George Benson - Original Album Classics Audio CD
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Band: George Benson
Title: Original Album Classics
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Release Date: 2008-01-08
Media: Audio CD
Tracks: 1: Stormy Weather/Clockwise - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 2: Summertime - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 3: Ain't That Peculiar - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 4: Jaguar - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 5: Willow Weep for Me - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 6: Foggy Day - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 7: Hello Birdie - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 8: Bullfight - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 9: Clockwise/Stormy Weather - The George Benson Quartet 10: Eternally - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 11: Myna Bird Blues - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 12: J.H. Bossa Nova - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 13: Clockwise [Alternate Take][*] - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 14: Eternally [Short Version][*] - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 15: Sideman [Album Version][*] - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 16: Minor Chant [Album Version][*] - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 17: Cooker - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 18: Benny's Back - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 19: Bossa Rocka - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 20: All of Me - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 21: Big Fat Lady - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 22: Benson's Rider - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 23: Ready and Able - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 24: Borgia Stick - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 25: Return of the Prodigal Son - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 26: Jumpin' with Symphony Sid - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 27: Man from Toledo [*] - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 28: Slow Scene [*] - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 29: Let Them Talk [*] - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 30: Goodnight [*] - George Benson, The George Benson Quartet 31: So What - George Benson 32: Gentle Rain (From the Gentle Rain) - George Benson 33: All Clear - George Benson 34: Ode to a Kudu - George Benson 35: Somewhere in the East - George Benson 36: All Clear [Alternate Take] - George Benson 37: Ode to a Kudu [Alternate Take] - George Benson 38: Somewhere in the East [Alternate Take] - George Benson 39: Dance - George Benson 40: Where Love Has Gone - George Benson 41: Plum - George Benson 42: Body Talk - George Benson 43: Top of the World - George Benson 44: Body Talk [New Mix][Alternate Take] - George Benson 45: Take Five - George Benson 46: Summer Wishes/Winter Dreams - George Benson 47: My Latin Brother - George Benson 48: No Sooner Said Than Done - George Benson 49: Full Compass - George Benson 50: Changing World - George Benson 51: Take the "A" Train - George Benson 52: Serbian Blue - George Benson 53: From Now On [*] - George Benson
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Before Breezin' Was In Season
This set of five albums has a trio with solid jazz chart success - Bad Benson (1975, #1), Body Talk (1974, #10), Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971, #15) - his second release for Columbia Records, It's Uptown (1965), and The George Benson Cookbook (1966). Though Breezin" remains a smooth jazz classic, there were other sides to the music of George Benson well before that song (and album of the same name) quickly found a permanent place in pop culture in 1976.
The LP mini-sleeves are reproductions of the original albums and the collection is part of a series of popular rock and jazz artists who have five albums packaged together at a (mostly) competitive price. These are no frills - not a "limited edition" collectable - with this set a fabulous way to become acquainted with Benson's solid repertoire before Breezin' came into season. .
You can see a complete list of all George Benson discography, or go back to the George Benson tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.