George Benson‘s ‘Bad Benson’ is his twelfth studio album recorded on April 22 and June 20, 1974 and released on October 13, 1974 by CTI.
Track Listing : 1.Take Five (Paul Desmond) – 07:08 . 2.Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel) – 02:56 . 3.My Latin Brother (George Benson) – 06:50 . 4.No Sooner Said Than Done (Phil Upchurch) – 05:59 . 5.Full Compass (Phil Upchurch) – 05:40 . 6.The Changing World (George Benson, Art Gore) – 04:53 . 7.Take The ‘A’ Train (Billy Strayhorn) – 04:13 . 8.Serbian Blue (Don Sebesky) – 13:03 . 9.From Now On (George Benson) – 02:20
Musicians : George Benson – Guitar . Phil Upchurch – Guitar, Electric Bass, Percussion . Kenny Barron – Piano . Ron Carter – Bass . Steve Gadd – Drums . Wayne Andre – Trombone . Seymour Barab – Cello . Raymond Beckenstein – Flute . Phil Bodner – Clarinet, Flute, Flute (Alto), Horn (English) . Garnett Brown – Trombone . James Buffington – French Horn . Warren Covington – Trombone . Paul Faulise – Trombone (Bass) . George Marge – Flute, Horn (English), Piccolo . Albert Regni – Clarinet, Flute . Brooks Tillotson – French Horn . Guildhall String Ensemble – Strings . Frank Levy – Cello . Jesse Levy – Cello . Charles Mccracken – Cello . Margaret Ross – Harp . Alan Shulman – Cello . Paul Tobias – Cello
Production : Produced By Creed Taylor . Rudy Van Gelder – Engineer . Don Sebesky – Arranger
Recorded April 22 – June 20, 1974 At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Released October 13, 1974 By Cti.
(Source George Benson – Bad Benson | Official Website)
