Bad Benson (The Master Series)

~ Release by George Benson (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Label: Epic/Legacy - Catalog #: (E) 5052852 - Format: CD
Label: Epic/Legacy - Catalog #: EK-86143 - Format: CD
Additional:
Last incarnation, with a new unreleased track, after the original 6 tracks release and the intermediate 8 tracks edition.
It's not clear what is the reason for the timing differences between the three editions, and wether one (or both) issues of this has been remastered/remixed, and if this remastering was applied to the whole disc or just to #7 & #8.

Annotation last modified on 2007-01-27 04:53 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Take Five
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-05-29)
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-05-29)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-05-29)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-05-29) and Phil Upchurch (on 1974-05-29)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-05-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-05-29)
later releases:
Take Five by George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
cover recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version) (on 1974-05-29)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond), Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
47:10
2Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-06-20)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-06-20)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-06-20)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-06-20) and Phil Upchurch (on 1974-06-20)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-06-20)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-06-20)
recording of:
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (on 1974-06-20)
composer:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist), Marilyn Bergman and Johnny Mandel (American composer and arranger)
3:01
3My Latin Brother
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-05-29)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-05-29)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-05-29)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-05-29)
guitar and percussion:
Phil Upchurch (on 1974-05-29)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-05-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-05-29)
recording of:
My Latin Brother (on 1974-05-29)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
6:52
4No Sooner Said Than Done
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-05-30)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-05-30)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-05-30) and Phil Upchurch (on 1974-05-30)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-05-30)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-05-30)
recording of:
No Sooner Said Than Done (on 1974-05-30)
composer:
Phil Upchurch
6:01
5Full Compass
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-05-29)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-05-29)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-05-29)
electric bass guitar and guitar:
Phil Upchurch (on 1974-05-29)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-05-29)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-05-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-05-29)
recording of:
Full Compass (on 1974-05-29)
composer:
Phil Upchurch
45:44
6The Changing World
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-05-30)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-05-30)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-05-30) and Phil Upchurch (on 1974-05-30)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-05-30)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-05-30)
recording of:
The Changing World (on 1974-05-30)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) and Art Gore (Drummer)
4:58
7Take the "A" Train
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-05-30)
bass and guitar:
Phil Upchurch (on 1974-05-30)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-05-30)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-05-30)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-05-30)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-05-30)
instrumental recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill) (on 1974-05-30)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
4:18
8Serbian Blue
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-05-30)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-05-30)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-05-30)
guitar and percussion:
Phil Upchurch (on 1974-05-30)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-05-30)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-05-30)
earliest release:
Serbian Blue by George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
recording of:
Serbian Blue (on 1974-05-30)
composer:
Don Sebesky
13:07
9From Now On
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1974-04-22)
double bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist) (on 1974-04-22)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer) (on 1974-04-22)
guitar:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer) (on 1974-04-22) and Phil Upchurch (on 1974-04-22)
piano:
Kenny Barron (on 1974-04-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 -) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1974-04-22)
recording of:
From Now On (on 1974-04-22)
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
2:22

Credits

Release

part of:The Master Series (CTI reissue series) (order: 5)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6306491 [info]

Release group

Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/52449 [info]
Wikidata:Q4840167 [info]