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1992 studio album by David Benoit
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Letter to Evan is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1992, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #3 on Billboard ' s Jazz chart.
Title Writer(s) 1. "Letter to Evan " Bill Evans 5:12 2. "Waiting for Love" David Benoit 4:44 3. "On Golden Pond" Dave Grusin 4:11 4. "The Island" 4:37 5. "Looking Over Eastlake" David Benoit 3:47 6. "Knit for Mary F." Bill Evans 3:54 7. "Kathy's Waltz" Dave Brubeck 3:24 8. "Things Are Getting Better" David Benoit 2:59 9. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" 5:28 10. "Take 6" David Benoit 5:23 11. "Blues at Sunset" David Benoit 4:19 Total length: 47:58
David Benoit – acoustic piano (1–11), arrangements and conductor (1–11)
Peter Sprague – guitar (2, 10)
Larry Carlton – guitar (3, 4, 9, 11)
Dori Caymmi – guitar (8)
John Patitucci – bass (1, 2, 4, 6)
Steve Bailey – bass (3, 5, 8, 11)
Charnett Moffett – bass (7)
Dave Enos – bass (10)
Peter Erskine – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
Terri Lyne Carrington – drums (3, 8, 10), surdo (3, 8, 10), tambourine (3, 8, 10)
Al Foster – drums (7)
Luis Conte – percussion (5, 8)
Michael Fisher – percussion (8), pandeiro (8), whistle (8)
Jim Walker – flute (3)
James Thatcher – French horn (5)
Steve Erdody – cello (3)
Larry Corbett – cello (5)
Producers – David Benoit and Jeffrey Weber
Executive Producers – Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen
Recorded and Mixed by Allen Sides
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
Music Coordinator – Tim Aller
Production Coordinator – Michael Pollard
Art Production – Richard Veloso
Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
Front Cover Art – Reid Philip Weimer
Graphic Design – Scott Johnson, Sonny Mediana, Andy Ruggirello and Dan Serrano.
Black and White Photography – Bill Loving
Color Photography – Dennis Keeley
Liner Notes – David Benoit
Billboard
Year
Chart
Position
1993
Traditional Jazz Albums
3[ 2]
Jazz Albums
50[ 3]
Studio albums Compilation albums Collaboration albums