''Saxophonic'' is the seventh studio album by saxophone player

Dave Koz David Stephen Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American saxophonist, composer, record producer, and radio personality based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Dave Koz was born in Encino, California, to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologis ...

. It was released by

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-base ...

on October 7, 2003. The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

Track listing

Personnel

– alto saxophone (1, 2, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13), arrangements (1, 2, 4–6, 8–11), soprano saxophone (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 5, 7), horn arrangements (3), sax section (13) *

Jeff Lorber Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for ''Prototype'' ...

–

Wurlitzer electric piano The Wurlitzer electronic piano is an electric piano manufactured and marketed by Wurlitzer from 1954 to 1983. Sound is generated by striking a metal reed with a hammer, which induces an electric current in a pickup. It is conceptually similar to ...

(1, 6),

clavinet The Clavinet is an electric clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds with rubber pads, each matching one of the keys and respond ...

(1), additional keyboards (1, 6), electric guitar (1, 6), arrangements (1, 6) *

Carl Sturken Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers are New York–based songwriters and record producers. They have produced hits for Ruben Studdard, Wild Orchid, Christina Aguilera and Evelyn Champagne King and helped build the career of Rihanna. In addition to ...

– keyboards (2, 8–10), electric guitar (2), bass programming (2, 8–10), drum programming (2, 8–10), arrangements (2, 8–10), guitars (8), acoustic guitar (10) *

Brian Culbertson Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is an American smooth jazz/ R&B/funk musician and producer. His instruments include the synthesizer, piano and trombone. Early life and career Culbertson was born in Decatur, Illinois. As a child, he wa ...

– keyboards (3, 12), synth bass (3), drum programming (3, 12), trombone (3), trumpet (3), arrangements (3, 12), horn arrangements (3), acoustic piano (12), sound effects (12) * Jeff Koz – keyboards (4, 5, 7, 11), bass programming (4, 5, 7), drum programming (4, 5, 7), arrangements (4, 5, 7, 11), acoustic guitar (5), effects (7), nylon acoustic guitar (11) * Brad Cole – acoustic piano (7), sax section arrangements (13) * Charles Crawford –

turntables A phonograph, later called a gramophone, and since the 1940s a record player, or more recently a turntable, is a device for the mechanical and analogue reproduction of sound. The sound vibration Waveform, waveforms are recorded as correspond ...

(9), DJ effects (9) * Norman Brown – guitar solo (1) *

Paul Jackson, Jr. Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...

– acoustic guitar (3), guitar pads (3), guitar effects (3) * Tony Maiden – wah wah guitars (3), "funk" guitars (3), electric guitar (6) * Michael Thompson – acoustic guitar (4, 5, 11, 12), electric guitar (4, 5, 7, 11, 12), guitar arrangements (4, 5, 7),

guitar synthesizer A guitar synthesizer is any one of a number of musical systems that allow a guitarist to access synthesizer capabilities. Overview Today's guitar synths are direct descendants of 1970s devices from manufacturers (often in partnership) such as ...

(7),

Ebow The EBow is an electronic device used for playing string instruments, most often the electric guitar. It was invented by the American guitarist Greg Heet in 1969 and introduced in 1976. The EBow uses a pickup and a magnetic feedback circuit to ...

(12) * Marc Antoine – nylon acoustic guitar solo (12) * Alex Al – bass (1, 6), electric bass (3, 12) *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts ...

– bass (4, 7), electric bass (11) * John Robinson – drums (1, 6) *

Gary Novak Gary Novak (born in 1969) is an American session drummer who has collaborated with numerous artists as varied as George Benson, Maynard Ferguson, Chick Corea Elektric Band, Brandon Fields, Lee Ritenour, Michael McDonald, Natalie Cole, David ...

– drums (7, 11) *

Lenny Castro Lenny Castro (born September 19, 1956) is an American percussionist from the Los Angeles area. He is one of the most prolific percussionists of all time, appearing on hundreds of albums, including those by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Adele, Maroon ...

