First Wish

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First Wish is the first album by the trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Verve Forecast Records on February 28, 1995.

Personnel

• Chris Botti – trumpet, keyboards, programming (1–3, 5, 6), tambourine (9), acoustic piano (10)
• Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, acoustic piano (1), Omnichord (8)
• Andy Snitzer – Rhodes electric piano (1), programming (1, 5, 6)
• Mitchell Froom – Wurlitzer electric piano (5), organ (8)
• Kevin Killen – Omnichord (8)
• Larry Saltzman – guitars (1, 5, 7)
• Shane Fontayne – guitars (2, 6)
• Paul Livant – guitars (3)
• Marc Shulman – guitars (3, 4, 8, 9)
• Dominic Kanza – guitars (5)
• Pino Palladino – bass (1, 2, 4–9)
• Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Jerry Marotta – drums (2, 4, 6, 9)
• Joe Bonadio – percussion (2, 3, 4, 7)
• Cyro Baptista – surdo and shaker (8)
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (5)
• Sandra Park – violin (6)
• Rebecca Young – violin (6)
• Morris Goldberg – African flutes (7)
• Edie Brickell – vocals (4)

Production

• Guy Eckstine – executive producer
• Chris Botti – producer
• Kevin Killen – producer, engineer, mixing
• Andy Snitzer – co-producer (1, 3, 5)
• Andrew Page – additional recording
• Marc Silag – production coordinator
• David Lau – art direction
• Sheryl Lutz-Brown – art direction
• Étsuko Iseki – design
• Gary St. Clair – design
• Brad Hitz – photography

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	18