Tell It Like It Is [Digipak]George Benson
Release Date: 10/21/2008
Original Release:
1969
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 1046869_CD
UPC # 602517808102
Label: Verve (USA)
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Disc: 1
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Performer: George Benson
Artist: Sonny Fortune; Johnny Pacheco; Lew Soloff; Joe Farrell; Hubert Laws; Joe Henderson; Richard Tee; Jerome Richardson Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder Producer: Creed Taylor; Harry Weinger (Reissue) Distributor: Universal Distribution Notes: Personnel: George Benson (guitar); Bob Porcelli, Jerome Richardson (saxophone, flute); Arthur Clarke, Joe Farrell, Sonny Fortune, Joe Henderson, Hubert Laws (saxophone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Jerry Dodgion (flute); Rodgers Grant, Richard Tee (piano); Bob Bushnell, Jim Fielder, Gerry Jemmott (bass); Leo Morris (drums); Paul Alicea, Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco (percussion). Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in on April 29, May 20 & 29, 1969. Personnel: George Benson (guitar); Bob Porcelli (flute, saxophone, alto saxophone); Jerome Richardson (flute, saxophone); Jerry Dodgion (flute); Sonny Fortune (saxophone, alto saxophone); Hubert Laws, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson , Arthur Clarke (saxophone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Richard Tee, Rodgers Grant (piano); Gerry Jemmott, Jim Fielder, Bob Bushnell (bass instrument); Leo Morris (drums); Angel Allende, Paul Alices, Johnny Pacheco (percussion).
George Benson's success as a pop performer has perhaps overshadowed his status as a jazz artist, but beneath the glossy exterior is a guitarist of the highest rank. Similar to his role model, Wes Montgomery, Benson made his mark in the mid 1960s as a hard-swinging guitarist before venturing into lushly produced pop-jazz that showcased his talents in a more radio-friendly setting. Despite the aesthetic departure, Benson remains an artist with a highly individual style.
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