The Best of George Benson [Warner Bros.]

by George Benson

Overview

(Jazz Play Along). For use with all B-flat, E-flat, Bass Clef and C instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues, and other split-track choices on the included CD, these first-of-a-kind packages help you master improvisation while playing some of the greatest tunes of all time. FOR STUDY, each tune includes a split track with: * Melody cue with proper style and inflection * Professional rhythm tracks * Choruses for soloing * Removable bass part * Removable piano part. FOR PERFORMANCE, each tune also has: * An additional full stereo accompaniment track (no melody) * Additional choruses for soloing. 10 songs: Affirmation * Breezin' * Clockwise * The Cooker * Hip Skip * I Remember Wes * Mimosa * Mornin' * Shadow Dancers * White Rabbit.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/14/1995
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624605027
Rank:	5034

Tracks

1. Give Me the Night
2. Love Ballad
3. This Masquerade
4. Love x Love
5. I Just Wanna Hang Around You
6. Turn Your Love Around
7. Inside Love (So Personal)
8. 20/20
9. Everything Must Change
10. Never Give Up on a Good Thing
11. Kisses in the Moonlight
12. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
13. Lady Blue
14. On Broadway

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Benson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Soloist
Patti Austin   Vocals (Background)
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr.   Trombone
Stanley Banks   Bass
Kashif   Percussion,Drums,Moog Bass,Synclavier,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Stephen Benben   Percussion
Paulinho Da Costa   Percussion
Steve Gadd   Drums
Steve Porcaro   Synthesizer
Steve Lukather   Guitar
Steve Kipner   Drums,Synthesizer
B.J. Nelson   Vocals (Background)
Bill Champlin   Vocals (Background)
Babi Floyd   Vocals (Background)
Ira Siegel   Guitar
Chuck Findley   Trumpet
Kim Hutchcroft   Flute,Saxophone
Jocelyn Brown   Vocals (Background)
Claytoven Richardson   Vocals (Background)
Claus Ogerman   Conductor
Jai Winding   Piano,Fender Rhodes
Bashiri Johnson   Percussion
Earl Klugh   Guitar (Acoustic)
Greg Phillinganes   Keyboards
Frank Martin   Synthesizer,Synthesizer
David Paich   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Synthesizer Bass
James Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Jay Graydon   Guitar,Synthesizer
Lee Ritenour   Guitar
Jeff Porcaro   Drums
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Jorge Dalto   Piano,Keyboards
Jerry Hey   Trumpet,Horn (Alto)
Rob Mounsey   Synclavier
Louis Johnson   Bass
Phil Upchurch   Bass,Guitar (Rhythm)
Nathan East   Bass
Ronnie Foster   Polymoog,Keyboards,Mini Moog,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Piano (Electric)
Preston Glass   Bass,Percussion,Synthesizer
Richard Tee   Synthesizer Bass
Randy Waldman   Synthesizer
Mike Baird   Cymbals
Michael Boddicker   Synthesizer
Brenda White   Vocals (Background)
Michael Sembello   Vocals (Background)
Leslie Ming   Drums
Mike Mainieri   Conductor
Danny Sembello   Drums,Fender Rhodes,Synthesizer Bass,Vocals (Background)
Abraham Laboriel, Sr.   Bass
Tom Bahler   Vocals (Background)
Harvey Mason, Sr.   Drums
Daniel Sembello   Guitar,Synthesizer
Zachary Sanders   Vocals (Background)
Gary Herbig   Flute,Saxophone
James Newton Howard   Keyboards,Synthesizer
Diva Gray   Vocals (Background)
Randy Goodrum   Drums,Sequencing
Robert "Pops" Popwell   Bass
Lillo Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Jim Gilstrap   Vocals (Background)
David Foster   Synthesizer
Ralph MacDonald   Percussion
Dave Weckl   Drums,Cymbals
Hamish Stuart   Vocals (Background)
Herbie Hancock   Piano (Electric)
Sid Sharp   Conductor
Greg "Gigi" Gonaway   Cymbals
Carmen Twilley   Vocals (Background)
John Robinson   Bass
Larry Williams   Flute,Saxophone

