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George Benson: Salt Song

Read "Salt Song" reviewed by AAJ Staff


One could argue that Creed Taylor helped create the “smooth jazz" or “NAC" sound when he produced (or overproduced) some very commercial Wes Montgomery albums in the 1960s. But considering how much great jazz he produced for CTI in the early-to-mid 1970s, we can forgive Taylor for his role in the “smooth jazz" nightmare. At CTI, ...

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Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals

Label: JJ-Tracks
Released: 1997

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That's Right

Label: GRP Records
Released: 1997

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Talkin' Verve

Label: JJ-Tracks
Released: 1997

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Legends Of Acid Jazz

Label: Prestige
Released: 1997
Track listing: Scufflin'; Au Privave; Hallelujah Time; Misconstrued; Lew's Piece; Opus De Funk; Our Miss Brooks; East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon); I Got A Woman; Hey Lawdy Mama; From The Bottom Up; Lexington Avenue Line;

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Jazz Classics

Label: Columbia
Released: 1997
Track listing: Caravan; Satin Doll; Perdido; Better Git It In Your Soul; 'Round Midnight; Donna Lee; One O'Clock Jump; Flying Home; Willow Weep For Me; Rockin' Chair;

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CTI Acid Jazz Grooves

Label: CTI Records
Released: 1997
Track listing: Knock on Wood; Tombo in 7/4-Ake/Celebration Suite; Midnight Woman; Morocco; Skyscrapers; The Prophet; Sister Sanctified; Loran's Dance; Another Star; People Make the World Go Round; Road Warriors.

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George Benson: That's Right

Read "That's Right" reviewed by Dave Hughes


Someone seems to have left the exit door at GRP wide open; much of the label's talent, including some big names such as Lee Ritenour, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, and Dave Valentin, seems to be bolting as soon as they fulfill their current contracts. However, George Benson has just left his home for the past twenty ...

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George Benson: That's Right

Read "That's Right" reviewed by AAJ Staff


George Benson, Tommy LiPuma and GRP? Yes, I too had to look at the press release once again to make sure I got it right. GRP certainly needed an injection of fresh ideas and a man with Tommy LiPuma's experience was a good move. I suppose it was inevitable that Tommy would would to ...

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Live At The Jazz Café

Label: Periferic Records
Released: 1996
Track listing: Cherokee; Willow Weep For Me; Boplicity; Bernie's Tune; Misty; Says You; Polkadots And Moonbeams; Body And Soul; Meditation; Five; Movin' Along; Rock-A-Bye;


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