Dave Koz is the 1990 debut album by Dave Koz. It was released on Capitol Records on September 25, 1990. Koz co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks, as well as having a reworking of the Richard Marx hit "Endless Summer Nights". He is supported by various people depending on the song.[2]

Dave Koz
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1990
RecordedNovember 1989 – May 7, 1990
StudioStudio Ultimo and The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA); JHL Sound (Pacific Palisades, CA); Ground Control and Soundcastle (Santa Monica, CA); Entourage Studios, The Lighthouse, Kingsound Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Baby'O Recorders (Hollywood, CA); Knobworld (Echo Park, CA); Bunny Hop Studios (Sherman Oaks, CA); O'Henry Sound Studios and The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); The Loft Recording Studios (Bronxville, NY); The Sandbox Studios (Easton, CT).
GenreSmooth jazz
Length51:41
LabelCapitol
Producer
Dave Koz chronology
Dave Koz
(1990)
Lucky Man
(1993)
Singles from Dave Koz
  1. "Emily"
    Released: March 1990
  2. "Nothing But The Radio On"
    Released: May 1990
  3. "Castle of Dreams"
    Released: February 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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  1. "So Far from Home" (Koz, Lorber) - 6:10
  2. "Emily" (Bobby Caldwell, Koz, Lorber) - 5:30
  3. "Give It Up" (Koz, Lorber, Marx) - 5:53
  4. "Nothing but the Radio On" (featuring Joey Diggs) (Klaven, S. Rose, G. Rose) - 4:31
  5. "Castle of Dreams" (Koz, Jeff Koz) - 5:00
  6. "Endless Summer Nights" (Richard Marx) - 5:01
  7. "Love of My Life" (featuring Cole Basquē) Koz, Elliott Wolff) - 4:24
  8. "Art of Key Noise" (Koz, Claude Gaudette) - 0:27
  9. "Perfect Stranger" (Koz, Rogers, Sturken) - 4:34
  10. "If Love Is All We Have" (featuring Cole Basquē) (Davidovicci, Derry, Homms) - 4:27
  11. "Yesterday's Rain" (Koz, Rogers, Sturken) - 5:51

Production

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  • Allen Kovac – executive producer
  • Bruce Lundvall – executive producer
  • Dave Koz – producer (1, 2, 3, 5), co-producer (6, 10), associate producer (9, 11)
  • Jeff Lorber – producer (1, 2, 3), recording (1, 2, 3), additional producer (4)
  • Steve Barri – producer (4)
  • Tony Peluso – producer (4), recording (4), mixing (4)
  • Jeff Koz – producer (5)
  • Claude Gaudette – producer (6)
  • Randy Nicklaus – producer (6)
  • Elliot Wolff – producer (7), recording (7)
  • Evan Rogers – producer (9, 11)
  • Carl Sturken – producer (9, 11)
  • Bruce Sugar – recording (5)
  • Howard Lee Wolen – recording (6)
  • Francis Buckley – recording (9, 11)
  • Matt Noble – recording (9, 11)
  • Eddie King – recording (10)
  • Gabriel Moffat – second engineer (1, 2, 5)
  • Fawn Rogers – second engineer (1, 2, 3)
  • Nick Els – second engineer (5)
  • Jeff DeMorris – second engineer (9, 11)
  • Sally Browder – second engineer (10)
  • Rob Ruscoe – second engineer (10)
  • Alan Meyerson – mixing (1, 2)
  • Keith Cohen – mixing (3)
  • Steve Peck – mixing (5, 6, 7)
  • Darrell Gustamacho – mixing (9, 11)
  • Neal Pogue – mix assistant (1, 2, 3)
  • Joel Stoner – mix assistant (4)
  • John Schmit – mix assistant (5, 6, 7)
  • Mike Harlow – mix assistant (9, 11)
  • Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA)
  • Mark Sullivan – production coordinator
  • Julie Barri – production coordinator (4)
  • Dean Freeman – photography
  • Jeffrey Fey – art direction
  • Tommy Steele – art direction

Personnel

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  • Dave Koz – alto saxophone (1, 3-7, 9), soprano saxophone (2, 6, 9, 10, 11), EWI (2, 6), arrangements (5), baritone saxophone (7, 9), tenor saxophone (7, 9, 10), saxophone key (8), breath noise (8), backing vocals (9)
  • Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 2, 3), guitars (1, 3), drum programming (1, 2, 3), additional keyboards (4)
  • Jim Lang – keyboards (4), drum programming (4), arrangements (4)
  • Jeff Koz – keyboards (5), guitars (5), drum programming (5), arrangements (5), backing vocals (9)
  • Claude Gaudette – additional keyboards (4, 5), keyboards (6, 10), drum programming (6, 10), arrangements (6, 10)
  • Elliot Wolff – keyboards (7), drum programming (7)
  • Carl Sturken – keyboards (9, 11), drum programming (9, 11)
  • Buzz Feiten – guitars (1, 2, 3)
  • Charles Fearing – guitars (4)
  • Carlos Rios – air guitar (5)
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (7, 10)
  • Alec Milstein – electric bass (1, 4)
  • Randy Jacksonfretless bass (2)
  • Matt Bissonette – fretless bass (5)
  • Sylvain Bolduc – bass sound design (6, 10)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 3)
  • Billy Lewis – cymbal rolls (2)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (5, 6)
  • Steve Reid – percussion (9, 11)
  • Kevin Cloud – snare drum (11)
  • Judd Miller – EWI programming (2, 6), Yamaha WX7 programming (5)
  • Tom ScottYamaha WX7 (5)
  • Tony Peluso – arrangements (4)
  • Randy Nicklaus – arrangements (6)
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 6)
  • Joey Diggs – lead vocals (4), backing vocals (4)
  • Marva Barnes – backing vocals (4)
  • Portia Griffin – backing vocals (4)
  • Bunny Hull – backing vocals (6)
  • Gigi Shuttleworth – backing vocals (6)
  • Cole Basqué – lead vocals (7, 10)
  • Elisa Fiorillo – backing vocals (9)
  • Michelle Gilgan – backing vocals (9)
  • Audrey Koz – backing vocals (9)
  • Evan Rogers – backing vocals (9), lead vocals (11)
  • Mark Schulman – backing vocals (9)

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Dave Koz official website". Archived from the original on 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2009-03-14.