Best of George Benson

~ Release by George Benson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

℗ «1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.»

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleLength
1California Dreamin’
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (in 1971-11)
producer:
Creed Taylor
acoustic guitar:
Jay Berliner (in 1971-11)
alto flute:
Phil Bodner (in 1971-11), Hubert Laws (in 1971-11), George Marge (in 1971-11) and Romeo Penque (in 1971-11)
baritone horn and trombone:
Wayne Andre (in 1971-11)
bass:
Ron Carter (in 1971-11)
bass clarinet:
Romeo Penque (in 1971-11)
bassoon:
Jane Taylor (in 1971-11)
clarinet:
George Marge (in 1971-11) and Romeo Penque (in 1971-11)
cor anglais and oboe:
Phil Bodner (in 1971-11), George Marge (in 1971-11) and Romeo Penque (in 1971-11)
drums (drum set):
Billy Cobham (in 1971-11)
electric piano:
Herbie Hancock (in 1971-11)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
John Frosk (in 1971-11) and Al Rubin (in 1971-11)
flute:
Phil Bodner (in 1971-11), Hubert Laws (in 1971-11) and George Marge (in 1971-11)
French horn:
Jim Buffington (in 1971-11)
guitar:
George Benson (in 1971-11)
harp:
Gloria Agostini (in 1971-11)
percussion:
Phil Kraus (in 1971-11) and Airto Moreira (in 1971-11)
piccolo:
Hubert Laws (in 1971-11)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (in 1971-11)
vocals:
Airto Moreira (in 1971-11)
arranger:
Don Sebesky
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (in 1971-11)
instrumental cover recording of:
California Dreamin’ (in 1971-11)
writer:
John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing, Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
7:19
2The Gentle Rain
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1971-02-03)
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass:
Ron Carter (on 1971-02-03)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1971-02-03)
guitar:
George Benson (on 1971-02-03)
organ:
Clarence Palmer (on 1971-02-03)
percussion:
Michael Cameron (on 1971-02-03) and Albert Nicholson (on 1971-02-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1971-02-03)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Gentle Rain (on 1971-02-03)
lyricist:
Matt Dubey
composer:
Luiz Bonfá
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc.
9:06
3Theme From Good King Bad
alto saxophone:
David Sanborn (on 1975-12-04)
baritone saxophone:
Ronnie Cuber (on 1975-12-04)
cello:
Charles McCracken (on 1975-12-04) and Alan Shulman (on 1975-12-04)
clavinet and keyboard:
Don Grolnick (on 1975-12-04)
drums (drum set):
Andy Newmark (on 1975-12-04)
flute:
Joe Farrell (on 1975-12-04)
guitar:
George Benson (on 1975-12-04) and Eric Gale (on 1975-12-04)
keyboard:
Bobby Lyle (on 1975-12-04)
percussion:
Sue Evans (on 1975-12-04)
tenor saxophone:
Michael Brecker (on 1975-12-04) and Frank Vicari (on 1975-12-04)
trombone:
Fred Wesley (on 1975-12-04)
trumpet:
Randy Brecker (on 1975-12-04)
vibraphone:
David Friedman (on 1975-12-04)
viola:
Harold Coletta (on 1975-12-04) and Theodore Israel (on 1975-12-04)
violin:
Max Ellen (on 1975-12-04), Paul Gershman (on 1975-12-04), Harry Glickman (on 1975-12-04), Emanuel Green (on 1975-12-04), Harold Kohon (on 1975-12-04), David Nadien (on 1975-12-04), John Pintavalle (on 1975-12-04) and Max Pollikoff (on 1975-12-04)
6:02
4Take Five
earliest release:
Take Five by George Benson
cover recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version) (on 1974-05-29)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company, Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
7:43
5Body Talk
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1973-07-17)
producer:
Creed Taylor
double bass [bass]:
Ron Carter (on 1973-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1973-07-17)
electric bass guitar:
Gary King (on 1973-07-17)
electric piano:
Harold Mabern (on 1973-07-17)
guitar:
George Benson (on 1973-07-17) and Earl Klugh (on 1973-07-17)
percussion:
Mobutu (on 1973-07-17)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (on 1973-07-17)
trombone:
Gerald Chamberlain (on 1973-07-17) and Dick Griffin (on 1973-07-17)
trumpet:
Jon Faddis (on 1973-07-17), John Gatchell (on 1973-07-17) and Waymon Reed (on 1973-07-17)
conductor:
Pee Wee Ellis (on 1973-07-17)
arranger:
Pee Wee Ellis
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1973-07-17)
recording of:
Body Talk (on 1973-07-17)
composer:
George Benson
8:20
6Theme From Summer of ’42
cover recording of:
The Summer Knows (Summer of ’42; instrumental version)
composer:
Michel Legrand
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music, Warner Olive Music LLC and Warner/Chappell North America
4:36
7One Rock Don’t Make No Boulder
6:48
8My Latin Brothers
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-05-29)
double bass:
Ron Carter (on 1974-05-29)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (on 1974-05-29)
guitar:
George Benson (on 1974-05-29)
guitar and percussion:
Phil Upchurch (on 1974-05-29)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-05-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-05-29)
recording of:
My Latin Brother (on 1974-05-29)
composer:
George Benson
6:51
9Ode to a Kudu
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1971-02-03)
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass:
Ron Carter (on 1971-02-03)
drums (drum set):
Jack DeJohnette (on 1971-02-03)
guitar:
George Benson (on 1971-02-03)
organ:
Clarence Palmer (on 1971-02-03)
percussion:
Michael Cameron (on 1971-02-03) and Albert Nicholson (on 1971-02-03)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1971-02-03)
recording of:
Ode to a Kudu (on 1971-02-03)
composer:
George Benson
publisher:
Char‐Liz Music, Inc., Music in One and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
3:44
10I Remember Wes
bass:
Chuck Rainey
drums (drum set):
Leo Morris
flute and tenor saxophone:
Arthur Clarke and George Marge
guitar:
George Benson
piano:
Paul Griffin
strings:
The Winston Collymore Strings
vibraphone:
Jack Jennings
conductor:
Horace Ott
arranger:
Horace Ott
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1969) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (from 1975 to present)
recording of:
I Remember Wes
composer:
Don Sebesky
publisher:
Screen Gems Emi Music Publishing Ltd.
4:07
11Summertime
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
6:03
12From Now On
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-04-22)
double bass:
Ron Carter (on 1974-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (on 1974-04-22)
guitar:
George Benson (on 1974-04-22) and Phil Upchurch (on 1974-04-22)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-04-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-04-22)
recording of:
From Now On (on 1974-04-22)
composer:
George Benson
2:20