Inner Motion

Inner Motion is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1990, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #3 on Billboard's Jazz chart category.

Inner Motion
Studio album by David Benoit
Released	September 4, 1990
Recorded	1989–1990
Studio	Ocean Way Recording and Bill Schnee Studios (Hollywood, CA); Pyramid Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Pack's Place (Sunland, CA)
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:18
Label	GRP
Producer	David Benoit, Allen Sides
David Benoit chronology
Waiting for Spring (1989) Inner Motion (1990) Shadows (1991)

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit; except where indicated

1. "M.W.A. (Musicians With Attitude)" (David Benoit, Marcel East, Nathan East) - 4:38
2. "Coconut Roads" - 3:45
3. "Every Corner of The World" (David Benoit, David Pack) - 5:24
4. "6-String Poet" - 5:14
5. "Houston" - 4:54
6. "Along Love's Highway" - 3:44
7. "Deep Light" - 4:21
8. "El Camino Real" (Eddie Arkin, David Benoit) - 4:42
9. "South East Quarter" - 4:56
10. "A Last Request" - 2:40

Personnel

• David Benoit – arrangements and conductor, acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 8), synth brass (1), synth strings (1), electric piano (2, 3, 4, 6–10), Hammond B3 organ (6)
• Marcel East – synthesizer programming (1), drum machine (1)
• Pat Kelley – acoustic guitar (2, 8), electric guitar (2, 8)
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar (3, 6)
• Grant Geissman – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 7, 10), 12-string guitar (5), Spanish guitar (5), banjo (5), mandolin (5), electric guitar (9)
• Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (2, 3, 6, 8)
• Steve Bailey – Arco bass (4), acoustic bass (5), fretless bass (5), vertical bass (7), 6-string fretless bass (9, 10)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1)
• John Robinson – drums (2, 3, 6, 8)
• David Derge – drums (4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
• Michael Fisher – percussion (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
• Steve Forman – percussion (3, 6, 7, 9)
• Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (2, 8)
• Eric Marienthal – soprano saxophone (7, 10)
• Gary Herbig – clarinet (2, 8)
• Doug Cameron – violin solo (5)
• David Pack – lead vocals (3, 6), vocal arrangements (3, 6)
• Melinda Chatman – backing vocals (3, 6)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (3, 6)
• Jean McClain – backing vocals (3, 6)
• Chuck Sabatino – backing vocals (3, 6)

The Warfield Avenue Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 4, 5 & 10)

• Bruce Dukov – concertmaster
• Suzie Katayama – manager, copyist
• Jim Lacefield and Paul Zibits – bass
• Ernie Ehrhardt, Maurice Grants, Suzie Katayama and Harry Shlutz – cello
• Amy Shulman – harp
• Renita Koven and Jimbo Ross – viola
• Doug Cameron, Joel Deuroin, Marci Dicterow, Joseph Goodman, Peter Kent, Gina Kronstadt-Fields, Dimitrie Leivici, Sid Page, Charles Veal Jr., Shari Zippert and Michelle Zival-Fox – violin
• Renee Grizzell and Ronald Landringer – piccolo flute
• Steven Holtman and Alex IIes – trombone
• Bob Findley, Walter Johnson and Robert O'Donnel Jr. – trumpet
• Michael Fisher and Scott Higgins – mallets

Production

• Producers – David Benoit and Allen Sides
• Executive Producers – Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen
• Recorded and Mixed by Allen Sides and Bill Schnee
• Post-Production Editing – Joseph Doughney and Michael Landey
• Editing at The Review Room (New York City, NY).
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Technical Coordinator – Jeff Fair
• Production Coordination – Suzanne Sherman and Shari Sutcliffe
• Project Coordinator – William Anderson
• Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
• Graphic Design – David Gibb, Jacki McCarthy, Andy Ruggirello and Dan Serrano.
• Photography – Michael Going
• Additional Photography – Steve Anderson, Jana Angeles and Felicia Martinez.
• Management – Fitzgerald / Hartley Co.

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	3

External links

• David Benoit-Inner Motion at Discogs