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30/08/2023

George Benson - Discografia.

George Benson (Pittsburgh, 22 de Março de 1943) é um guitarrista norte-americano de Smooth jazz. É considerado um dos maiores guitarristas da história da humanidade.
 


Benson nasceu numa família de refinados músicos amadores. Aos seis anos já tinha começado a se apresentar ao público. Um ano depois, sua mãe se casou com um eletricista que também tocava guitarra de jazz amplificada. O jovem George implorou ao padrasto que lhe ensinasse a tocar.

Infelizmente, suas mãos eram pequenas demais para alcançar o instrumento em toda a sua extensão e ele acabou ganhando um ukulele (pequeno violão de quatro cordas). Mesmo assim, alguns anos mais tarde, Benson ganhou a sua primeira guitarra. Em 1953 - ainda com 10 - ele gravou o single "She Makes Me Mad" nos estúdios da RCA e mas tarde gravou "Sweet child o'mine" nos estúdios Walt Disney. 

Em 1963, Benson lança seu primeiro disco, "The New Boss Guitar Of George Benson", pelo selo Prestige, passando ainda por diversas gravadoras durante a década de 60. Até que em 1971, ele assina pela gravadora CTI, onde o produtor Creed Taylor tenta promover um novo estilo musical, fundindo jazz e pop. Pela CTI, Benson começa a crescer cada vez mais no mundo da música e em 1975, ele alcança seu primeiro sucesso com "Supership". A partir de 1976 Benson redirecionou sua carreira completamente deixando de lado o jazz e caminhando para o pop. 

Em 1977, George Benson gravou, pela primeira vez, um dos grandes sucessos de sua carreira: "The Greatest Love of All", um grande sucesso internacional que foi tema do filme "The Greatest", uma cinebiografia do grande lutador de boxe Muhammad Ali, lançado no mesmo ano. É George Benson o intérprete original desta canção, que, um ano depois, gravou novamente "The Greatest Love of All", dessa vez ao vivo, em seu álbum "Weekend in L.A.", lançado em 1978.

Duas das inúmeras coletâneas de George Benson se chamam "The Greatest Hits of All" (trocando o "Love" por "Hits"), ambas lançadas em 2003, em referência a esta linda canção, de autoria dos falecidos compositores Michael Masser e Linda Creed. 

Ao longo dos anos, Benson continuou gravando diversos sucessos, entre eles, "This Masquerade", "Breezin", "In Flight", "Nature Boy" e "On Broadway". Até que em 1980, seu disco "Give Me The Night" (produzido por Quincy Jones), conquista o Grammy, com uma suave e dançante combinação musical. Hits floresciam rapidamente na vida de George Benson nos anos 80, à medida que abandonava suas raízes no jazz em busca da acessibilidade do pop. Em 1981, "Turn Your Love Around" chegou ao top 30 inglês, enquanto que em 1982, "Never Give Up On A Good Thing" se saiu melhor ainda, chegando a 14ª posição. 

Em 2006, em uma parceria com o cantor Al Jarreau, lançou o álbum "Givin' It Up, um disco com um repertório variado de estilos abordados sempre com sua veia jazzistica. Este trabalho foi altamente reconhecido, tendo recebido Grammy e várias outras premiações. 

Em Setembro de 2013, no Brasil, Benson fez um show no palco Sunset do Rock In Rio no Rio de Janeiro, reeditando a parceria com o músico brasileiro Ivan Lins. Este show foi aclamado como um dos melhores do evento. 

Atualmente, George Benson se apresenta com um show em homenagem a Nat King Cole, um de seus grandes ídolos musicais. Texto: Wikipédia. Site Oficial.



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Álbuns.

The New Boss Guitar Of George Benson (1964)
01. Shadow Dancers
02. The Sweet Alice Blues
03. I Don't Know
04. Just Another Sunday
05. Will You Still Be Mine
06. Easy Living
07. Rock-A-Bye
08. My Three Sons


It's Uptown With The George Benson Quartet (1966)
01. Clockwise
02. Summertime
03. Ain't That Peculiar
04. Jaguar
05. Willow Weep For Me
06. A Foggy Day
07. Hello Birdie
08. Bullfight
09. Stormy Weather
10. Eternally
11. Myna Bird Blues

The George Benson Cookbook (1966)
01. The Cooker
02. Benny's Back
03. Bossa Rocka
04. All Of Me
05. Big Fat lady
06. Benson's Rider
07. Ready and Able
08. The Borgia Stick
09. Return Of The Prodigal Son
10. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid


Giblet Gravy (1968)
01. Along Comes Mary
02. Sunny Written-By
03. What's New?
04. Giblet Gravy
05. Walk On By
06. Thunder Walk
07. Sack Of Woe
08. Groovin'
09. Low Down And Dirty


