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Released
  
May 23, 2000

Length
  
48:36

Artist
  
George Benson

Label
  
Verve Records

Recorded
  
May 1999

Absolute Benson (2000)
  
Irreplaceable (2003)

Release date
  
23 May 2000

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Genres
  
Jazz, Smooth jazz, Latin jazz

Producers
  
Tommy LiPuma, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez

Similar
  
George Benson albums, Jazz albums

Absolute Benson is an enhanced studio album by jazz musician George Benson. Taking a tip from 1999's pop-man-of-the-year Carlos Santana, Benson goes Latin on this release. The album was released by GRP/Verve Records on May 23, 2000.

Contents

George benson medicine man


Personnel

  • George Benson - guitar, vocals
  • Luis Conte - conga, percussion, timbales
  • Vidal Davis - drums
  • Steve Gadd - drums
  • Cindy Blackman - drums
  • Carlos Henríquez - bass
  • Christian McBride - bass
  • Ricky Peterson - organ, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
  • Luisito Quintero - percussion
  • Joe Sample - organ, piano, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements
  • Claudia Acuña - backing vocals
  • Lisa Fischer - backing vocals
  • Roy Ayers - backing vocals
  • Richard Shade - backing vocals

    • Credits

  • Produced by Tommy LiPuma, "Little" Louie Vega, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
  • Arranged by Arif Mardin
  • Engineering by Steven Barkan, James Farber, Jon Fausty, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Bill Schnee
  • Assistant Engineering by Koji Egawa, Kayo Teramoto
  • Mixing by Steven Barkan
  • Mastering by Doug Sax
  • Art Direction by Hollis King
  • Photography by Jeffrey Scales, Kwaku Alston
  • Graphic Design by Isabelle Wong

    • Songs

    1The Ghetto4:57
    2El Barrio3:34
    3Jazzenco5:48

    References

    Absolute Benson Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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