Bad Benson
{{Infobox album
| name = Bad Benson
| type = studio
| artist = George Benson
| cover = Bad Benson.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 13, 1974
| recorded = April 22 – June 20, 1974
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 50:36
| label = CTI
| producer = Creed Taylor
| prev_title = Body Talk
| prev_year = 1973
| next_title = In Concert-Carnegie Hall
| next_year = 1976
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| page = 23
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|2|4}}{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 114}}
}}
Bad Benson is a 1974 studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released on CTI Records.{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r30389|label=Bad Benson}}
Track listing
- "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) - 7:08
- "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel) - 2:56
- "My Latin Brother" (George Benson) - 6:50
- "No Sooner Said Than Done" (Phil Upchurch) - 5:59
- "Full Compass" (Upchurch) - 5:40
- "The Changing World" (Benson, Art Gore) - 4:53
- "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Serbian Blue" (Don Sebesky) - 13:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "From Now On" (Benson) - 2:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 22 (Track 9), May 29 (Tracks 1, 3 & 5), May 30 (Tracks 4, 6–8) and June 20 (Track 2), 1974.{{cite web |url=http://www.dougpayne.com/ctid7374.htm#badbenson |title=Bad Benson }} at Doug Payne's CTI Records discography
Personnel
- George Benson – guitar
- Phil Upchurch – guitar, percussion (3), electric bass (5)
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Ron Carter – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, Wayne Andre – trombone
- Paul Faulise – bass trombone
- Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, John Frosk – trumpet
- Phil Bodner – English horn, clarinet, alto flute
- George Marge – English horn, flute, piccolo flute
- Ray Beckenstein – flute
- Albert Regni – flute, clarinet
- Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington – French horn
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Frank Levy, Jesse Levy, Paul Tobias, Seymour Barab – cello
- Don Sebesky – arrangements and conductor
=Production=
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering (4–6)
- Bob Ciano – album's design
- Ben Rose – cover photography
- Pete Turner – liner photography
References
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Category:Albums arranged by Don Sebesky