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George Benson
Anthology

Compil. DE 2000 on Rhino Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Disco, Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz)

Packaged in a 6-Panel DigiPac format, with two trays on the middle and right panel, left panel pocket holds the 48-page Booklet, all housed in a Slip-On card-box cover. Sticker on card-box: "The Virtuoso Who Broke Down The Walls Between Jazz, Pop, and R&B, 2 Discs, 32 Tracks Spanning The Legend's Entire Career Featuring All Of His Classic Cuts, Including "Give Me The Night" "This Masquerade" "On Broadway" "Turn Your Love Around", Plus An Extensive Biography, Rare Photos, And More..." Tracks recorded : 1-1 in New York City, May 1, 1964. 1-2 & 1-3 at A&R Studios, New York City, February 9 - March 15, 1966. 1-4 at A&R Studios, New York City, August 1 - October 19, 1966. 1-5 at A&R Studios, New York City, and Capitol Studios, New York City, February 5 - February 7, 1968. 1-6 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, August 27 - October 22, 1968. 1-7 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, November 1971. 1-8 live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, by Record Plant Mobile, January 11, 1975, and Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. 1-9 to 1-11 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, January 6 - 8, 1976. 1-12 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA, August to November, 1976. 1-13 at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA, and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA. 1-14 & 1-15 live at The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA, by Wally Heider Remote, September 30 - October 2, 1977, and House Of Music, West Orange, NJ. Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA. 2-1 at Atlantic Studios, New York City, Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City, and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA.Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA. 2-2 to 2-4 at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA, and Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA. 2-5 at Dawnbreaker Studios, San Fernando, CA. 2-6 at Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA. 2-7 at Generation Sound Studios, New York City, June 6, 1982. 2-8 at Atlantic Studios, New York City. 2-9 & 2-10 at The Village Recorder, West Hollywood, CA, and Sigma Sound Studios, New York City. Mixed at Clinton Recording Studio, New York City. 2-11 at Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA, and Mediasound, New York City. 2-12 at Power Station, New York City, and Bill Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA. 2-13 at Minot Sound, White Plains, NY. 2-14 at Power Station, New York City. 2-15 at Clinton Recording Studio, New York City, and Power Station, New York City. 2-16 at The Review Room, New York City, and Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA. Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA. 2-17 at BearTracks Recording Studio, Suffern, NY. Mixed at Alpha Studios, Burbank, CA. Tracks taken : 1-1 from " The New Boss Guitar Of George Benson " ( 1964 ) 1-2 & 1-3 from " It's Uptown With The George Benson Quartet " ( 1966 ) 1-4 from " The George Benson Cookbook " ( 1967 ) 1-5 from " Giblet Gravy " ( 1968 ) 1-6 from " Shape Of Things To Come " ( 1968 ) 1-7 from " White Rabbit " ( 1971 ) 1-8 from " In Concert - Carnegie Hall " ( 1976 ) 1-9 & 1-10 from " Breezin' " ( 1976 ) 1-11 from single B-side ( 1984 ) 1-12 from " In Flight " ( 1977 ) 1-13 from LP " Muhammad Ali In "The Greatest" (Original Soundtrack) " ( 1977 ) 1-14 & 1-15 from " Weekend In L.A. " ( 1978 ) 2-1 from " Livin' Inside Your Love " ( 1979 ) 2-2 & 2-3 from " Give Me The Night " ( 1980 ) 2-4 from single A-side ( 1980 ) 2-5 & 2-6 from " The George Benson Collection " ( 1981 ) 2-7 from LP Jimmy Smith ‎" Off The Top " ( 1982 ) 2-8 from " In Your Eyes " ( 1983 ) 2-9 & 2-10 from " 20/20 " ( 1984 ) 2-11 from single A-side ( 1986 ) 2-12 from CD George Benson / Earl Klugh ‎" Collaboration " ( 1987 ) 2-13 from from single A-side ( 1988 ) 2-14 from " Tenderly " ( 1989 ) 2-15 from CD George Benson & Count Basie Orchestra ‎" Big Boss Band " ( 1990 ) 2-16 from CD Various ‎" (I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz (A GRP Artists' Celebration Of The Songs Of The Beatles) " ( 1995 ) 2-17 from " Standing Together " ( 1998 ) ℗ & © 2000 Warner Bros. Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company. Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe

