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Guitar Man (George Benson album)

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Released
  
October 4, 2011

Label
  
Concord

Artist
  
George Benson

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
42:56

Producer
  
John Burk

Release date
  
4 October 2011

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Awards
  
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album

Nominations
  
Porin Award for Best Foreign Jazz Music Album

Similar
  
George Benson albums, Jazz albums

Guitar Man is a studio album by George Benson. The album was released by Concord Jazz on October 4, 2011. Largely instrumental, it finds Benson revisiting his Sixties/early-Seventies guitar-playing roots with a 12-song collection of covers of both jazz and pop standards overseen by producer John Burk.

Contents

Personnel

  • George Benson - Guitar, Vocals
  • David Garfield - Piano, Keyboards (on tracks 2-8, 11 & 12)
  • Paul Jackson, Jr. - Rhythm Guitar (on track 2)
  • Ray Fuller - Rhythm Guitar (on track 2)
  • Freddie Washington - Bass (on track 2)
  • Oscar Seaton, Jr. - Drums (on track 2)
  • Charlie Bisharat - Violin, Viola (on tracks 2 & 7)
  • Dan Higgins - Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet (on track 2)
  • Harvey Mason - Drums (on tracks 3-5, 7-9 & 12)
  • Lenny Castro - Percussion (on tracks 3, 5, 6 & 12)
  • Chris Walden - Keyboards (on track 7)
  • Ben Williams - Bass (on tracks 3-5, 7-9 & 12)
  • Joe Sample - Piano (on tracks 5, 8, 9 & 12)

    • Songs

    1Tenderly2:01
    2I Want to Hold Your Hand5:10
    3My Cheríe Amour4:08

    References

    Guitar Man (George Benson album) Wikipedia
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