2012 studio album by Chris Botti
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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 [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ] Chris Botti – trumpet, 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, 5-7, 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) Bill Linnane - piano (13) Production [ edit ] Bobby Colomby – producer (1-8, 10-12), management Walter Afanasieff – producer (9) Mark Knopfler – producer (13) Allen Sides – mixing, engineer (1-12), recording (1, 4, 6, 10), instrumental recording (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 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, 10-12) 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
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