The New Boss Guitar of George Benson

Jazz · 1964 · 7 tracks

The New Boss Guitar of George Benson

A fiery 1964 debut of pure soul-jazz. Before the pop stardom, Benson was a hollow-body guitar phenom leading a gritty, organ-drenched quintet through hard-swinging bop.

1964 · Yeh Eum Records

A hungry, high-energy display of virtuosity tempered by deep soulful grooves.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks

01

Shadow Dancers

4:45

02

The Sweet Alice Blues

4:36

03

I Don’t Know

6:45

04

Just Another Sunday

2:58

05

Will You Still Be Mine?

4:25

06

Easy Living

6:33

07

Rock‐a‐Bye

3:55

Moments Worth Listening For

The aggressive double-time guitar runs on Shadow Dancers that signal a young virtuoso arriving

The thick greasy interplay between the Hammond organ and Benson's bluesy bends on Rock-a-Bye

The patient soulful restraint shown during the melodic unfolding of Easy Living

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