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Fuzzy Logic (David Benoit album)

Fuzzy Logic is an album by American pianist David Benoit released on February 5, 2002, and recorded for the GRP label.[1] The album reached #6 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart. "Then the Morning Comes", a cover of the 1999 single by American rock group Smash Mouth, received play on smooth jazz radio in the United States.[1][2]

Critical reception

The album received a score of four stars out of five from AllMusic.[1] An album review for PopMatters, written by Maurice Bottomley, opined that the record contained "no jazz to speak of, just well arranged incidental music".[3] Writing in the February 16, 2002, issue of Billboard, critic Steve Graybow praised the album's funk influences and its use of a live drummer rather than programmed drums, concluding that the album "allows the music to breathe in a way heard all too infrequently in the smooth jazz genre."[4] Billboard further gave the album a "pick" designation, denoting that the album was expected to debut within the top half of its respective chart.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit; except where indicated

  1. "Snap!" (David Benoit, Rick Braun) - 4:24
  2. "Fuzzy Logic" - 5:09
  3. "Someday Soon" (David Benoit, Rick Braun) - 4:55
  4. "Then the Morning Comes" (John Barry, Greg Camp) - 3:35
  5. "Reflections" - 4:03
  6. "Coming Up for Air" (Stuart Wade, Neil Angilley, David Benoit) - 4:56
  7. "You Read My Mind" (David Benoit, Rick Braun, Stan Sargeant) - 4:51
  8. "War of the S.U.V.'s" - 4:44
  9. "Tango in Barbados" (Stuart Wade, Neil Angilley, David Benoit) - 4:13
  10. "One Dream at a Time (June's Song)" - 2:51

Personnel

  • David Benoit – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ (2, 4, 8), arrangements (2, 4, 5, 8, 10), conductor (5, 10)
  • Rick Braun – programming (1, 7), trumpet (1, 2, 8), arrangements (1, 3, 7)
  • Neil Angilley – keyboards (6, 9)
  • Dave Tyler – programming (6, 9)
  • Ross Bolton – guitar (1)
  • Pat Kelly – guitar (2, 5, 8), lead guitar (4)
  • Tony Maiden – guitar (2), rhythm guitar (4)
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (3)
  • Ian Crabtree – guitar (6, 9)
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass (2, 4, 8)
  • Roberto Vally – bass (3)
  • Dean Taba – bass (5)
  • Phil Mulford – bass (6, 9)
  • Stan Sargeant – bass (7)
  • Steve Ferrone – drums (2, 4, 8)
  • Jeff Olson – drums (5)
  • Brad Dutz – percussion (3, 8)
  • Larry Bunker – vibraphone (4, 5)
  • Scott Breadman – percussion (7)
  • Mick Wilson – timbales (9)
  • Andy Suzuki – saxophone (2, 8)
  • Tim Weisberg – flute (5, 8, 10)
  • Jon Clarke – oboe (5, 10)
  • Nick Lane – trombone (1, 2)
  • Steve Holtman – trombone (2)
  • Rick Baptist – trumpet (2)
  • Richard Todd – French horn (5, 10)
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestra contractor (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Ken Gruberman – music preparation (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Stuart Wade – arrangements (6, 9)

Production

  • Bud Harner – executive producer
  • Rick Braun – producer (1, 3, 7)
  • David Benoit – producer (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Stuart Wade – producer (6, 9)
  • Steve Sykes – recording and mixing (1, 3, 7)
  • Clark Germain – recording and mixing (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Mick Wilson – recording and mixing (6, 9)
  • Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer (3)
  • Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Yvonne Wish – production coordinator
  • John Newcott – release coordinator
  • Kelly Pratt – release coordinator
  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Rika Ichiki – design
  • Dave Ellis – illustration
  • Rocky Schenck – photography
  • The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[5] 6

References

  1. ^ a b c d Collar, Matt. "Fuzzy Logic Review". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "R&R Smooth Jazz Top 30 (March 21, 2003)" (PDF). Radio & Records (1496): 61. March 21, 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Bottomley, Maurice (February 4, 2002). "David Benoit: Fuzzy Logic". PopMatters. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Graybow, Steve (February 16, 2002). "Reviews & Previews: Jazz". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 7. p. 19. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "David Benoit US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.