George Benson - Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals


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Personnel includes: George Benson (vocals, guitar); Kirk Whalum (saxophone); Randy Brecker (flugelhorn); Hubert Laws (flute); Jorge Dalto (piano, electric piano, clavinet, keyboards); Bob James (piano); Ronnie Foster (electric piano, Mini-Moog, keyboards) Richard Tee (electric piano); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes, synthesizer); Ricky Peterson (keyboards, organ); Herbie Hancock (synthesizer, programming); Phil Upchurch, Paul Peterson (guitar, bass); Paul Jackson, David Williams (guitar); Earl Klugh (classical guitar); Freddie Washington, Marcus Miller, Anthony Jackson (bass); Omar Hakim, Harvey Mason (drums); Ralph MacDonald, Paulinho Da Costa (percusssion); Patti Austin (background vocals).

Producers: Bob James, Tommy LiPuma, Quincy Jones, Arif Mardin, Ricky Peterson.

Compilation producer: Matt Pierson.

Digitally remastered by Keith Blake.

1997's BEST OF GEORGE BENSON - THE INSTRUMENTALS brings together tracks from eight of the 12 Warner Brothers albums the guitarist had made at that point, starting with 1976's BREEZIN.' It includes several tunes with Benson's band from the BREEZIN'/WEEKEND IN L.A. period.

Other material includes tunes produced by Omar Hakim, Arif Mardin or Quincy Jones, with musicians like Bob James, Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, and Anthony Jackson making various appearances. Benson always plays his butt off, no matter what kind of record he's making, and even though the bulk of this material tends toward innocuous instrumental R&B, it's still clear that he's one of the best straight-ahead bop guitarists ever.

Track list

1. My Heart Is Dancing
2. Breezin'
3. Mimosa
4. Dinorah, Dinorah
5. Being With You
6. Valdez In The Country
7. Affirmation
8. Tenderly
9. We All Remember Wes
10. Weekend In L.A.
11. That's Right

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