Technical Credits

Paul Brown   Assistant Engineer
Skip Scarborough   Composer,Lyricist
Paul Higgins   Assistant Engineer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Steve Lukather   Composer
Steve Kipner   Composer,Programming,Sequencing Programmer
Bill Champlin   Composer
Bobby Warner   Assistant Engineer
Kendall Brown   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Cruz Baca Sembello   Composer
Claus Ogerman   Arranger,Orchestral Arrangements
Benard Ighner   Composer
Joe Bogan   Engineer
Elliot Scheiner   Mixing,Engineer
James Nichols   Assistant Engineer
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Ed Rak   Mixing
John Convertino   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Russ Titelman   Mixing,Producer,Executive,Executive Producer
David Paich   Arranger,Composer
Dean Burt   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Lee Herschberg   Engineer
John Sembello   Composer
Jay Graydon   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Songwriter
Dick Bogart   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jerry Hey   Mixing,Arranger,Brass Arrangement,Horn Arrangements
Josiah Gluck   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Rod Temperton   Composer,Lyricist,Brass Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements
Narada Michael Walden   Composer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming
Matt Pierson   Compilation Producer
Nelson Ayres   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Jeremy Smith   Mixing
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Jim Boyer   Mixing,Engineer
Jim Gallagher   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Preston Glass   Composer,Programming,Bass Sequencing
Kashif   Composer,Producer,Vocal Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements
Leslie Klein   Assistant Engineer
Quincy Jones   Producer,Brass Arrangement,Rhythm Arrangements
Michael Garvin   Composer
Michael O'Reilly   Mixing,Engineer
Randy Waldman   Synthesizer Programming
Michael Sembello   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Mike Mainieri   Arranger
Thom Wilson   Engineer
Tom Shapiro   Composer
Tommy LiPuma   Producer
David Frazer   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Gordon Lyon   Assistant Engineer
Danny Sembello   Composer,Programming
Arif Mardin   Producer
Bruce Swedien   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Gary Ladinsky   Engineer
Daniel Sembello   Composer
James Newton Howard   Mixing,Arranger,Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Randy Goodrum   Composer,Synthesizer Programming
John Rollo   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Mary Media   Production Coordination
Leon Russell   Composer,Lyricist
David Foster   Mixing,Arranger
Michael Abbott   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Al Schmitt   Mixing,Engineer
Bruce Lampcov   Assistant Engineer
Russell Schmitt   Engineer
Linda Cobb   Design,Artwork
Nick Spigel   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jay Willis   Assistant Engineer
Bryan Lee Janszen   Drum Programming
Barbara Ivone   Assistant Engineer
Kent Duncan   Mastering
Dana Chappelle   Assistant Engineer
Nick Delre   Assistant Engineer
Mark Sackett   Assistant Engineer
Bill Thomas   Engineer
Sheridan Eldridge   Assistant Engineer
Steve Hirsch   Assistant Engineer
Michael Allaire   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Cynthia Shiloh   Production Coordination
Michael Mancini   Engineer
Hans Neleman   Photography
Stuart Hirotsu   Assistant Engineer
Greg "Gigi" Gonaway   Musician
Ollie Cotton   Assistant Engineer
Lee Hershberg   Digital Mastering
Robin Laine   Assistant Engineer
Janice Lee   Production Coordination
Michael Birnholz   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Cliff Jones   Assistant Engineer
Cliff Hodson   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Mike Manieri   Orchestral Arrangements
Victor Beyglio   Assistant Engineer
Bernard Ighner   Composer,Lyricist
Cruz Sembello   Composer
Ralph Osbourne   Assistant Engineer
Jeffrey Cohen   Composer