Heroes (David Benoit album)

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Heroes
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Studio album by
David Benoit
Released2008
Recorded2007 at Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Genre Jazz
Length39:51
Label Peak
Producer David Benoit
David Benoit chronology
Full Circle
(2006)		Heroes
(2008)		Earthglow
(2010)

Heroes is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 2008 and recorded for the Peak label. [1] The album is Benoit's tribute to his musical 'heroes' who influenced his career, including Bill Evans, Dave Brubeck, and Dave Grusin.

Contents

Heroes reached No. 9 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

  1. "Mountain Dance" (Dave Grusin) - 4:04
  2. "Human Nature" (John Bettis, Steve Porcaro) - 4:12
  3. "Your Song" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) - 3:49
  4. "Light My Fire" (Robbie Krieger, John Densmore, Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek) - 4:00
  5. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis) - 4:19
  6. "She's Leaving Home" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:35
  7. "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) - 3:20
  8. "You Look Good to Me" (Walter Donaldson) - 2:56
  9. "Waltz for Debby" (Bill Evans) - 5:03*
  10. "A Twisted Little Etude" (David Benoit) - 2:29
  11. "Blue Rondo à la Turk" (Dave Brubeck) - 5:00

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [2] 9

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References

  1. ↑ "DAVID BENOIT - Heroes". JazzMusicArchives.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. ↑ "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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