05/07/2024
George Benson "Best Of George Benson" (1989) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Funk-
Label : CBS, Inc.
02 - The Gentle Rain (Luiz Bonfa & Matt Dubey)
03 - Theme From Good King Bad* (Dave Matthews)
04 - Take Five (Paul Desmond)
05 - Body Talk (George Benson)
06 - Theme From Summer Of '42* (Michel Legrand, Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
07 - One Rock Don't Make No Boulder* (Dave Matthews)
08 - My Latin Brother (George Benson)
09 - Ode To A Kudu (George Benson)
10 - I Remember Wes (Don Sebesky)
11 - Summertime (George & Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)
12 - From Now On** (George Benson)
*New Digital Mix
**Previously Unreleased
Contains Previously Released Material
Original Recordings made at Van Gelder Studios
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Except Track #01 Recorded at Carnegie Hall by Record Plant
Dave Hewitt & John Venable, Engineers
Produced by Creed Taylor
This Compilation Produced by Didier C. Deutsch
Digitally Mixed & Mastered by Mark Wilder, CBS Studios, N.Y.
Guitar : George Benson, Phil Upchurch ("Take Five", "My Latin Brother"), Eric Gale ("Theme From Good King Bad", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder")
Acoustic Guitar : Jay Berliner ("California Dreamin'", "Theme From Summer Of '42"), Earl Klugh ("Body Talk")
Bass : Gary King ("Theme From Good King Bad", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder"), Phil Upchurch ("My Latin Brother", "Take Five"), Wayne Dockery ("Summertime"), Ron Carter (All Others)
Keyboards : Herbie Hancock ("California Dreamin'", "Theme From Summer Of '42"), Kenny Barron ("Take Five", "My Latin Brother"), Harold Mabern ("Body Talk"), Bobby Lyle ("Theme From Good King Bad", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder"), Ronnie Foster ("Summertime"), Don Sebesky ("I Remember Wes")
Clavinet : Don Grolnick ("Theme From Good King Bad", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder")
Organ : Clarence Palmer ("The Gentle Rain", "Ode To A Kudu")
Drums : Billy Cobham ("California Dreamin'", "Theme From Summer Of '42"), Jack DeJohnette ("The Gentle Rain", "Ode To A Kudu", "I Remember Wes", "Body Talk"), Steve Gadd ("Take Five", "My Latin Brother"), Marvin Chappell ("Summertime")
Percussion : Airto Moreira, Phil Kraus ("California Dreamin'", "Theme From Summer Of '42"), Michael Cameron, Albert Nicholson ("The Gentle Rain", "Ode To A Kudu"), Phil Upchurch ("My Latin Brother"), Mobutu ("Body Talk"), Randy Armando, Johnny Griggs ("Summertime")
01 - California Dreamin'
From the Album 'White Rabbit'
02 - The Gentle Rain
From the Album 'Beyond The Blue Horizon'
03 - Theme From Good King Bad
From the Album 'Good Kind Bad'
04 - Take Five
From the Album 'Bad Benson'
05 - Body Talk
From the Album 'Body Talk'
06 - Theme From Summer Of '42
From the Album 'White Rabbit'
07 - One Rock Don't Make No Boulder
From the Album 'Good Kind Bad'
08 - My Latin Brother
From the Album 'Bad Benson'
09 - Ode To Kudu
From the Album 'Beyond The Blue Horizon'
10 - I Remember Wes
From the Album ' CTI Masters Of The Guitar'
11 - Summertime
From the Album 'George Benson In Concert'
12 - From Now On
Previously Unreleased