George Benson - Songs and Stories (2009) {Concord Japan UCCO-1085}
George Benson - Songs and Stories (2009) {Concord Japan UCCO-1085}
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© 2009 Concord / Universal Japan | UCCO-1085
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Crossover Jazz / Jazz-Pop / Smooth Jazz / Guitar
George Benson's sound is so recognizable that, in its way, it's quite comforting to hear his voice or his guitar come across on the radio or in a club. His recordings have been polished and extravagant in many cases, but there are those signature elements – his relaxed delivery and silky touch on the strings and his voice, as evocative as a cool breeze floating across a hot summer night. Songs and Stories doesn't deviate from his formula a great deal, but it doesn't have to. He's chosen ten ubiquitous pop tunes from a variety of songwriters (and one by a relatively new kid on the block), and with the help of producers John Burk and Marcus Miller, he puts them across in fine style.
The set opens with James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," with the great Brazilian guitarist Toninho Horta on acoustic to contrast with Benson's electric. The tune simply eases down into the listener, and more than a desperate plea as it was in Taylor's case, this version is a request that offers plenty of rhythm – courtesy of a beatbox by Butterscotch and Paulinho Da Costa's percussion. Another standout on the set is the slow strolling version of Bill Withers' "A Telephone Call Away," with guest vocalist Lalah Hathaway in duet, Gerald Albright's saxophone, and Bobby Sparks II's B-3 all adding to the band's textural palette. Following it is an intimate small-group setting of a cover of "Someday We'll All Be Free" by Lalah's late father, Donny Hathaway. Young Southern soul singer/songwriter Marc Broussard contributes "Come in from the Cold" to the mix. Benson is accompanied by Tom Scott on saxophones, guitarist Jubu, Miller's bass, and Sparks' Hammond, embellished by some nice Rhodes work by Greg Phillinganes. The reading of Tony Joe White's "Rainy Night in Georgia" is unusual, and laden with strings, but it works because Benson doesn't try to create a definitive version of anything; he simply creates his own. There are also two fine surprises at the end of the disc: an excellent version of Smokey Robinson's "One Like You" with a large ensemble; and a downright funky take on Lamont Dozier's "Living in High Definition," which is sure to be a hit at contemporary jazz radio. Benson, Jubu, and Wah Wah Watson all contribute electric guitars, with Miller playing vibes as well as laying down layers of beats atop his own string arrangements. Benson fans should have a ball with Songs and Stories. It's consistently smooth in texture, its arrangements are elegant, and it's sequenced beautifully.
George Benson - Songs and Stories (2009) {Concord Japan UCCO-1085}
Personnel:
George Benson - guitar, lead vocals
Norman Brown - guitar, vocals on "Nuthin' But a Party"
Marcus Miller - keyboards, percussion, vibraphone, vocals, programming
Lalah Hathaway - vocals on "A Telephone Call Away"
Paul Jackson, Jr., Ray Parker, Jr., Steve Lukather, Wah Wah Watson - guitars
Lee Ritenour, Marcelo Lima, Toninho Horta - acoustic guitars
Todor Pelev, Victoria Lanier, Katheleen Robertson, Gerry Hilera, Dennis Molchan, Xiao Niu He, Sai Ly Acosta, Charles Everett, Joel Derouin, Susan Chatman, Ronald Clark - violins
Robin Ross, Michael Molnau, John Hayhurst, Evan Wilson - violas
Gerald Albright, Tom Scott - saxophones
Chuck Findley, Gary Grant - trumpets
Charles Loper - trombone
Greg Phillinganes, David Garfield, William Magalhães, David Paich, Bruno Cardozo, Bobby Sparks - keyboards
Rod Temperton - keyboards, programming
Steve Porcaro - synthesizer
John "J.R." Robinson, Maguinho Alcântara - drums
Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Noël Lee - wind chimes
Patti Austin, Carolyn Perry, Lori Perry, Sharon Perry - background vocals
Tracks
01. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (Taylor) - 3:48
02. Family Reunion (Temperton-Colbert) - 4:19
03. Show Me the Love (Paich-Lukather) - 4:17
04. A Telephone Call Away (Withers) - 5:56
05. Someday We'll All Be Free (Hathaway-Howard) - 6:22
06. Nuthin' But a Party (Troutman-McClain-Harris-Lomax) - 5:30
07. Come in from the Cold (Broussard-Foster-Tocket) - 4:33
08. Exotica (Miller) - 5:30
09. Rainy Night in Georgia (White) - 4:51
10. One Like You (Robinson-Garfield) - 4:43
11. Living in High Definition (Dozier) - 7:15
12. Sailing (Cross) - 5:20
13. It Ain't Over (Benson-Miller) - 4:06
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George Benson / Songs and Stories
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George Benson / Songs and Stories
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Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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Quality : High
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George Benson - Songs and Stories (2009) {Concord Japan UCCO-1085}
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