Jazz / Smooth Jazz; Crossover Jazz; Contemporary Jazz; Jazz-Pop; Quiet Storm; Instrumental Pop; Mainstream Jazz
Recorded: May 1, 1964-Jun 7, 1982
George Benson's two-disc Anthology from Rhino ultimately manages to encapsulate Benson's career. These 32 tracks not only highlight the obligatory vocal pop hits "Turn Your Love Around," "Give Me the Night," and "On Broadway," but dish out a heavy dose of his early jazz recordings that followed in the footsteps of Wes Montgomery, and his many appearances throughout the years with Brother Jack Mcduff, Lonnie Smith, Hubert Laws, Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Smith, Earl Klugh, and the Count Basie Orchestra. If you're only accustomed to Benson's pop/jazz crossover work, check out this definitive overview.
---Al Campbell, allmusic
Includes liner notes by A. Scott Galloway.
Disc 1: 75:29 min.
Disc 2: 81:20 min.
George Benson - vocals, guitar
Claus Ogerman - conductor
Airto Moreira - vocals, percussion
Patti Austin - vocals
Aretha Franklin - vocals
Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
Marvin Stamm - trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn
Hubert Laws - flute, woodwinds
Herbie Hancock - acoustic & electric pianos
Lonnie Smith - organ
Jack McDuff - organ
Greg Phillinganes - keyboards, synthesizer
Earl Klugh - acoustic & classical guitars
Lee Ritenhour - guitar
Ron Carter - bass
Marcus Miller - bass
Billy Cobham - drums
Steve Gadd - drums
Harvey Mason - drums
Jeff Porcaro - drums
Ralph McDonald - triangle, percussion
Paulinho DaCosta - percussion
James Taylor - background vocals
The Count Basie Orchestra |
