Landscape
Studio album by David Benoit
Released	1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	29th Street Studios (Torrance, California) The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California) CTS Studios (Wembley, UK)
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:40
Label	GRP
Producer	Al Schmitt David Benoit
David Benoit chronology
Remembering Christmas (1996) American Landscape (1997) Professional Dreamer (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

American Landscape is an album by the American pianist David Benoit. It was released in 1997 via the GRP label. The album reached No. 7 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic noted that "the energetic closer 'Speed Racer' builds from a soft orchestral intro into a full-on Western horse race between Benoit and banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck, then combines a jazz trio with a dramatic orchestral underscore."

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by David Benoit.

1. "American Landscape" - 4:23
2. "Max's Boogie" - 4:23
3. "Lost in Tokyo" - 3:35
4. "If I Can Believe" - 6:23
5. "A Personal Story" - 4:54
6. "Rue de la Soleil" - 4:24
7. "Saying Goodbye" - 4:53
8. "Mr. Rodriguez's Opus" - 4:54
9. "Speed Racer" - 5:51

Personnel

• David Benoit – acoustic piano, arrangements (1–4, 6, 7), orchestra arrangements and conductor (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
• Pat Kelley – fretted instruments (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
• Béla Fleck – banjo (1, 9)
• Dean Parks – guitar (2, 3, 6, 7)
• Nathan East – bass (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
• Ken Wild – bass (2, 3, 6, 7)
• John Robinson – drums (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)
• Carlos Vega – drums (2, 3, 6, 7)
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Poncho Sanchez – congas (8)
• Tommy Morgan – harmonica (1, 9)
• Eric Marienthal – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (8)
• David Blumberg – arrangements (5, 8, 9)
• The London Symphony Orchestra – orchestra (1, 4, 5, 8, 9)

Production

• Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
• David Benoit – producer
• Al Schmitt – producer, engineer, mixing
• Bill Smith – engineer
• David Nottingham – second engineer
• Luis Rodriguez – second engineer
• Toby Woods – second engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• Ken Gruberman at Quill Music Services – music preparation
• Dianna Mich Newell – project coordinator
• Hollis King – art direction
• Kevin Gaor – graphic design
• Will Klemm – illustration
• Tracy Lamonica – photography
• Sally Field – liner notes
• Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	7

External links

• David Benoit-American Landscape at Discogs