Fuzzy Logic (David Benoit album)

Album by David Benoit

Fuzzy Logic

Studio album by

David Benoit

Released| February 5, 2002[1]
Recorded| March–July 2001
Studio|

* Ocean Way Recording and Capitol Records Studio A (Hollywood, California)
* O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California)
* Sonic Soundbox (San Pedro, California)
* Brauntosoarus Studios (Woodland Hills, California)
* The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California)
* Village Studios (London, UK)

Genre| Jazz
Length| 44:51
Label| GRP
Producer|

* Rick Braun
* David Benoit
* Stuart Wade

David Benoit chronology
| Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
(2000)  | Fuzzy Logic
(2002)  | Right Here, Right Now
(2003)

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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

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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

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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

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* David Benoit – acoustic piano, 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)
* Tim Weisberg – flute (5, 8, 10)
* Jon Clarke – oboe (5, 10)
* Nick Lane – trombone (1, 2)
* Steve Holtman – trombone (2)
* Rick Baptist – trumpet (2)
* Richard Todd – French horn (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

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* Bud Harner – executive producer
* Rick Braun – producer (1, 3, 7)
* David Benoit – producer (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
* Stuart Wade – producer (6, 9)
* Steve Sykes – recording and mixing (1, 3, 7)
* Clark Germain – recording and mixing (2, 4, 5, 8, 10)
* Mick Wilson – recording and mixing (6, 9)
* Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer (3)
* Chris Bellman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
* 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
* The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management

## Charts

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Chart (2002)  | Peak
position

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Billboard Jazz Albums[5] | 6

## References

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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 March 9, 2013.

## External links

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* David Benoit-Fuzzy Logic at Discogs

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David Benoit

Studio albums|

* This Side Up
* Freedom At Midnight
* Every Step of the Way
* Urban Daydreams
* Waiting for Spring
* Inner Motion
* Shadows
* Letter to Evan
* Shaken Not Stirred
* Remembering Christmas
* American Landscape
* Professional Dreamer
* Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!
* Fuzzy Logic
* Right Here, Right Now
* Orchestral Stories
* Full Circle
* Heroes
* Earthglow
* Conversation

Compilation albums|

* The Best of David Benoit 1987–1995

Collaboration albums|

* The Benoit/Freeman Project
* The Benoit/Freeman Project 2
* 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas
* Jazz for Peanuts

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