1997 John Tesh – Avalon
Avalon is a hallmark New Age and contemporary instrumental album by American artist John Tesh, released in January 1997 under his GTSP Records label.
Tracks
1 L’Aquila (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat) 04:26
2 Polar Express (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat) 04:37
3 Spanish Steps (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat) 04:27
4 Venezia (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat) 04:23
5 The Inn On Mt. Ada (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat) 05:16
6 San Panfilo (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat) 04:40
7 Avalon (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat; Tim Landers) 05:27
8 Halcyon Days (John Tesh) 02:44
9 Seven Fourty Seven (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat) 04:25
10 Destiny (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat) 03:42
11 The View From Here (John Tesh) 03:02
12 Avalon Shores (John Tesh; Charlie Bisharat; Tim Landers) 02:48
Biography
| Piano | John Tesh |
| Keyboards | John Tesh |
Other Musicians
1 L’Aquila
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Drums | David Hooper |
| Guitar | Wayne Johnson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Wayne Johnson |
| Steel Guitar | Brian Price |
| Hammond Organ | Tim Heintz |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Violin | Charlie Bisharat |
| Uilleann Pipes | Richard Cook |
| Percussion | MB Gordy |
2 Polar Express
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Drums | David Hooper |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Steel Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Mandolin | Grant Geissman |
| Hammond Organ | Tim Heintz |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Harmonica | Tollak Ollestad |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
3 Spanish Steps
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Drums | David Hooper |
| Guitar | Wayne Johnson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Wayne Johnson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Steel Guitar | Brian Price |
| Steel Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Mandolin | Grant Geissman |
| Hammond Organ | Tim Heintz |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Violin | Charlie Bisharat |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
4 Venezia
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Drums | David Hooper |
| Guitar | Wayne Johnson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Wayne Johnson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Steel Guitar | Brian Price |
| Steel Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Mandolin | Grant Geissman |
| Violin | Charlie Bisharat |
| Percussion | MB Gordy |
5 The Inn On Mt. Ada
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Accordion | Frank Marocco |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flugelhorn | Gary Grant |
| French Horn | Brad Warnaar |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Violin | Charlie Bisharat |
| Percussion | MB Gordy |
6 San Panfilo
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Drums | David Hooper |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Steel Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Mandolin | Grant Geissman |
| Hammond Organ | Tim Heintz |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
| Violin | Charlie Bisharat |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
7 Avalon
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Drums | David Hooper |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Steel Guitar | Brian Price |
| Hammond Organ | Tim Heintz |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flugelhorn | Gary Grant |
| French Horn | Brad Warnaar |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Violin | Charlie Bisharat |
| Percussion | MB Gordy |
| Vocals | Natasha Pearce |
9 Seven Fourty Seven
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Drums | David Hooper |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Steel Guitar | Grant Geissman |
| Mandolin | Grant Geissman |
| Hammond Organ | Tim Heintz |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
| Violin | Charlie Bisharat |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
10 Destiny
| Bass | Tim Landers |
| Acoustic Bass | Tim Landers |
| Drums | David Hooper |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Wayne Johnson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Wayne Johnson |
| Steel Guitar | Brian Price |
| Hammond Organ | Tim Heintz |
| Keyboards | Tim Heintz |
| Flugelhorn | Jerry Hey |
| Flugelhorn | Gary Grant |
| French Horn | Brad Warnaar |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Percussion | MB Gordy |
| Choir | Clydene Jackson |
| Choir | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Choir | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Choir | Carmen Twillie |
| Choir | Yvonne Williams |
| Choir | Mona Lisa Young |
| Choir | Roger Freeland |
| Choir | Josef Powell |
| Choir | Oren Waters |
| Choir | Will Wheaton |
| Choir | Terry Young |
| Vocals | Natasha Pearce |
Strings
Cello – John Walz, Sebastian Toettcher, Armen Ksadjikian (Tracks 4, 5, 7)
Cello – Tim Landauer, Steve Richards, Cecilia Tsan (Tracks 5, 7)
Violin – Bob Brosseau, Darius Campo, Joel Derouin, Juliann Garabedian, Norman Hughes, J’anna Jacoby, Johana Krejci, Liane Mautner, Sid Page, Barbara Porter, Anataloy Rosinsky, James Sitterly, David Stenske, Roger Wilkie, John Wittenberg (Tracks 5, 7)
Liner Notes
Producer – Charlie Bisharat, John Tesh
Arranged By (Cello) – Charlie Bisharat (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – Charlie Bisharat (Track 10)
Concertmaster – Sid Page (Tracks 5, 7)
Director (Choir) – John West (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Chris Chandler, Steve Kades, David Nottingham
Mastered By Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Ross Pallone
Orchestrated By – J. Eric Schmidt (Tracks 5, 7)
Recorded By – Ross Pallone
Art Direction, Design – Color & Vivona
Photography – Charlie Daniels, Charles Bush, Concetta Sellecchia, Gina Vivona
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Recorded At Look At The Lights Studio
Recorded At Village Recorders (Strings)
Phonographic Copyright GTSP Records
Copyright GTSP Records