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Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole

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Released
  
June 4, 2013

Producer
  
John Burk

Release date
  
4 June 2013

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
40:50

Artist
  
George Benson

Label
  
Concord Records

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Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole is a studio album by George Benson. The album was released by Concord Jazz on June 4, 2013. It peaked at #89 on the Billboard album chart.

Contents

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Critical reception

Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole has received very positive reception from music critics. Steve Leggett of Allmusic affirmed that "it all adds up to a sweet and very impressive album, full of warmth and heart, and it swings where it should." At USA Today, Steve Jones praised it for "his smooth vocals [that] make this homage unforgettable."

Formats

  • Vinyl LP
  • Regular CD
  • Best Buy Edition CD (incl. 2 Bonus Tracks)
  • Japanese Edition CD (incl. Bonus Track)
  • QVC Edition (Regular CD + 6-track Bonus Disc)
  • HD Tracks (High Definition Music Downloads)
  • iTunes (incl. Bonus Track)

    • Personnel

  • George Benson - vocals, guitar
  • Lil' Georgie Benson (age 8) - vocals, ukulele (on track 1)
  • Randy Waldman - piano
  • Tim May - guitar
  • Michael O'Neill - baritone guitar, banjo on "Ramblin' Rose"
  • Chuck Berghofer - bass
  • Gregg Field - drums
  • Michael Fisher - percussion
  • Sheila E. - percussion on "Unforgettable"
  • Janey Clewer, Alvin Chea, Don Chelton - background vocals on "Straighten Up and Fly Right", "Smile", "That Sunday, That Summer" and "Ramblin' Rose"
  • Chris Papastephanou, Randy Waldman - background vocals on "Straighten Up and Fly Right"

    • Special guests

  • Wynton Marsalis - trumpet on "Unforgettable"
  • Idina Menzel - vocals on "When I Fall in Love"
  • Till Brönner - trumpet on "Smile"
  • Judith Hill - vocals on "Too Young"

    • Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra

  • Trumpets - Ryan Chapman, Chris Burbank, Gilbert Paz, Jared Hall
  • Trombones - Chris Gagne, Kendall Moore, Stephen Szabadi, Major Bailey
  • Alto Saxophones - Neil Carson, Kevin McKeown
  • Tenor Saxophones - Mark Small, Alex Weitz
  • Baritone Saxophone - Derek Smith
  • Flute - Cassandra Eisenreich
  • French Horn - Jon Anderson
  • Violin - Steffen Zeichner (Concertmaster & Soloist), Abby Young, Adam Diderrich, Karin O'Keefe, Zack Piper, Michelle Godbee, Patricia Jancova, Tomas Cotik, Victor Colmenares, James Reynolds, Jonah Osawa, * Rob Patrignani, Arianne Urban, Michelle Mlacker, Katrina Schaeffer
  • Viola - Robyn Savitzky, Kathryn Severing, Marcela Fernandez, Lauren Miller
  • Cello - Joy Adams, Cecilia Huerta, Andrew Kromholz, Chia-Li Yu, Sarah Gongaware
  • Bass - Rachel Hershey, Jeff Kipperman, Yen-Ling Lin
  • Harp - Christina Hardister
  • Dean - Shelton Berg
  • Artistic Director - Terence Blanchard
  • Artistic Coordinator - Scott Flavin
  • Managing Director - Stephen Guerra

    • Songs

    1Mona Lisa – Lil' Georgie Benson0:57
    2Just One Of Those Things2:42
    3Unforgettable (feat Wynton Marsalis)5:05

    References

    Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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