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GEORGE BENSON
George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is a multi-Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist. He is also known as a pop, R&B, and scat singer. This one-time child prodigy topped the Billboard 200 in 1976 with the triple-platinum album, Breezin'. He was also a major live attraction in the UK during the 1980s. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt.
Track Listing: 1. Give Me the Night, 2. Love Ballad, 3. This Masquerade, 4. Love x Love, 5. I Just Wanna Hang Around You, 6. Turn Your Love Around, 7. Inside Love (So Personal), 8. 20/20, 9. Everything Must Change, 10. Never Give Up on a Good Thing, 11. Kisses in the Moonlight, 12. Lady Love Me (One More Time), 13. Lady Blue, 14. On Broadway
Track Listing: 1. Take Five, 2. Summer Wisher/Winter Dreams, 3. My Latin Brother, 4. No Sooner Said Than Done, 5. Full Compass, 6. Changing World, The, 7. Take the "A" Train, 8. Serbian Blue
Track Listing: 1. Take Five, 2. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, 3. My Latin Brother, 4. No Sooner Said Than Done, 5. Full Compass, 6. Changing World, The, 7. Take the "A" Train - (new mix), 8. Serbian Blue - (new mix), 9. From Now On - (new mix)
Track Listing: (DISC 1:), (DISC 2:), (DISC 3:), (DISC 4:), (DISC 5:), 1. Cooker, The, 1. Dance, 1. So What, 1. Stormy Weather/Clockwise, 1. Take Five, 2. Benny's Back, 2. Gentle Rain, The, 2. Summer Wishes/Winter Dreams, 2. Summertime, 2. Where Love Has Gone, 3. Ain't That Peculiar, 3. All Clear, 3. Bossa Rocka, 3. My Latin Brother, 3. Plum, 4. All of Me, 4. Body Talk, 4. Jaguar, 4. No Sooner Said Than Done, 4. Ode to a Kudu, 5. Big Fat Lady, 5. Full Compass, 5. Somewhere in the East, 5. Top of the World, 5. Willow Weep for Me, 6. All Clear - (take, alternate take), 6. Benson's Rider, 6. Body Talk - (New Mix, alternate take), 6. Changing World, The, 6. Foggy Day, A, 7. Hello Birdie, 7. Ode to a Kudu - (alternate take), 7. Ready and Able, 7. Take the "A" Train, 8. Borgia Stick, The, 8. Bullfight, 8. Serbian Blue, 8. Somewhere in the East - (take, alternate take), 9. Clockwise/Stormy Weather, 9. From Now On, 9. Return of the Prodigal Son, 10. Eternally, 10. Jumpin' with Symphony Sid, 11. Man from Toledo, The, 11. Myna Bird Blues, 12. J.H. Bossa Nova, 12. Slow Scene, 13. Clockwise - (alternate take), 13. Let Them Talk, 14. Eternally, 14. Goodnight, 15. Sideman, 16. Minor Chant
Track Listing: 1. Theme from Good King Bad - (featuring Frank Vicari/David Friedman/David Sanborn/Don Grolnick/Mike Brecker/Joe Farrell/Andy Newmark/Randy Brecker/Ronnie Cuber/Bobby Lyle/Sue Evans), 2. One Rock Don't Make No Boulder - (featuring Frank Vicari/Don Grolnick/Joe Farrell/Andy Newmark/Ronnie Cuber/Bobby Lyle), 3. Em - (featuring David Tofani/Roland Hanna/Steve Gadd/Romeo Penque), 4. Cast Your Fate to the Wind - (featuring Frank Vicari/David Friedman/Joe Farrell/Andy Newmark/Ronnie Cuber/Bobby Lyle/Sue Evans), 5. Siberian Workout - (featuring Frank Vicari/Joe Farrell/Andy Newmark/Ronnie Cuber/Bobby Lyle), 6. Shell of a Man - (featuring David Tofani/Dennis Davis/Ronnie Foster/Romeo Penque), 7. Hold On! I'm Comin', 8. Flute Song - (featuring David Tofani/Don Grolnick/Eddie Daniels/Eric Gale/George Benson/Joe Farrell/Nicky Marrero/Andy Newmark), 9. Beyond the Ozone - (featuring Don Grolnick/George Benson/Steve Kahn/Joe Farrell/Nicky Marrero/Andy Newmark), 10. Camel Hump - (featuring David Tofani/Don Grolnick/Eddie Daniels/Eric Gale/Joe Farrell/Nicky Marrero/Andy Newmark), 11. Rolling Home - (featuring Don Grolnick/George Benson/Steve Kahn/Joe Farrell/Nicky Marrero/Andy Newmark), 12. Old Devil Moon - (featuring David Tofani/Eddie Daniels/Michael Collaza/George Benson/Joe Farrell/Nicky Marrero/Jose Madera/Sonny Bravo)
Track Listing: 1. Ghetto, The, 2. Barrio, El, 3. Jazzenco, 4. Deeper Than You Think, 5. One on One, 6. Hipping the Hop, 7. Lately, 8. Come Back Baby, 9. Medicine Man
Track Listing: 1. Without a Song, 2. Ready Now That You Are, 3. How Do You Keep the Music Playing? - (duet with Carmen Bradford), 4. On Green Dolphin Street, 5. Baby Workout, 6. I Only Have Eyes for You, 7. Portrait of Jennie, 8. Walkin' My Baby Back Home, 9. Skylark, 10. Basie's Bag
