music.wikisort.org - Composition Absolute Benson is an enhanced studio album by American jazz musician George Benson. It was released by GRP and Verve Records on May 23, 2000 in the United States. Taking a tip from 1999's pop-man-of-the-year Carlos Santana, Benson goes Latin on this release.
2000 studio album by George Benson
Absolute Benson |
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Released | May 23, 2000 |
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Length | 48:36 |
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- Tommy LiPuma
- "Little" Louie Vega
- Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
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Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
AllMusic editor William Ruhlmann that Absolute Benson "is another in a series of consistently excellent CDs that characterize it [...] If it is difficult to crossover from jazz to pop, crossing back can be just as treacherous. Benson's oldest fans, who later became his detractors, still may not be satisfied with his current approach, but it has deservedly won him a secure place in contemporary jazz."[1]
Track listing
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1. | "The Ghetto" | - Al Eaton, Donny Hathaway
- Leroy Hutson
- Todd Shaw
| 4:56 |
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2. | "El Barrio" | - George Benson
- Kenny Gonzalez
- Joe Henderson
- Louie Vega
| 3:34 |
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3. | "Jazzenco" | Marc Antoine | 5:48 |
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4. | "Deeper Than You Think" | Joe Sample | 5:55 |
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5. | "One on One" | Joe Sample | 7:05 |
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6. | "Hipping the Hop" | Joe Sample | 3:57 |
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7. | "Lately" | - Marvin Sease
- Stevie Wonder
| 4:22 |
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8. | "Come Back Baby" | | 5:59 |
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9. | "Medicine Man" | | 7:00 |
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Personnel and credits
Musicians
- George Benson – guitar (1-9), vocals (1, 2, 8)
- Joe Sample – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2), Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 2), synthesizers (1, 2), acoustic piano (3-9), synthesizer arrangements
- Ricky Peterson – Hammond B3 organ (8), synthesizers (8), synthesizer arrangements
- Carlos Henríquez – bass (1, 2)
- Christian McBride – bass (3-9)
- Vidal Davis – drums (1, 2)
- Steve Gadd – drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
- Cindy Blackman – drums (6, 9)
- Luisito Quintero – percussion (1, 2)
- Luis Conte – congas, percussion and timbales
- Arif Mardin – string arrangements (7)
- Claudia Acuña – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Roy Ayers – backing vocals (1)
- Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (1, 2)
- La India – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Richard Shade – backing vocals (1)
Production
- Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3-9); "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Track 2).
- Recording Engineers – Steven Barkan and Jon Fausty (Tracks 1 & 2); Al Schmitt (Tracks 3-9).
- Assistant Engineers – Koji Egawa; Kayo Teramoto (Tracks 1 & 2); Mark Fraunfelder, Alan Moon and Aya Takemura (Tracks 3-9).
- Overdubs on Tracks 3-9 recorded by Bill Schnee and Tommy Tucker, assisted by Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt.
- Strings on Track 7 recorded by James Farber
- Mixing – Steven Barkan (Tracks 1 & 2); Bill Schnee (Tracks 3-9).
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction – Hollis King
- Photography – Jeffrey Scales and Kwaku Alston
- Graphic Design – Isabelle Wong
Charts
References
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