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This is a more satisfactory summary of George Benson's late-'60s recordings than the early CD era's Silver Collection because it includes a pair of the later A&M recordings and a couple of guest spots on a Jimmy Smith album from that period.
At this time, Benson, still in his mid-20s, was solidifying his reputation as a tremendously fluent and powerful guitar soloist, with plenty of hard bop facility and a genuine taste for R&B riffing and swinging.
The eloquent slow blues of "Low Down and Dirty," and the wild, weird use of a Varitone octave multiplier on "The Shape of Things to Come," and the gutsy if occasionally scattered bop licks as a foil for the smoldering Smith (with drummer Donald Bailey) on "The Boss" go a long way toward illustrating Benson's range here.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thunder WalkHarold Ousley | George Benson | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | Sack O' WoeCannonball Adderley | George Benson | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Tuxedo JunctionJulian Dash, Buddy Feyne, Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson | George Benson | Play | 09:33 | 21 MB | 54 MB |
| 4 | Billie's BounceCharlie Parker | George Benson | Play | 06:09 | 14 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Something/Octopus's GardenGeorge Harrison, Ringo Starr | George Benson | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Shape of Things (To Come)Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | George Benson | Play | 05:16 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | The BossJimmy Smith | George Benson | Play | 08:53 | 20 MB | 54 MB |
| 8 | Out of the BlueWill Jason, Henry Nemo | George Benson | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 16 MB |
| 9 | Low Down and DirtyGeorge Benson | George Benson | Play | 08:33 | 19 MB | 40 MB |
| 10 | I Remember WesGeorge Benson, Don Sebesky | George Benson | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | What's New | George Benson | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| 63 mins | 145 MB | |||||
| 63 mins | 342 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepper Adams | Sax (Baritone) |
| 2 | Cannonball Adderley | Composer |
| 3 | George Amarge | Flute, Sax (Tenor) |
| 4 | Wayne Andre | Trombone |
| 5 | Donald Ashworth | Woodwind |
| 6 | Donald Bailey | Drums |
| 7 | Ray Barretto | Congas, Percussion |
| 8 | George Benson | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Phil Bodner | Woodwind |
| 10 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 11 | Ron Carter | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 12 | Arthur "Babe" Clarke | Flute, Sax (Tenor) |
| 13 | Billy Cobham | Drums |
| 14 | Charles Covington | Organ |
| 15 | Julian Dash | Composer |
| 16 | Mel Davis | Trumpet |
| 17 | Richard Davis | Bass |
| 18 | Nichell Delvaille | Design Coordinator |
| 19 | Esmond Edwards | Producer |
| 20 | Buddy Feyne | Composer |
| 21 | Sonny Fortune | Woodwind |
| 22 | Bernie Glow | Trumpet |
| 23 | Andy Gonzales | Percussion |
| 24 | Paul Griffin | Cello, Keyboards, Piano |
| 25 | Bob Haggart | Composer |
| 26 | Herbie Hancock | Guest Artist, Organ, Piano, Piano (Electric) |
| 27 | George Harrison | Composer |
| 28 | Erskine Hawkins | Composer |
| 29 | Ernie Hayes | Organ, Piano (Electric) |
| 30 | Dave Helland | Liner Notes |
| 31 | Freddie Hubbard | Guest Artist, Trumpet |
| 32 | Bob James | Guest Artist |
| 33 | Hilary James | Organ, Piano (Electric) |
| 34 | Will Jason | Composer |
| 35 | Jerry Jemmott | Bass, Bass (Electric) |
| 36 | Jack Jennings | Congas, Vibraphone |
| 37 | William Johnson | Composer |
| 38 | Hank Jones | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 39 | Michael Lang | Supervisor |
| 40 | Hubert Laws | Guest Artist, Woodwind |
| 41 | Charles Libove | Violin |
| 42 | Buddy Lucas | Harmonica |
| 43 | Barry Mann | Composer |
| 44 | George Marge | Flute |
| 45 | Dave Markowitz | Viola |
| 46 | Gary N. Mayo | Mastering |
| 47 | Tom McIntosh | Arranger, Conductor |
| 48 | Aric Lach Morrison | Assistant Producer |
| 49 | Idris Muhammad | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 50 | Henry Nemo | Composer |
| 51 | Horace Ott | Arranger |
| 52 | Harold Ousley | Composer |
| 53 | Jimmy Owens | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 54 | Johnny Pacheco | Congas, Percussion |
| 55 | Charlie Parker | Composer |
| 56 | Romeo Penque | Flute |
| 57 | Peter Pullman | Editing |
| 58 | Chuck Rainey | Bass, Bass (Electric) |
| 59 | Alan Raph | Trombone (Bass) |
| 60 | George Ricci | Cello |
| 61 | Jerome Richardson | Woodwind |
| 62 | Ernie Royal | Trumpet |
| 63 | Don Sebesky | Arranger, Composer |
| 64 | Richard Seidel | Executive Producer |
| 65 | Ed Shaughnessy | Drums |
| 66 | Jimmy Smith | Composer, Guest Artist, Organ |
| 67 | Marvin Stamm | Trumpet |
| 68 | Ringo Starr | Composer |
| 69 | Chuck Stewart | Photography |
| 70 | Creed Taylor | Producer |
| 71 | Clark Terry | Trumpet |
| 72 | Kenny Washington | Sequencing |
| 73 | Stanley Webb | Flute |
| 74 | Cynthia Weil | Composer |
| 75 | Bernard Wichen | Violin |
| 76 | Ben Young | Research |
| 77 | Snooky Young | Trumpet |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |