George Benson
The Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals
The Story
Covering a near twenty year period of creative work beginning in 1976, "The Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals" seeks to stimulate the fans of instrumental jazz and pop that crave to hear Benson's greatest works in this format (albeit confined to the Warner Bros. catalog). With his indomitable style evident on tracks such as "Affirmation", "Breezin'", "Weekend In L.A." and "Dinorah, Dinorah", Benson shows off his improvisational talents quite brilliantly on "Tenderly." Sidemen and collaborators include greats such as Marcus Miller (bass), Anthony Jackson (bass), Earl Klugh (guitar), Herbie Hancock (keyboards), Dave Grusin (keyboards), Randy Brecker (flugelhorn)... the list goes on and on. Even included is the title track from his first GRP album, "That's Right". A great hour of listening.
The Music
| 05:15 | My Heart Is Dancing | Instrumental |
| 05:40 | Breezin' | Instrumental |
| 06:54 | Mimosa | Instrumental |
| 03:41 | Dinorah, Dinorah | Instrumental |
| 03:54 | Being With You | Instrumental |
| 04:24 | Valdez In The Country | Instrumental |
| 06:53 | Affirmation | Instrumental |
| 03:06 | Tenderly | Instrumental |
| 05:42 | We All Remember Wes | Instrumental |
| 07:28 | Weekend In L.A. | Instrumental |
| 04:58 | That's Right | Instrumental |
The Artists
| George Benson | Guitar (Electric), Scat |
| Arif Mardin | Production, String Arrangements |
| Harvey Mason, Sr. | Drums |
| Marcus Miller | Bass |
| Paul Peterson | Guitar (Rhythm), Bass |
| Greg Phillinganes | Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer Arrangements, Synthesizer |
| Matt Pierson | Compilation Production |
| Max Risenhoover | Synthesizer Programming |
| John Robinson | Drums |
| Richard Tee | Keyboards, Piano (Electric) |
| Carlos Vega | Drums |
| Kirk Whalum | Saxophone |
| David Williams | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| Freddie Washington | Bass |
| Lee "Shot" Williams | Saxophone, Horn Arrangements, Flute |
| Paul Jackson | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| Hans Neleman | Photography |
| Linda Cobb | Art Direction, Design |
| Just Loomis | Photography |
| Ralph MacDonald | Percussion |
| Stanley Banks | Bass |
| Keith Blake | Digital Mastering |
| Michael Bland | Drums |
| Randy Brecker | Flugelhorn |
| Robbie Buchanan | Keyboards, Piano (Electric) |
| Claus Ogerman | Conductor, Orchestral Assistant |
| Paulinho Da Costa | Percussion |
| Dave Grusin | Keyboards |
| Barnaby Finch | Keyboards |
| Clare Fischer | Piano (Electric), Fender Rhodes |
| Jerry Hey | Trumpet |
| Kim Hutchcroft | Saxophone, Flute |
| Paul Jackson Jr. | Guitar (Rhythm) |
| Anthony Jackson | Bass |
| Hilary James | Keyboards |
| Louis Johnson | Bass |
| Neil Larsen | Keyboards |
| Tommy LiPuma | Producer |
| Jorge Dalto | Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Clavinet |
| Ronnie Foster | Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Mini Moog |
| Omar Hakim | Drums |
| Herbie Hancock | Keyboards, Synthesizer Programming, Synthesizer |
| Bob James | Producer, Piano |
| Quincy Jones | Producer |
| Earl Klugh | Guitar (Classical) |
| Hubert Laws | Flute |
| Rob Mounsey | Keyboards |
| Ricky Peterson | Keyboards, Producer, Organ |
| Phil Upchurch | Guitar (Rhythm), Bass |