Fuzzy Logic (David Benoit album)

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Fuzzy Logic
Studio album by
David Benoit
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2002[1]
Recorded2001
StudioOcean Way Recording and Capitol Records Studio A (Hollywood, CA); O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, CA); Sonic Soundbox (San Pedro, CA); Brauntosoarus Studios (Woodland Hills, CA); Village Studios (London, UK)
GenreJazz
Length44:51
LabelGRP
ProducerDavid Benoit, Rick Braun, Stuart Wade, Bud Harner
David Benoit chronology
Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
(2000) 		Fuzzy Logic
(2002) 		Right Here, Right Now
(2003)

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 (1–10), 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)
  • Steve Holtman – trombone (2)
  • Nick Lane – trombone (2)
  • Rick Baptist – trumpet (2)
  • Jon Clarke – oboe (5, 10)
  • Richard Todd – French horn (5, 10)
  • Tim Weisberg – flute (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

  • Rick Braun – producer (1, 3, 7)
  • David Benoit – producer (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Stuart Wade – producer (6, 9)
  • Ben Harner – executive producer
  • Steve Sykes – recording and mixing (1, 3, 7)
  • Clark Germain – recording and mixing (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
  • Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer (3)
  • Mick Wilson – recording and mixing (6, 9)
  • Chris Bellman – mastering
  • 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
  • Mixed at The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA), Brauntosoarus Studios and Village Studios.
  • Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).

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.