Right Here, Right Now (David Benoit album)

Right Here, Right Now is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 2003, and recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #10 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

Right Here, Right Now
Studio album by David Benoit
Released	October 14, 2003
Recorded	2003
Studio	Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California) Brauntasoarus Studios and Rupert House (Woodland Hills, California) Castle Oaks Studios (Calabasas, California) Bay 7 Studios (Village Valley, California)
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:17
Label	GRP
Producer	Rick Braun
David Benoit chronology
Fuzzy Logic (2002) Right Here, Right Now (2003) The Benoit/Freeman Project 2 (2004)

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit; except where indicated

1. "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) - 5:23
2. "Right Here, Right Now" (David Benoit, Rick Braun) - 4:38
3. "Le Grand" (David Benoit, Michael Forman) - 5:27
4. "Don't Know Why" (Jesse Harris) - 4:32
5. "Jellybeans and Chocolate" (David Benoit, Rick Braun) - 5:13
6. "Third Encounter" - 5:45
7. "Swingin' Waikiki" - 5:37
8. "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" (James Taylor) - 4:12
9. "Wistful Thinking" - 4:32
10. "Quiet Room" - 3:58

Personnel

• David Benoit – acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano (1), arrangements (1–7, 9, 10), string pad (2), synthesizer programming (2), Fender Rhodes (5), Hammond B3 organ (5), string arrangements and conductor (8)
• Pat Kelley – guitar (1, 3, 4, 7–10)
• Tony Maiden – guitar (1, 5)
• Randy Jacobs – guitar (2)
• Peter White – guitar solo (8)
• Kevin Axt – bass (1, 4, 8)
• Nathan East – bass (3, 6)
• Freddie Washington – bass (5)
• Dean Taba – bass (6, 7, 9, 10)
• Land Richards – drums (1, 4, 6, 8)
• Bud Harner – drums (2)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (3, 5, 6)
• Jeff Olson – drums (7, 9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
• Luis Conte – percussion (2)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (5)
• Brad Dutz – percussion (8)
• Euge Groove – tenor saxophone (5)
• Andy Suzuki – tenor saxophone (7, 9)
• Nick Lane – trombone (1, 2), horn arrangements (1, 2, 5)
• Brian Culbertson – trombone (5)
• Rick Braun – trumpet (1), party and fun stuff effects (1), arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 6), horn arrangements (1, 2, 5), synthesizer programming (2), computer programming (6), flugelhorn (10)
• Wayne Bergeron – trumpet (2)

Strings (Track 8)

• Suzie Katayama – contractor
• Sid Page – concertmaster
• Anna Bonn, John Eidsvoog, Julie Eidsvoog and Suzie Katayama – copyists
• Kevin Axt, Dom Genova and David Stone – bass
• Larry Corbett, Dan Smith and Rudy Stein – cello
• Denyse Buffum, Carole Mukogawa, Jimbo Ross and Evan Wilson – viola
• Eve Butler, Susan Chatman, Kirsten Fife, Larry Greenfield, Sara Parkins, Alyssa Park, Cameron Patrick, Anatoly Rosinsky, John Wittenberg and Margaret Wooten – violin

Production

• Rick Braun – producer
• Clark Germain – tracking engineer, mixing
• Steve Sykes – tracking engineer, mixing
• Jeff Davis – technical assistant
• Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Bud Harner – A&R direction
• Marsha Black – A&R administration
• Yvonne Wish – project coordinator
• John Newcott – release coordinator
• Kelly Pratt – release coordinator
• Hollis King – art direction
• Rika Ichiki – design
• Rocky Schenck – photography
• Ron Moss at Chapman & Co. Management – management

Charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums[1]	10