Shape Of Things To Come (1968)
01. Footin' It
02. Face It Boy, It's Over
03. Shape Of Things To Come
04. Chattanooga Choo Choo
05. Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
06. Shape Of Things That Are And Were
07. Last Train To Clarksville


Goodies (1968)
01. I Remember Wes
02. Carnival Joys
03. You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
04. That Lucky Old Sun
05. Julie
06. Windmills Of Your Mind
07. Doobie, Doobie Blues
08. Song For My Father
09. People Get Ready


Tell It Like It Is (1969)
01. Soul Limbo
02. Are You Happy?
03. Tell It Like It Is
04. Land Of 1000 Dances
05. Jackie, All
06. Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya
07. Water Brother
08. My Woman's Good To Me
09. Jama Joe
10. My Cherie Amour
11. Out In The Cold Again


The Other Side Of Abbey Road (1970)
01. Golden Slumbers - You Never Give Me Your Money
02. Because - Come Together
03. Oh, Darling
04. Here Comes The Sun - I Want You (She So Heavy)
05. Something - Octopus`s Garden - The End


Beyond The Blue Horizon (1971)
01.So What
02. The Gentle Rain
03. All Clear
04. Ode To A Kudu
05. Somewhere In The East
06. All Clear (Alt. Take)
07. Ode To A Kudu (Alt. Take)
08. Somewhere In The East (Alt. Take) - Not Included In The Original Release.


White Rabbit (1972)
01. White Rabbit
02. Theme From Summer Of '42
03. Little Train
04. California Dreamin'
05. El Mar


Body Talk (1973)
01. Body Talk
02. Top of the World
03. Dance
04. When Love Has Grown
05. Plum
06. Body Talk (Alternate Take)


Bad Benson (1974)
01. Take Five
02. Summer Wishes Winter Dreams
03. My Latin Brother
04. No Sooner Said Than Done
05. Full Compass
07. The Changing World
08. Take The ''A'' Train (New Mix)
09. Serbian Blue (New Mix)
10. From Now On (Unreleased)

In Concert: Carnegie Hall (Live 1975)
01. Introduction
02. Take Five
03. Summertime
04. Gone
05. Sky Dive
06. Octane


Good King Bad (1976)
01. Theme from "Good King Bad"
02. One Rock Don't Make No Boulder
03. Em (Namanworth)
04. Cast Your Fate to the Wind
05. Siberian Workout
06. Shell of a Man


George Benson & Joe Farrell - Benson & Farrell (1976)
01. Flute Song
02. Beyond the Ozone
03. Camel Hump
04. Rolling Home
05. Old Devil Moon


Breezin' (1976)
01. Breezin'
02. This Masquerade
03. Six to Four
04. Affirmation
05. So This is Love?
06. Lady


In Flight (1977)
01. Nature Boy
02. The Wind And I
03. The World Is A Ghetto
04. Gonna Love You More
05. Valdez In The Country
06. Everything Must Change


Weekend In L.A. (Live 1977)
01. Weekend In L.A.
02. On Broadway
03. Down Here On The Ground
04. California P.M.
05. The Greatest Love Of All
06. It's All In The Game
07. Windsong
08. Ode To A Kudu
09. Lady Blue
10. We All Remember Wes
11. We As Love


Livin' Inside Your Love (1979)
01. Livin' Inside Your Love
02. Hey Girl
03. Nassau Day
04. Soulful Strut
05. Prelude To Fall
06. A Change Is Gonna Come
07. Love Ballad
08. You're Never Too Far From Me
09. Love Is A Hurtin' Thing
10. Welcome Into My World
11. Before You Go
12. Unchained Melody


Give Me The Night (1980)
01. Love x Love
02. Off Broadway
03. Moody's Mood
04. Give Me The Night
05. What's On Your Mind
06. Dinorah, Dinorah
07. Love Dance
08. Star Of A Story (X)
09. Midnight Love Affair
10. Turn Out The Lamplight


In Your Eyes (1983)
01. Feel Like Making Love
02. Inside Love (So Personal)
03. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
04. Love Will Come Again
05. In Your Eyes
06. Never Too Far To Fall
07. Being With You
08. Use Me
09. Late At Night
10. In Search Of A Dream


Pacific Fire, 1975 (1983)
01. Knock On Wood
02. Moody's Mood
03. Bandoleros Caballa
04. Melodia Espano
05. Pacific Fire
06. Let Your Love Come Out
07. Em


