Night Sessions is the fourth studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. This is his first album to be released by Columbia Records on October 2, 2001.

Night Sessions
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2001
GenreJazz
Length52:20
LabelColumbia
ProducerKipper
Chris Botti chronology
Slowing Down the World
(1999)
Night Sessions
(2001)
December
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

I had been on the road for two straight years when I found myself with a window of only ten weeks to write and record this album. I felt energized by the challenge and asked my friend, Kipper, to co-write and produce. Renting a house in the Hollywood Hills where we could work and live, with ample room for other musicians and friends, we started composing material. We sensed freedom after dark - the phone was quieter and there were less distractions around the house as the light of the LA basin began to glow. We recorded only after the sun had set, often until it rose the next morning. These are the "Night Sessions." Enjoy. Chris Botti

— Chris Botti, CD insert

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lisa"Chris Botti, Kipper, Dominic Miller5:08
2."Miami Overnight"Botti, Kipper, Billy Childs4:34
3."Streets Ahead"Botti, Kipper3:43
4."Interlude"Botti, Kipper, Childs0:30
5."All Would Envy"Sting5:01
6."Best Time"Botti, Kipper5:01
7."When I See You"Botti, Kipper4:16
8."You Move Me"Botti, Kipper, Marc Shulman, Camilla5:09
9."Blue Horizon"Botti, Kipper, Childs4:10
10."Light the Stars"Botti, Kipper4:42
11."Through an Open Window"Botti, Kipper, Miller, Jeff Young4:16
12."Easter Parade"Paul Buchanan, Paul Joseph Moore5:38

Personnel

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Production

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  • Executive Producer – Bobby Colomby
  • Producer – Kipper
  • Engineers – Chris Botti, Kevin Killen, Kipper and Christopher J. Roberts.
  • Additional Engineers – Rick Behrens, Jay Goin, Jimmy Hoyson, Matt Marrin, Jonathan Merritt, Fred Remmert and Ted Spencer.
  • Recorded at Sony Music Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Cedar Creek Recording (Austin, TX); Ted Spencer Recording (New York City, NY).
  • Mixing – Ed Cherney and Nathaniel Kunkel
  • Mix Assistant on Tracks 2, 7 & 10 – Wesley Seidman
  • Mixed at The Mix Room (Burbank, CA); The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA); Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA); Record Plant (New York City, NY).
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York City, NY).
  • Art Direction and Design – Mary Maurer
  • Silhouettes – Isabel Snyder
  • Photography – Fabrizio Ferri

Charts

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Chart (2001) Peak
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US Top Jazz Albums[2] 4

References

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  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Chris Botti: Night Sessions > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Night Sessions - Chris Botti". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2011.