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
Personnel
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
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
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