Musicians

	George Benson g, voc, *1943 US album by, written by
	Bill Inglot , US producer, sound
	Ronnie Boykins b, 1935-1980 US bass
	Montego Joe dr, perc, JM drums
	The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet , US featuring
	Red Holloway ts, as, 1927-2012 US saxophone, tenor
	Ray Lucas dr, drums
	The George Benson Quartet , 1965-1967 featuring
	Lonnie Smith org, *1942 US organ
	Ronnie Cuber bs, *1941 US saxophone
	Jimmy Lovelace dr, US drums
	Marion Booker Jr. dr, US drums
	Ron Carter b, *1937 US bass
	Johnny Pacheco fl, perc, *1935 DO congas
	Billy Cobham dr, perc, *1944 CH drums
	Herbie Hancock p, *1940 US piano, electric piano
	Don Sebesky , *1937 US arranged by
	George Ricci str, vc, 1921-2010 US cello
	Leo Morris dr, 1939-2014 US drums
	George Marge , US flute, horns
	Romeo Penque fl, sax, 1916-1985 US flute
	Stan Webb fl, 1936-1998 US flute
	Alan Raph tb, *1933 US horns
	Buddy Lucas h, 1914-1983 US horns
	Joe Shepley tr, fh, 1930-2016 US horns
	Marvin Stamm tr, *1939 US horns
	Wayne Andre tb, 1931-2003 US horns
	Charles Covington org, ep, US organ
	Jack Jennings perc, US vibraphone
	David Mankovitz vl, viola
	Bernard Eichen vn, violin
	Charles Libove vn, 1926-2008 US violin
	Jane Taylor bsn, bassoon
	Jay Berliner g, *1940 US guitar
	Gloria Agostini hrp, 1923-2004 US harp
	Alan Rubin tr, 1943-2011 US horns
	Hubert Laws fl, *1939 US horns, flute
	Jim Buffington frh, *1922 GB horns
	John Frosk tr, US horns
	Phil Bodner sax, 1917-2008 US horns
	Airto Moreira perc, dr, voc, *1941 BR percussion, vocals
	Phil Kraus perc, 1918-2012 US vibraphone
	Wayne Dockery b, *1941 US bass
	Will Lee b, *1952 US bass
	Andy Newmark dr, *1950 US drums
	Marvin Chappell , drums
	Steve Gadd dr, *1945 US drums
	Ronnie Foster org, syn, *1950 US keyboards, electric piano
	Johnny Griggs perc, cng, US percussion
	Ray Armando perc, cng, *1939 percussion
	Stanley Banks b, eb, bass
	Phil Upchurch g, *1990 US bass, guitar
	Jorge Dalto p, 1948-1987 AR clavinet, keyboards
	Claus Ogerman p, *1930 DE conductor
	Harvey Mason dr, *1947 US drums
	Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US percussion, triangle
	Lee Holdridge str, *1944 US conductor
	Lee Ritenour g, *1952 US guitar
	Michael Masser , 1941-2015 US piano, written by
	Nick DeCaro str, US arranged by, strings
	Robert Popwell b, *1946 US bass
	Mike Mainieri vib, *1938 US conductor
	Earl Klugh acg, g, *1953 US guitar
	Louis Johnson b, voc, 1955-2015 US bass
	John Robinson dr, perc, *1954 drums
	Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US horns
	Kim Hutchcroft sax, fl, US horns
	Larry Williams , US horns
	Paulinho Da Costa perc, cng, *1948 BR percussion
	Greg Phillinganes key, voc, *1956 US synthesizer
	Abraham Laboriel b, *1947 MX bass
	Marty Paich p, 1925-1995 US conductor
	Patti Austin voc, bvoc, *1950 US vocals
	Michael Boddicker syn, *1953 US synthesizer
	Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US synthesizer, bass
	Jeff Porcaro dr, perc, 1954-1992 US drums
	Jay Graydon g, *1949 US guitar, written by
	Bill Reichenbach tb, US horns
	Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US horns
	Gary Herbig ts, sax, US horns
	Mike Baird dr, *1951 US percussion
	Jai Winding key, US piano
	David Foster syn, frh, *1949 CA synthesizer
	David Paich key, voc, *1954 US synthesizer, bass
	Buzzy Feiten g, *1948 US guitar
	Eddie Daniels cl, sax, *1941 US saxophone
	Aretha Franklin p, voc, *1942 US vocals, featuring
	Grady Tate dr, *1932 US drums
	'Crusher' Bennett perc, cng, tim, bgo, percussion
	Stanley Turrentine ts, 1934-2000 US saxophone
	Jimmy Smith org, 1925-2005 US synthesizer
	Anthony Jackson b, eb, *1952 US bass
	Carlos Vega dr, 1956-1998 US drums
	Robbie Buchanan syn, voc, p, *1957 CA electric piano
	Paul Jackson Jr. g, *1959 US guitar
	Dave Weckl dr, *1960 US percussion
	Randy Goodrum key, voc, *1947 US synthesizer, written by
	Randy Waldman p, key, *1955 US synthesizer
	Ralph Burns p, 1922-2001 US conductor
	George Young ts, as, flute
	Cecil Womack g, voc, bvoc, 1947-2013 US guitar
	Clifford Carter key, *1952 US keyboards
	Gigi Gonaway dr, percussion
	Frank Martin key, syn, synthesizer
	Preston Glass key, b, *1960 US synthesizer, written by
	Marcus Miller , *1959 US bass, written by
	Jason Miles org, vib, ep, *1952 US programmed by
	Rhett Lawrence syn, ep, US programmed by
	David Lewis voc, g, programmed by
	Jonathan Lewis tb, key, programmed by
	Wayne Lewis voc, key, programmed by
	Count Basie Orchestra , 1935-1950 US featuring
	David Glasser sax, as, *1962 US saxophone, solo
	Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US saxophone, solo, written by
	Bob Ojeda tr, US trumpet, solo
	Sekou Bunch b, US bass
	John Clayton b, *1952 US conductor
	Michael White dr, perc, drums
	Alex Al b, bass
	DeChown Jenkins g, guitar, written by
	Melvin Davis cb, b, keyboards
	Ricky Peterson voc, key, org, US vibraphone, synthesizer

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