In Concert-Carnegie Hall
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| In Concert-Carnegie Hall | ||||
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| Live album by George Benson | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | January 11, 1975 Carnegie Hall, New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:01 | |||
| Label | CTI CTI 6072 S1 |
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| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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In Concert-Carnegie Hall is an album by American guitarist George Benson featuring a performance recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1975 and released on the CTI label.[1] The CD reissue added one bonus track and reordered the selections as presented in concert.
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Reception [edit]
The Allmusic review states " this is a solid "live" effort with Benson cooking on all burners... In retrospect, listening to this record in the 21st century, it's difficult to imagine Benson making the switch from a classy guitar firebrand to a pop star so quickly".[2]
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
Track listing [edit]
- All compositions by George Benson except as indicated
- Introduction - 1:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) - 5:37
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 7:24
- "Gone" - 10:28
- "Sky Dive" (Freddie Hubbard) - 6:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Octane" - 10:16
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- Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City on January 11, 1975 with overdubs added at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in 1976
Personnel [edit]
- George Benson - guitar, vocals
- Hubert Laws - flute
- Ronnie Foster - keyboards
- Wayne Dockery - bass
- Marvin Chappell - drums
- Bernard Fennell - cello
Overdubbed:
- Johnny Griggs, Ray Armando - percussion
- Will Lee - bass
- Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark - drums
- Unknown string section arranged and conducted by David Matthews
References [edit]
- ^ Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed February 28, 2012
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 28, 2012
