The Benoit/Freeman Project 2

Drive
Studio album by David Benoit and Russ Freeman
Released	2004
Recorded	2004
Studio	Record One (Los Angeles) The Tracking Room (Nashville)
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:23
Label	Peak Records
Producer	Russ Freeman and David Benoit
David Benoit and Russ Freeman chronology
Right Here, Right Now (2003) Drive (2004) Orchestral Stories (2005)

The Benoit Freeman Project 2 is an collaboration album by American pianist David Benoit and American guitarist Russ Freeman released in 2004, and recorded for the Peak label. The album reached #7 on Billboard's Jazz chart.
Russ Freeman also serves as leader and frontman for the Rippingtons.

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Benoit and Russ Freeman; except where indicated

1. "Palmetto Park" - 4:01
2. "Via Nueve" - 5:17
3. "Montecito" (Russ Freeman) - 4:40
4. "Club Havana" (Russ Freeman) - 5:37
5. "Two Survivors" (Al Anderson, Nicholas Gary) - 5:04
6. "Samba" - 4:48
7. "Moon Through the Window" (David Benoit) - 4:30
8. "Struttin'" - 4:42
9. "Stiletto Heels" - 4:12
10. "Waiting for the Stars to Fall" (Russ Freeman) - 3:32

Personnel

• David Benoit – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Yamaha MOTIF 8, orchestra arrangements and conductor (2, 5, 7, 10)
• Russ Freeman – synthesizers, acoustic guitar, classical guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer
• Dave Carpenter – bass (2)
• Byron House – bass (6)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1, 4, 6–10)
• Peter Erskine – drums (2, 5)
• Luis Conte – percussion
• Chris Botti – trumpet (4, 8)
• David Pack – vocals (3)
• Vince Gill – vocals (5)

The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 2, 5, 7 & 10):

• Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster
• Julie Eidsvoog, John Eidsvoog and Suzie Katayama – music preparation
• Jennifer Kummer – French Horn
• Bobby Taylor – oboe
• Jack Jezioro and Craig Nelson – acoustic bass
• Anthony LaMarchina, Bob Mason and Carole Rabinowitz – cello
• Jim Grosjean, Gary Vanosdale and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
• David Angell, Janet Askey, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Gerald Greer, Lee Larrison, Cate Myer, Pamela Sixfin, Alan Umstead, Cathy Umstead and Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin

Production

• David Benoit – producer
• Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer, vocal producer (5)
• Andi Howard – executive producer, management (for Russ Freeman)
• Mark Wexler – executive producer
• Steve Bishir – engineer
• Clark Germain – engineer
• Jason Lefan – assistant engineer
• Tom Sweeney – assistant engineer
• Matt Weeks – assistant engineer
• Steve Sykes – mixing
• Robert Hadley – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Ron Moss (Chapman & Co.) – management (for David Benoit)

Studios

• Recorded at Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA); The Tracking Room (Nashville, TN); Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN).
• Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	7

External links

• Benoit/Freeman Project at Discogs