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21-Апр-07 23:49
(18 лет 3 месяца назад, ред. 20-Апр-16 14:31)
George Benson - Tenderly (1989)
Страна: USA. Warner Bros.
Жанр: Jazz
Год выпуска: 1989
Формат: FLAC (tracks)
Продолжительность: 38:51
Трэклист:
1. You Don't Know What Love Is (4:39)
Drums - Louis Hays*
2. Stella By Starlight (5:13)
3. Stardust (6:02)
4. At The Mambo Inn (4:53)
Percussion - Lenny Castro
5. Here, There And Everywhere (5:04)
Percussion - Lenny Castro
6. This Is All I Ask (5:35)
Drums - Louis Hays*
7. Tenderly (3:05)
8. I Could Write A Book (4:00)
Drums - Al Foster
Доп. информация:
Arranged By [Strings, Horns] - Marty Paich
Double Bass - Ron Carter
Drums - Herlin Riley
Engineer [Assistant] - Bart Stevens , Jim Shefler , Joe Pirrera , Peter Darmi , Roy Hendrickson , Troy Halderson
Guitar, Vocals - George Benson
Mastered By - Doug Sax
Mixed By - Bill Schnee
Piano [Acoustic] - McCoy Tyner
Producer - Tommy LiPuma
Recorded By - Elliot Scheiner
Recorded By [Additional] - Al Schmitt , Bill Schnee , Steve Rinkoff
Apparently Benson got the message. Giving up the fruitless search for decent contemporary material, he switched gears and recorded an album of old standards with top-grade jazz musicians (including pianist McCoy Tyner and bassist Ron Carter) and Marty Paich's classy string and brass charts. With good songs to sing, Benson gives some moving performances, particularly on "This Is All I Ask," and there is a lovely reminder of his affinity for the Beatles, "Here There and Everywhere." Moreover, his jazz instincts were fully at his command; you'll hear some remarkable Latin-slanted guitar work on "At the Mambo Inn," some brilliant bebop on "Stella By Starlight" and "I Could Write a Book," and a stunning solo performance of "Tenderly" itself. One could read a bit of calculation into all of this; a Benson riposte to all those critics who thought he'd never play bebop again, an attempt by his record company to pander to an aging fan base. But don't. Enjoy the music, some of the best Benson has made in the 1900s. - Review by Richard S. Ginell -