Personnel: George Benson (vocals, guitar); Jorge Dalto (acoustic & electric pianos, Clavinet); Ronnie Foster (electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer); Phil Upchurch (guitar, bass); Stanley Banks (bass); Harvey Mason (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion).Producer: Tommy LiPuma. Reissue producers: David McLees, Patrick Milligan. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California from January 6-8, 1976. Includes liner notes by Al Young and A. Scott Galloway. Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot. Personnel: George Benson (vocals, guitar); Jorge Dalto (acoustic & electric pianos, Clavinet); Ronnie Foster (electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer); Phil Upchurch (guitar, bass); Stanley Banks (bass); Harvey Mason (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion).Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California from January 6-8, 1976. Includes liner notes by Al Young. Benson earned his reputation as a superior jazz guitarist through his partnership with soul/jazz organist Brother Jack McDuff. Several solo albums for the CTI label ensued before a switch to the giant Warner Brothers resulted in extraordinary chart success with this release. Benson's remake of the title track, originally a hit for fellow guitarist Gabor Szabo, set the tone for the entire set wherein mellifluous funk underscores the artist's sweet voice and soft-touch technique. Like Nat 'King' Cole before him, Benson left jazz to court a wider audience and with Breezin' he did so with considerable aplomb.
Track Listing: 1. I Got a Woman, 2. Out of the Blue, 3. Bluesadelic, 4. Durham's Turn, 5. Good Morning Blues, 6. I Worry 'Bout You, 7. Without Her, 8. She Went a Little Bit Farther, 9. Goodbye, Columbus
Track Listing: 1. So What, 2. Gentle Rain, The, 3. All Clear, 4. Ode to a Kudu, 5. Somewhere in the East, 6. All Clear [Alternate Take] - (alternate take), 7. Ode to a Kudu [Alternate Take] - (alternate take), 8. Somewhere in the East [Alternate Take] - (alternate take)
Track Listing: 1. Love X Love, 2. Off Broadway, 3. Moody's Mood, 4. Give Me the Night, 5. What's on Your Mind, 6. Dinorah, Dinorah, 7. Love Dance, 8. Star of a Story (X), 9. Midnight Love Affair, 10. Turn Out the Lamplight
Track Listing: 1. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight, 2. Family Reunion, 3. Show Me the Love, 4. Telephone Call Away, A, 5. Someday We'll All Be Free, 6. Nuthin' But a Party, 7. Come in from the Cold, 8. Exotica, 9. Rainy Night in Georgia, 10. One Like You, 11. Living in High Definition, 12. Sailing
Track Listing: 1. So What, 2. Gentle Rain, The, 3. All Clear, 4. Ode to a Kudu, 5. Somewhere in the East, 6. All Clear - (alternate take), 7. Ode to a Kudu - (alternate take), 8. Somewhere in the East - (alternate take)
Track Listing: 1. So What, 2. Body Talk, 3. My Latin Brother, 4. Take Five, 5. Cooker, 6. Bossa Rocka, 7. All of Me, 8. Man From Toledo, 9. Ready & Able, 10. Return of the Pordigal Son, 11. Changing World, 12. From Now On, 13. Dance, 14. All Clear
Track Listing: 1. White Rabbit - (featuring Hubert Laws/John Frosk), 2. Theme from Summer of '42, 3. Little Train, 4. California Dreamin', 5. El Mar - (featuring Earl Klugh/John Frosk)
Track Listing: 1. I'll Be Good to You, 2. Got to Be There, 3. My Heart Is Dancing, 4. Love of My Life, 5. Kiss and Make Up, 6. Come into My World, 7. Love Remembers, 8. Willing to Fight, 9. Somewhere Island, 10. Lovin' on Borrowed Time, 11. Lost in Love, 12. Calling You
Personnel: George Benson (vocals, electric guitar); Aretha Franklin (vocals); Claus Ogerman, Quincy Jones, Mike Mainieri (arranger); Gary Herbig (saxophone, flute); Jerry Hey, Chuck Findley (trumpet); Bill Reichenbach (trombone); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Ronnie Foster (electric piano, synthesizer, keyboards); Herbie Hancock (electric piano); Earl Klugh (acoustic guitar); Phil Upchurch (guitar, bass); Lee Ritenour, Paul Jackson, Jr. (guitar); Stanley Banks, Robert.
