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Letter to Evan is an album by American pianist David Benoit released in 1992, recorded for the GRP label. The album reached #3 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

Letter to Evan
Studio album by David Benoit
Released	October 27, 1992
Recorded	1992
Studio	Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:58
Label	GRP
Producer	David Benoit, Jeffrey Weber
David Benoit chronology
Shadows (1991) Letter to Evan (1992) The Benoit/Freeman Project (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Personnel

• David Benoit – acoustic piano (1-11), arrangements and conductor (1-11)
• Peter Sprague – guitar (2, 10)
• Larry Carlton – guitar (3, 4, 9, 11)
• Dori Caymmi – guitar (8)
• John Patitucci – bass (1, 2, 4, 6)
• Steve Bailey – bass (3, 5, 8, 11)
• Charnett Moffett – bass (7)
• Dave Enos – bass (10)
• Peter Erskine – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
• Terri Lyne Carrington – drums (3, 8, 10), surdo (3, 8, 10), tambourine (3, 8, 10)
• Al Foster – drums (7)
• Luis Conte – percussion (5, 8)
• Michael Fisher – percussion (8), pandeiro (8), whistle (8)
• Jim Walker – flute (3)
• James Thatcher – French horn (5)
• Steve Erdody – cello (3)
• Larry Corbett – cello (5)

Production

• Producers – David Benoit and Jeffrey Weber
• Executive Producers – Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen
• Recorded and Mixed by Allen Sides
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).
• Music Coordinator – Tim Aller
• Production Coordinator – Michael Pollard
• Art Production – Richard Veloso
• Creative Director – Andy Baltimore
• Front Cover Art – Reid Philip Weimer
• Graphic Design – Scott Johnson, Sonny Mediana, Andy Ruggirello and Dan Serrano.
• Black and White Photography – Bill Loving
• Color Photography – Dennis Keeley
• Liner Notes – David Benoit

Charts

Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1993	Traditional Jazz Albums	3[2]
	Jazz Albums	50[3]

References

External links

• David Benoit-Letter to Evan at Discogs

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