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1974 studio album by George Benson
Bad Benson studio album by American guitarist George Benson , released on CTI Records .[ 1]
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.[ 3]
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 – trombonePaul Faulise – bass trombone
Alan Rubin , Joe Shepley, John Frosk – trumpetPhil Bodner – English horn, clarinet, alto flute
George Marge – English horn, flute, piccolo flute
Ray Beckenstein - flute
Al 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
Phil Upchurch – musical conception (1)
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Singles
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
Albums
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