Bad Benson
1974 studio album by George Benson
Bad Benson | ||||
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Studio album by George Benson | ||||
Released | October 13, 1974 | |||
Recorded | April 22 – June 20, 1974 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 50:36 | |||
Label | CTI | |||
Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Bad Benson is a 1974 studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released on CTI Records.[1]
Track listing
- "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) - 7:08
- "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel) - 2:56
- "My Latin Brother" (George Benson) - 6:50
- "No Sooner Said Than Done" (Phil Upchurch) - 5:59
- "Full Compass" (Upchurch) - 5:40
- "The Changing World" (Benson, Art Gore) - 4:53
- "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Serbian Blue" (Don Sebesky) - 13:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "From Now On" (Benson) - 2:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 22 (Track 9), May 29 (Tracks 1, 3 & 5), May 30 (Tracks 4, 6–8) and June 20 (Track 2), 1974.[4]
Personnel
- George Benson – guitar
- Phil Upchurch – guitar, percussion (3), electric bass (5)
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, Wayne Andre – trombone
- Paul Faulise – bass trombone
- Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, John Frosk – trumpet
- Phil Bodner – English horn, clarinet, alto flute
- George Marge – English horn, flute, piccolo flute
- Ray Beckenstein - flute
- Albert Regni - flute, clarinet
- Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington – French horn
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Frank Levy, Jesse Levy, Paul Tobias, Seymour Barab – cello
- Don Sebesky – arrangements and conductor
Production
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering (4-6)
- Bob Ciano – album's design
- Ben Rose – cover photography
- Pete Turner – liner photography
References
- ^ a b Bad Benson at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ "Bad Benson". at Doug Payne's CTI Records discography
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