The Benoit/Freeman Project 2

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Studio album by
Released2004
Recorded2004
Studio
  • Record One (Los Angeles)
  • The Tracking Room (Nashville)
Genre Jazz
Length46:23
Label Peak Records
Producer Russ Freeman and David Benoit
David Benoit and Russ Freeman chronology
Right Here, Right Now
(2003)
Drive
(2004)
Orchestral Stories
(2005)

The Benoit Freeman Project 2 is an collaboration album by American pianist David Benoit and American guitarist Russ Freeman released in 2004, and recorded for the Peak label. The album reached #7 on Billboard's Jazz chart.
Russ Freeman also serves as leader and frontman for the Rippingtons.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit and Russ Freeman; except where indicated

  1. "Palmetto Park" - 4:01
  2. "Via Nueve" - 5:17
  3. "Montecito" (Russ Freeman) - 4:40
  4. "Club Havana" (Russ Freeman) - 5:37
  5. "Two Survivors" (Al Anderson, Nicholas Gary) - 5:04
  6. "Samba" - 4:48
  7. "Moon Through the Window" (David Benoit) - 4:30
  8. "Struttin'" - 4:42
  9. "Stiletto Heels" - 4:12
  10. "Waiting for the Stars to Fall" (Russ Freeman) - 3:32

Personnel

The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 2, 5, 7 & 10):

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums [1] 7

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References

  1. "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.