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George Benson is tagged as: jazz, smooth jazz, soul, guitar, funk

George Benson is a jazz guitarist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1943. He started out playing straight-ahead instrumental jazz with organist Jack McDuff. Benson got his first experience playing with his several-year stint with McDuff’s group. At the age of 21, Benson recorded his first album as leader, The New Boss Guitar, with Brother Jack McDuff on organ.
Benson’s next recording was It’s Uptown with the George Benson Quartet with Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone sax. This album showcases Benson’s talent in constructing swinging bebop lines at blistering tempos. Benson followed it up with “The George Benson Cookbook,” also with Lonnie Smith and Ronnie Cuber.
One of his major hits is the song “This Masquerade”, which is included in the top-selling album Breezin’ . This album represents a shift to more commercially oriented music which brought Benson a wider audience but alienated some jazz fans. Other singles that have made the Billboard Hot 100 charts include “On Broadway” (1978), “Love Ballad” (1979), “Give Me The Night” (1980) and “Turn Your Love Around” (1982).
Benson continues to play outstanding jazz guitar, as evidenced on recordings such as...
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Breezin'
Give Me The Night
This Masquerade
Turn Your Love Around
Love X Love
On Broadway
Take Five
I Remember Wes
Summertime
The Ghetto
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Breezin'
Give Me the Night
Take Five
The George Benson Collection
Absolute Benson
Giblet Gravy
The Best of George Benson
Best of George Benson
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