Track Listing: 1. Love for Sale, 2. Masquerade Is Over, The, 3. Witchcraft, 4. There Will Never Be Another You, 5. All Blues, 6. Blue Bossa, 7. Oleo, 8. Lil' Darlin'
Track Listing: 1. While the City Sleeps, 2. Kisses in the Moonlight, 3. Shiver, 4. Love Is Here Tonight, 5. Teaser, 6. Secrets in the Night, 7. Too Many Times, 8. Did You Hear Thunder
Track Listing: 1. Give Me the Night, 2. Love X Love, 3. Never Give Up On a Good Thing, 4. Lady Love Me (One More Time), 5. Turn Your Love Around, 6. Love Ballad, 7. We Got the Love, 8. Shiver, 9. Please Don't Walk Away, 10. Midnight Love Affair, 11. Nature Boy, 12. Livin' Inside Your Love, 13. Love All the Hurt Away, 14. Breezin', 15. This Masquerade, 16. Being With You, 17. In Your Eyes, 18. Greatest Love of All, The
Track Listing: 1. Golden Slumbers / You Never Give Me Your Money, 2. Because / Come Together, 3. Oh! Darling, 4. Here Comes The Sun / I Want You (She's So Heavy) , 5. Something / Octopus's Garden / End, The
Track Listing: 1. Sunny, 2. Song for My Father, 3. That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day), 4. Some of My Best Friends Are Blues, 5. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, 6. Thunder Walk, 7. People Get Ready, 8. Low Down and Dirty, 9. Groovin', 10. Doobie Doobie Blues, 11. Windmills of Your Mind, The, 12. Giblet Gravy
Track Listing: 1. All Blues, 2. Love for Sale, 3. There Will Never Be Another You, 4. Blue Bossa, 5. Oleo, 6. Lil' Darlin', 7. Masquerade Is Over, The, 8. Witchcraft, 9. Dahlia's Delight
Track Listing: 1. Weekend in L. A, 2. On Broadway, 3. Down Here on the Ground, 4. California P. M, 5. Greatest Love of All, The, 6. It's All in the Game, 7. Windsong, 8. Ode to a Kudu, 9. Lady Blue, 10. We All Remember Wes, 11. We as Love
Track Listing: 1. Witchcraft, 2. There Will Never Be Another You, 3. I'm Afraid the Masquerade Is Over, 4. All the Things You Are, 5. Lil' Darlin', 6. Oleo
Legendary jazz and soul performer George Benson has had a career spanning over four decades, and Classic Love Songs is, naturally, a collection of his most romantic hits. Featuring his versatile and classic brand of funk, jazz, and soul, the disc features a parade of his best-known love songs, from "Give Me the Night" to "Never Give Up on a Good Thing."
Track Listing: 1. Soul Limbo, 2. Are You Happy? 3. Tell It Like It Is, 4. Land Of 1000 Dances, 5. Jackie, All, 6. Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya, 7. Water Brother, 8. My Woman's Good To Me, 9. Jama Joe, 10. My Cherie Amour, 11. Out In The Cold Again
Personnel: George Benson (guitar); Sonny Fortune (alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson (tenor saxophone); Don Ashworth (baritone saxophone); Mel Davis, Bernie Glow, Marvin Stamm (trumpet, flugelhorn); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Wayne Andre (trombone, euphonium); Phil Bochner (flute, oboe); Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson (flute); Raoul Poliakin, Max Pollikoff (violin); Emmanuel Vardi (viola); George Ricci (cello); Herbie Hancock, Ernie Hayes, Bob James (piano, organ, harpsichord); Ron Carter, Gary Jemmott (bass); Idris Muhammed, Ed Shaugnessy (drums); Ray Barretto, Andy Gonzalez (percussion).Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in October & November 1969.Just three weeks after the U.S. release of the Beatles' swan song, Abbey Road, Creed Taylor ushered George Benson into the studio to begin a remarkably successful pop-jazz translation of the record (complete with a parody of the famous cover, showing Benson with guitar crossing an Eastern urban street). It is a lyrical album, with a hint of the mystery and a lot of the cohesive concept of the Beatles' original despite the scrambled order of the tunes. Benson is given some room to stretch out on guitar, sometimes in a bluesy groove, and there are more samples of his honeyed vocals than ever before (oddly, his voice would not be heard again by record-buyers until he signed with Warner Bros.). Don Sebesky's arrangements roam freely from baroque strings to a full-throated big band, and Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Fortune, and Hubert Laws get some worthy solo space. Yet for all its diversity, the record fits together as a whole more tightly than any other George Benson project, thanks to his versatile talents and the miraculous overarching unity of the Beatles' songs. One wonders if the Fab Four liked it, too. ~ Richard S. Ginell
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