I Got A Woman And Some Blues (1984)
01. I Got A Woman
02. Out Of The Blue
03. Bluesadelic
04. Durham's Turn
05. Good Morning,Blues
06. I Worry 'bout You
07. Without Her
08. She Went A Little Bit Farther
09. Goodbuy,Columbus
10. Got To Be There
11. My Heart Is Dancing
12. Kiss And Make Up
13. Willing To Fight
14. Somewhere Island
15. Lost In Love


20/20 (1984)
01. No One Emotion
02. Please Don't Walk Away
03. I Just Wanna Hang Around You
04. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
05. Beyond The Sea (La Mer)
06. 20/20
07. New Day
08. Hold Me
09. Stand Up
10. You Are The Love Of My Life


While The City Sleeps... (1986)
01. While The City Sleeps...
02. Kisses In The Moonlight
03. Shiver
04. Love Is Here Tonight
05. Teaser
06. Secrets In The Night
07. Too Many Times
08. Did You Hear Thunder


George Benson & Earl Klugh - Collaboration (1987)
01. Mt. Airy Road
02. Mimosa
03. Brazilian Stomp
04. Dreamin'
05. Since You're Gone
06. Collaboration
07. Jamaica


Twice The Love (1988)
01. Twice The Love
02. Starting All Over
03. Good Habit
04. Everybody Does It
05. Living On Borrowed Love
06. Let's Do It Again
07. Stephanie
08. Tender Love
09. You're Still My Baby
10. Until You Believe
11. Let Go


Tenderly (1989)
01. You Don't Know What Love Is
02. Stella By Starlight
03. Stardust
04. At The Mambo Inn
05. Here, There And Everywhere
06. This Is All I Ask
07. Tenderly
08. I Could Write A Book


George Benson With The McCoy Tyner Trio - Round Midnight (Live 1989)
01. Stella By Starlight
02. Here, There & Everywhere
03. Don't Leave Me
04. Round Midnight
05. Monk's Dream
06. Hipside
07. At The Mambo Inn


George Benson Feat The Count Basie Orchestra - Big Boss Band (1990)
01. Without A Song
02. Ready Now That You Are
03. How Do You Keep The Music Playing
04. On Green Dolphin Street
05. Baby Workout
06. I Only Have Eyes For You
07. Portrait Of Jennie
08. Walkin' My Baby Back Home
09. Skylark
10. Basie's Bag


Love Remembers (1993)
01. I'll Be Good To You
02. Got To Be There
03. My Heart Is Dancing
04. Love Of My Life
05. Kiss And Make Up
06. Come Into My World
07. Love Remembers
08. Willing To Fight
09. Somewhere Island
10. Lovin' On Borrowed Time
11. Lost In Love
12. Calling You


The Best Of George Benson (Coletânea 1995)
01. Give Me The Night
02. Love Ballad
03. This Masquerade
04. Love X Love
05. I Just Wanna Hang Around You
06. Turn Your Love Around
07. Inside Love (So Personal)
08. 20 / 20
09. Everything Must Change
10. Never Give Up On A Good Thing
11. Kisses In The Moonlight
12. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
13. Lady Blue
14. On Broadway


That's Right (1996)
01. That's Right
02. The Thinker
03. Marvin Said
04. True Blue
05. Holdin' On
06. Song For My Brother
07. Johnnie Lee
08. Summer Love
09. P Park
10. Footprints In The Sand


The Best Of George Benson: The Instrumentals (Coletânea 1997)
01. My Heart Is Dancing
02. Breezin
03. 'Mimosa
04. Dinorah, Dinorah
05. Being With You
06. Valdez In The Country
07. Affirmation
08. Tenderly
09. We All Remember Wes
10. Weekend In L. A.
11. That's Right


Standing Together (1998)
01. C-Smooth
02. Standing Together
03. All I Know
04. Cruise Control
05. Poquito Spanish, Poquito Funk
06. Still Waters
07. Fly By Night
08. Back To Love
09. Keep Rollin'


MTV Music History (Coletânea 1999)
CD 1.

01. Nothing's Gonna Change
02. Love Theme From «Romeo & Juliet
03. Six Play
04. Last Train To Clarskville
05. Strings Of Love
06. You Are the Love Off My Life
07. Chatanooga Choo Choo
08. My Cherrie Amour
09. Oh! Darling
10. Octopus Garde The End
11. Give Me The Night (Edit)
12. This Masquerade (Edit)
13. Because (Come Together)
14. Everything Must Change (Edit)
15. Here Comes The Sun (I Want You)
16. Breezin'
17. Lady

CD 2.

