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Beyond the Blue Horizon

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Released
  
Early May 1971

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971)
  
White Rabbit (1972)

Release date
  
1971

Label
  
CTI Records

Length
  
34:04 original LP

Artist
  
George Benson

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Genres
  
Jazz, Jazz fusion

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Recorded
  
February 2-3, 1971 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
George Benson albums, Jazz albums

Beyond the blue horizon george benson full album


Beyond the Blue Horizon is a 1971 studio album by American guitarist George Benson. It was his first album released on CTI Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 9:21
  2. "The Gentle Rain" (from The Gentle Rain) (Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey) – 9:15
  3. "All Clear" (George Benson) – 5:29
  4. "Ode to a Kudu" (Benson) – 3:48
  5. "Somewhere in the East" (Benson) – 6:11

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "All Clear" [alternate take] – 5:47
  2. "Ode to a Kudu" [alternate take] – 4:41
  3. "Somewhere in the East" [alternate take] – 9:46

Recorded on February 2 (#1) and 3 (all others), 1971.

Personnel

  • George Benson - guitar
  • Clarence Palmer - organ
  • Ron Carter - bass
  • Jack DeJohnette - drums
  • Michael Cameron, Albert Nicholson - percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder, Robert Honablue - engineering
  • Bob Ciano - album design
  • Pete Turner, Chuck Stewart - photography
  • Songs

    1So What?9:05
    2The Gentle Rain9:09
    3All Clear5:15

    References

    Beyond the Blue Horizon Wikipedia