Impressions (Chris Botti album)

Impressions
Studio album by Chris Botti
Released	April 17, 2012
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:59
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bobby Colomby Walter Afanasieff Mark Knopfler
Chris Botti chronology
Live in Boston (2009) Impressions (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prelude No. 20 in C Minor"	Frédéric Chopin	4:55
2.	"Per Te (For You)" (featuring Andrea Bocelli)	Chris Botti, David Foster, Tiziano Ferro	4:25
3.	"En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor"	Joaquín Rodrigo	5:27
4.	"You Are Not Alone"	R. Kelly	3:23
5.	"Losing You" (featuring Vince Gill)	Randy Newman	6:11
6.	"Tango Suite" (featuring Herbie Hancock)	Botti, Hancock	6:38
7.	"Setembro"	Ivan Lins	3:04
8.	"Oblivion" (featuring Caroline Campbell)	Ástor Piazzolla	4:23
9.	"Sevdah"	Gabriel Yared, Tanja Tzarovska	5:47
10.	"Summertime" (featuring David Foster)	George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward	3:42
11.	"Contigo En La Distancia"	César Portillo de la Luz	4:07
12.	"Over the Rainbow"	Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg	3:21
13.	"What a Wonderful World" (featuring Mark Knopfler)	George David Weiss, Bob Thiele	7:34

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

Studios

• Recorded at Ocean Way Recording and Newman Scoring Stage (Hollywood, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); Record One (Los Angeles, CA); The House (New Canaan, CT); British Grove and AIR Lyndhurst Hall (London, UK).
• Mixed at Ocean Way Recording.
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, CA).

Charts

Chart performance for Impressions

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [3]	62
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [4]	8
US Billboard 200 [5]	32
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [2]	1

References

1. Collar, Matt. Chris Botti: Impressions > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
2. "Chris Botti Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
3. "Albums : Top 100". Jam! . April 18, 2012. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
4. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
5. "Chris Botti Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2025.