– percussion (1, 4, 5, 7, 11) *

Bashiri Johnson Bashiri Johnson (born May 12, 1955) is an American percussionist, whose work has appeared on many records, as well as in commercials, films, television, video games, and concert performances. He is known to be one of the most recorded percussio ...

– African percussion (12), vocal effects (12) * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 6) *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', '' Rock with Y ...

– trumpet (1, 6),

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet, but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B♭, though ...

(1, 6), horn arrangements (1, 6) *

Chris Botti Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album, Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album Impressions ...

– trumpet (9) *

Evan Rogers Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers are New York–based songwriters and record producers. They have produced hits for Ruben Studdard, Wild Orchid, Christina Aguilera and Evelyn Champagne King and helped build the career of Rihanna. In addition to b ...

– arrangements (2, 8–10), backing vocals (8), vocal effects (9), vocals (10), whistle (10) * Larry Gold – string arrangements and conductor (8) * Jennie Lorenzo – cello (8) * Peter Nocella – viola (8) * Gloria Justin – violin (8) * Emma Kummrow – violin (8) * Igor Szwec – violin (8) *

Brian McKnight Brian Kainoa Makoa McKnight Sr. (born Brian Kelly McKnight; June 5, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, record producer, radio personality, and multi-instrumentalist. An Contemporary R&B, R&B performer, he is recognized for his strong ...

– lead vocals (2), backing vocals (2, 13), acoustic piano (13) *

Bobby Caldwell Robert Hunter Caldwell (August 15, 1951 – March 14, 2023) was an American singer and songwriter. He released several albums spanning R&B, soul, jazz, and adult contemporary. He is known for his soulful and versatile vocals. Caldwell release ...

– backing vocals (6) * John Stoddart – vocal effects (7) * Javier – lead and backing vocals (8) Handclaps on "Honey-Dipped" * Janice Dela Cruz, Lois Gleckman, Liz Healy, Hyman Katz, Audrey Koz, Dave Koz, Jeff Lorber, Gary Morris, Mel Pearlman and Mark Tungwarapotwitan

Production

* Dave Koz – executive producer, producer (1, 3–7, 11), co-producer (2, 8–10) * Jeff Lorber – producer (1, 6), recording (1, 6) * Evan Rogers – producer (2, 8–10) * Carl Sturken – producer (2, 8–10) * Brian Culbertson – producer (3, 12), recording (3, 12) * Jeff Koz – producer (4, 5, 7, 11), engineer (4, 5, 7, 11) * Brian McKnight – producer (13) * Dave Rideau – rhythm section recording (1, 6) * Al Hemberger – recording (2, 8–10) * Chris Wood – vocal recording (2), recording (13) * Mary Ann Souza – vocal recording assistant (2), recording assistant (13) * Dan Hart – engineer (4, 5, 7, 11) * Frank Nadasdy – engineer (4, 5, 7, 11) * Doug Rider – engineer (4, 5, 7, 11) * Jeff Chestek – strings recording (8) * John McGlinchey – strings recording assistant (8) * Louis Alfred III – percussion recording (12) * Brad Cole – sax section recording (13) * Peter Morkran – mixing at

Conway Studios Conway may refer to: Places United States * Conway, Arkansas * Conway County, Arkansas * Lake Conway, Arkansas * Conway, Florida * Conway, Iowa * Conway, Kansas * Conway, Louisiana * Conway, Massachusetts * Conway, Michigan * Conway To ...

(Hollywood, California) * Tony Flores – mix assistant * Seth Waldmann – mix assistant * Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California) * Wendy Goldstein – A&R * Natasha Bishop – project coordinator * Andrea Derby – production coordinator * Mary Fagot – art direction * George Mimnaugh – design * Elfie Semotan – photography * W.F. Leopold Management, Inc. – management

Charts

References

{{Authority control Dave Koz albums 2003 albums Albums produced by Brian McKnight Capitol Records albums 2000s instrumental albums