# Impressions (Chris Botti album)

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Impressions is the tenth studio album by American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, which was released on April 17, 2012 through Columbia Records. The album debuted and peaked No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart. On February 10, 2013, the album received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.

## Personnel

* Chris Botti – trumpet, arrangements (10)
* Billy Childs – acoustic piano (1, 7)
* Jim Cox – acoustic piano (2, 13), arrangements (13)
* David Foster – arrangements (2, 10, 11), acoustic piano (10), keyboards (11)
* John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano (5)
* Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano (6)
* Walter Afanasieff – keyboards (7, 9), arrangements (9), choir vocals (9)
* Geoffrey Keezer – acoustic piano (8)
* Guy Fletcher – Fender Rhodes (13)
* Leonardo Amuedo – guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12)
* Ramón Stagnaro – guitar (11)
* Mark Knopfler – electric guitar (13), vocals (13)
* Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (13)
* Robert Hurst – bass (1, 6, 7, 11)
* David Hungate – bass (5)
* Michael Valerio – bass (8)
* Glenn Worf – bass (13)
* Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1, 5-7, 11)
* Ian Thomas – drums (13)
* Alex Acuña – percussion (3, 9, 11)
* Pedro Eustache – duduk (9)
* Caroline Campbell – orchestra contractor (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12), violin (8)
* Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor (3, 7, 9, 13)
* Vince Mendoza – arrangements and conductor (1, 6)
* William Ross – arrangements and conductor (2, 5, 8, 11, 12), arrangements (9)
* Gil Goldstein – arrangements (3, 13)
* Jaques Morelenbaum – orchestra conductor (3, 13), arrangements and conductor (7)
* Ben Foster – orchestra conductor (9)
* Andrea Bocelli – vocals (2)
* Vince Gill – vocals (5)
* Lisa Fischer – choir vocals (9)
* Tanja Tzarovska – vocals (9)
* Bill Linnane - piano (13)

### Production

* Bobby Colomby – producer (1-8, 10-12), management
* Walter Afanasieff – producer (9)
* Mark Knopfler – producer (13)
* Allen Sides – mixing, engineer (1-12), recording (1, 4, 6, 10), instrumental recording (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12), orchestra recording (2, 5, 8, 11, 12)
* Jorge Vivo – vocal recording (2)
* Haydn Bendall – orchestra recording (3, 7, 9, 13), vocal recording (9)
* Drew Bollman – instrumental recording (5), vocal recording (5)
* Matt Rausch – instrumental recording (5), vocal recording (5)
* Tyler Gordon – keyboard recording (7, 9), choir vocal recording (9)
* Chuck Ainlay – engineer (13), recording (13)
* Joe Kearnes – second engineer (13)
* Scott Moore – Pro Tools operator (1-9, 11, 12)
* Tim Lauber – Pro Tools operator (2, 5, 8, 10-12)
* Jochem van der Saag – Pro Tools operator (2), instrumental recording (11)
* Fiona Cruikshank – Pro Tools operator (3, 7, 9, 13)
* Eric Boulanger – mastering
* Doug Sax – mastering
* Matt Evers – production coordinator
* Fabrizio Ferri – photography
* Archie Castillo – management
Studios
* Recorded at Ocean Way Recording and Newman Scoring Stage (Hollywood, CA); Chartmaker Studios (Malibu, CA); Record One (Los Angeles, CA); The House (New Canaan, CT); British Grove and AIR Lyndhurst Hall (London, UK).
* Mixed at Ocean Way Recording.
* Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Ojai, CA).

## Charts

| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
| Polish Albums Chart | 8 |
| US Billboard 200 | 32 |
| US Billboard Jazz Albums | 1 |