01. Sunny
02. Golden Slumbers (You Never Give Me Your Money)
03. Inside Love (So Personal)
04. Affirmation
05. Moody's Mood
06. Doobie, Doobie Blues
07. The Windmills Of Your Mind
08. Black Rose
09. Tell It Like It Is
10. Johnnie Lee
11. Out Of The Blue
12. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
13. Low Down And Dirty Blues
14. Love Dance
15. Turn Out The Lamplight
16. Some Of My Best Friends Are Blues


Absolute Benson (2000)
01. The Ghetto
02. El Barrio
03. Jazzenco
04. Deeper Than You Think
05. One on One
06. Hipping the Hop
07. Lately
08. Come Back Baby
09. Medicine Man


Anthology (2000)
CD 1.

01. Shadow Dancers
02. Ain't That Peculiar
03. A Foggy Day
04. Ready And Able
05. What's New
06. Chattanooga Choo Choo
07. White Rabbit
08. Summertime (Live)
09. Breezin'
10. This Masquerade
11. Shark Bite
12. Nature Boy
13. The Greatest Love Of All (Single Version)
14. On Broadway (Live Single Version)
15. We All Remember Wes (Live)

CD 2.

01. Love Ballad (Single Version)
02. Off Broadway
03. Moody's Mood
04. Give Me The Night (Single Version)
05. Turn Your Love Around
06. Love All The Hurt Away
07. Mimosa
08. Being With You
09. 20 / 20
10. New Day
11. Kisses In The Moonlight (Single Version)
12. Mt. Airy Road
13. Let's Do It Again (Single Version)
14. Tenderly
15. Ready Now That You Are
16. The Long And Winding Road
17. C - Smooth


Irreplaceable (2003)
01. Six Play
02. Whole Man
03. Irreplaceable
04. Loving Is Better Than Leaving
05. Strings of Love
06. Cell Phone
07. Black Rose
08. Stairway To Love
09. Reason For Breathing
10. Missing You


Live Best Of George Benson (2005)
01. Turn Your Love Around
02 This Masquerade
03. Breezin'
04. Love X Love
05 Deeper Than You Think
06. The Ghetbo
07 Never Give Up On a Good Thing
08. Hipping bhe Hop
09. Give Me the Night
10. On Broadway


George Benson & Al Jarreau - Givin' It Up (2006)
01. Breezin'
02. Mornin'
03. 'Long Come Tutu
04. God Bless The Child
05. Summer Breeze
06. All I Am
07. Ordinary People
08. Let It Rain
09. Givin' It Up For Love
10. Every Time You Go Away
11. Four
12. Don't Start No Schtuff
13. Bring It On Home To Me


Songs And Stories (2009)
01. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
02. Family Reunion
03. Show Me the Love
04. A Telephone Call Away
05. Someday We'll All Be Free
06. Nuthin' But a Party
07. Come in from the Cold
08. Exotica
09. Rainy Night in Georgia
10. One Like You
11. Living in High Definition
12. Sailing
13. It Ain't Over


Guitar Man (2011)
01. Tenderly
02. I Want to Hold Your Hand
03. My Cherie Amour
04. Naima
05. Tequila
06. Don't Know Why
07. The Lady in My Life
08. My One and Only Love
09. Paper Moon
10. Danny Boy
11. Since I Fell For You
12. Fingerlero


Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole (2013)
01. Mona Lisa (Lil' Georgie Benson)
02. Just One Of Those Things (2:42)
03. Unforgettable (Feat. Wynton Marsalis)
04. Walkin' My Baby Back Home
05. When I Fall In Love (Feat. Idina Menzel)
06. Route 66
07. Nature Boy
08. Ballerina
09. Smile (Feat. Till Brönner)
10. Straighten Up And Fly Right
11. Too Young (Feat. Judith Hill)
12. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
13. Mona Lisa
Bonus Tracks.
14. That Sunday That Summer
15. Ramblin' Rose


The Ultimate Collection (Coletânea 2015)
CD 1.

01. Give Me The Night
02. Lady Love Me (One More Time)
03. Never Give Up On A Good Thing
04. Love x Love
05. Love Ballad
06. Nature Boy
07. This Masquerade
08. On Broadway (Live)
09. White Rabbit
10. Breezin'
11. Welcome Into My World
12. What's On Your Mind
13. Mimosa
14. Off Broadway
15. Gonna Love You More
16. Unchained Melody
17. The Greatest Love Of All

CD 2.

01. Turn Your Love Around
02. In Your Eyes
03. Shiver
04. Inside Love (So Personal)
05. 20 / 20
06. Love All The Hurt Away
07. Feel Like Making Love
08. Let's Do It Again
09. The One For Me
10. Kisses In The Moonlight
11. Love Will Come Again
12. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
13. Being With You
14. Moody's Mood
15. God Bles This Child
16. I Only Have Eyes For You
17. Beyond The Sea (La Mer)
18. When I Fall In Love
19. When Love Comes Calling


 
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