Impressions

by Chris Botti

Overview

Trumpeter Chris Botti follows up his 2007 classical-themed album Italia and his smash 2009 concert album Live in Boston with 2012's Impressions. In many ways, Impressions combines the best of those two earlier albums by featuring more of the classical crossover and Latin-inflected style of Italia with a few pop reinterpretations and a handful of guest vocalists as in much of his previous work. Produced by famed fusion drummer and longtime Botti associate Bobby Colomby, Impressions is a languid and expertly crafted album in which Botti's burnished, lyrical trumpet tone is often framed against lush orchestrations via arrangers including Vince Mendoza, Gil Goldstein, and others. To these ends, we get a gorgeous take on Frederic Chopin's Prelude No. 20 in C Minor, a duet with opera star Andrea Bocelli on the David Foster/Botti composition "Per Te [For You]," and a moving, Miles Davis-inspired duo version of R. Kelly's "You Are Not Alone" featuring guitarist Leonardo Amuedo. Also intriguing are such cuts as Botti's brooding and sultry collaboration with jazz piano legend Herbie Hancock on "Tango Suite," his yearning, cinematic take on Astor Piazzolla's "Oblivion" with violinist Caroline Campbell, and his stark duet on the Gershwin standard "Summertime" with pianist Foster. Elsewhere, we get a Broadway-inspired rendition of Randy Newman's "Losing You" featuring country singer Vince Gill, a re-pairing with guitarist Amuedo on the classic "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," and an inspired interpretation of the Louis Armstrong number "What a Wonderful World" featuring guitarist/singer Mark Knopfler. As with most of Botti's oeuvre, Impressions is a lyrical, romantic, and impeccably produced album that makes the most of the trumpeter's generous skills. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	04/17/2012
Label:	Columbia
UPC:	0886919603521

Tracks

1. Prelude No. 20 in C Minor
2. Per Te [For You]
3. En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor
4. You Are Not Alone
5. Losing You
6. Tango Suite
7. Setembro
8. Oblivion
9. Sevdah
10. Summertime
11. Contigo en la Distancia
12. Over the Rainbow
13. What a Wonderful World

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chris Botti   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Mark Knopfler   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
David Foster   Primary Artist,Piano,Keyboards,Featured Artist
Vince Gill   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Caroline Campbell   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Andrea Bocelli   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Herbie Hancock   Primary Artist,Piano,Featured Artist
Billy Childs   Piano
Leonardo Amuedo   Guitar
Lisa Fischer   Choir/Chorus
Jim Cox   Piano
Alex Acuna   Percussion
Guy Fletcher   Fender Rhodes
William Ross   Conductor
Vinnie Colaiuta   Drums
Ian Thomas   Drums
Tanja Tzarovska   Vocals
Robert Hurst   Bass
Richard Bennett   Guitar (Acoustic)
Walter Afanasieff   Keyboards,Choir/Chorus
Ramon Stagnaro   Guitar
Glenn Worf   Bass
Pedro Eustache   Duduk
John Jarvis   Piano
Ben Foster   Conductor
Vince Mendoza   Conductor
David Hungate   Bass
Jaques Morelenbaum   Conductor

Technical Credits

E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Mark Knopfler   Producer
Jim Cox   Arranger
David Foster   Arranger,Composer
Haydn Bendall   Engineer
Herbie Hancock   Composer
Tyler Gordon   Engineer
Fiona Cruickshank   Pro-Tools
George Weiss   Composer
Eric Boulanger   Mastering
Jochem van der Saag   Engineer,Pro-Tools
Cesar Portillo De La Luz   Composer
Gilson Peranzzetta   Composer
Drew Bollman   Engineer
William Ross   Arranger
Tanja Tzarovska   Composer
Matt Rausch   Engineer
Joe Kearns   Engineer
Fabrizio Ferri   Photography
Dorothy Heyward   Composer
Matt Evers   Production Coordination
Gayle Holcomb   Booking
R. Kelly   Composer
Caroline Campbell   Orchestra Contractor
Walter Afanasieff   Arranger,Producer
Randy Newman   Composer
Jorge Vivo   Vocal Engineer
Isobel Griffiths   Orchestra Contractor
Astor Piazzolla   Composer
Tiziano Ferro   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Tim Lauber   Pro-Tools
Allen Sides   Engineer
Scott Moore   Pro-Tools
Bobby Colomby   Producer,Management
Harold Arlen   Composer
Frederic Chopin   Composer
Bob Thiele   Composer
Chris Botti   Arranger,Composer
Ivan Lins   Composer
Chuck Ainlay   Engineer
Vince Mendoza   Arranger
Gil Goldstein   Arranger
Gabriel Yared   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Doug Sax   Mastering
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Jaques Morelenbaum   Arranger
Joaquin Rodrigo   Composer