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
![]() | 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 |
Hugh Brown art direction |
Maria DeGrassi-Colosimo art direction, design |
A. Scott Galloway compilation producer, liner notes |
David McLees compilation producer |
George Benson compilation producer |
Dennis Turner executive-producer |
Kwaku Alston photography by |
Just Loomis photography by, book cover |
Caroline Greyshock photography by, front cover |
Dan Hersch remastered by |
Rudy Van Gelder engineer |
Lew Futterman producer |
John Hammond producer |
Val Valentin engineer |
Esmond Edwards producer |
Creed Taylor producer |
David Hewitt engineer |
John Venable engineer |
Tommy Lipuma producer |
Al Schmitt mixed by |
Michael Masser producer |
Bruce Swedien mixed by |
Quincy Jones producer |
Ed Rak mixed by |
Russ Titelman mixed by, producer |
Jay Graydon producer |
Arif Mardin producer |
Tony May engineer |
Lola Smith producer |
Jeremy Smith engineer |
Steve Kipner drum programming |
Narada Michael Walden drum programming, producer |
David Frazer engineer |
Bill Schnee engineer, mixed by |
Earl Cohen engineer |
David Lewis producer |
Wayne Lewis producer |
Dave Rideau engineer |
Paul Brown producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Shadow Dancers | George Benson | George Benson | 4:47 |
2 | Ain't That Peculiar | George Benson | Marvin Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore, William Robinson, Jr. | 2:58 |
3 | A Foggy Day | George Benson | George & Ira Gershwin | 2:33 |
4 | Ready And Able | George Benson | Jimmy Smith | 3:34 |
5 | What's New | George Benson | Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke | 5:32 |
6 | Chattanooga Choo Choo | George Benson | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:38 |
7 | White Rabbit | George Benson | Grace Slick | 7:01 |
8 | Summertime (Live) | George Benson | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | 7:19 |
9 | Breezin' | George Benson | Bobby Womack | 5:21 |
10 | This Masquerade | George Benson | Leon Russell | 8:05 |
11 | Shark Bite | George Benson | George Benson | 6:10 |
12 | Nature Boy | George Benson | Eden Ahbez | 6:01 |
13 | The Greatest Love Of All | George Benson | Linda Creed, Michael Masser | 3:36 |
14 | On Broadway (Live) | George Benson | Leiber & Stoller, Mann And Weil | 5:15 |
15 | We All Remember Wes (Live) | George Benson | Stevie Wonder | 5:48 |
16 | Love Ballad | George Benson | Skip Scarborough | 4:19 |
17 | Off Broadway | George Benson | Rod Temperton | 5:26 |
18 | Moody's Mood | George Benson | Eddie Jefferson, James Moody | 3:28 |
19 | Give Me The Night | George Benson | Rod Temperton | 3:43 |
20 | Turn Your Love Around | George Benson | Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon, Steve Lukather | 3:51 |
21 | Love All The Hurt Away | George Benson | Sam Dees | 4:09 |
22 | Mimosa | George Benson | George Benson | 5:50 |
23 | Being With You | George Benson | Omar Hakim | 3:56 |
24 | 20/20 | George Benson | Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner | 4:06 |
25 | New Day | George Benson | Womack & Womack | 4:28 |
26 | Kisses In The Moonlight | George Benson | Jeffrey Cohen, Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass | 3:55 |
27 | Mt. Airy Road | George Benson | Marcus Miller | 7:52 |
28 | Let's Do It Again | George Benson | Curtis Mayfield | 3:42 |
29 | Tenderly | George Benson | Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross | 3:07 |
30 | Ready Now That You Are | George Benson | Frank Foster | 5:50 |
31 | The Long And Winding Road | George Benson | Lennon-McCartney | 5:55 |
32 | C-Smooth | George Benson | DeChown Jenkins, Jaz Sawyer | 5:52 |