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Posts Tagged George Benson

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November 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

George Benson: Weekend In London

George Benson Weekend In London Provogue In 1978 George Benson released Weekend In L.A. It’s one of my all-time favourite records; one of the albums of my childhood. We grew up with it in our house – and we loved both the guitar instrumentals (the title track) and the funky band workouts (On Broadway). We […]
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August 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Charli Persip

Charli Persip the legendary jazz drummer and teacher has died. He was 91. Hell of an innings. And what a player. Persip, born Charles, called “Charlie” but he changed the spelling in the 1980s to “Charli”, was a bandleader and educator. He was also on some of the greatest jazz albums you now and love […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Archie Shepp, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, Big Joe Turner, Blue Mitchell, Cannonball Adderley, Charli Persip, Charlie Persip, David “Fathead” Newman, Dinah Wasington, Dizzy Gillespie, Don Ellis, Donald Byrd, Drum, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Eulogy, George Benson, George Russell, Hank Mobley, Harry Edison, Jazz, Kai Winding, Kenny Burrell, Lee Morgan, Louis Jordan, Part Martino, Quincy Jones, R.I.P., R.I.P. Charli Persip, Ray Charles, Red Garland, Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, Zoot Sims ·

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May 5, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 125

Earl Klugh, Low Ride (1983) If I have a record – and artist – that would jump in and out of the “Guilty Pleasure” category (if I did actually have a Guilty Pleasure category) then it would be this album in particular, and more generally Earl Klugh. Look, he’s obviously great – and I love […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1983, 80s, Acoustic, Earl Klugh, George Benson, Guitar, Low Ride, LP, Night Drive, Record, Smooth Jazz, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 125, Vinyl ·

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May 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

George Benson: Walking To New Orleans 

George Benson Walking To New Orleans Provogue George Benson has performed many tribute songs (Wes Montgomery) and whole albums + shows (Nat King Cole) as well as working with the Count Basie Orchestra and just generally tipping his hat to the blues and jazz of the past. But here he steps out into the rock’n’roll that came from blues and boogie […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Chuck Berry, Covers, Fats Domino, George Benson, George Benson: Walking To New Orleans, Provogue, Tribute, Walking To New Orleans, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Ed Motta: Criterion of the Senses

Ed Motta Criterion of the Senses MustHave/Membran Though this is a slightly more subdued effort than his mighty Perpetual Gateways (an easy contender for my record of the year in 2016) the consistency is still there, the quality so high on Ed Motta’s latest.  
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Brazil, Criterion of the Senses, Donald Fagen, Donny Hathaway, Ed Motta, Ed Motta: Criterion of the Senses, George Benson, Perpetual Gateways, Steely Dan, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 379

George Benson, Beyond The Blue Horizon (1971) I love George Benson but I’m still catching up with his early records – so I didn’t know this one, I knew about it, knew some of the material, killer rhythm section and a stonking version of So What to kick things off – in fact it’s two […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1971, Beyond The Blue Horizon, George Benson, So What, The Gentle Rain, The Vinyl Countdown # 379 ·

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April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Donny Hathaway Live: One Of My All-Time Favourite Records…A Masterpiece…

One of my favourite albums of all time, a true masterpiece, an album that moves me every time I listen to it – and simply one of my most-loved, most played records – is Live by Donny Hathaway. I got hooked on the album many years back – a favourite across formats (LP, tape, CD, […]
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September 1, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 640

Tony Williams, The Joy of Flying (1979) I love Tony Williams – one of the best and most influential drummers around, right? Every drummer and most musicians know the name. I knew a little of his work as a leader, but mostly it’s his sideman stuff – hearing him drive the beat for others, and […]
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August 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 831

Hank Crawford, We Got A Good Thing Going (1972) I was in Sydney the other week, but just for a few days. I like record shopping in Sydney. Some good stores. Only got into one this time. Only bought two records. And this was one of them. Slight punt this, in that I hadn’t heard […]
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July 30, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: #119 – George Benson, Wellington, 2010

You know I’d seen George Benson once before and so I wasn’t that sure about this one going into it, like – I guess I figured it would be ‘good’ but, you know, I didn’t know that I needed to see it. Now good as seeing George Benson was the first time – it was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2010, George Benson, Gig, Live, Nat King Cole, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: #119 – George Benson, Tribute, Wellington ·

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December 9, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 2 – Dennis Davis

I love it when you get hooked on a musician – a session guy or girl – and you then find out that this “new” player, this new hero, isn’t all that new; you’ve been enjoying their work for years. They’ve been part of the soundtrack playing out in your head, those indelible grooves and […]
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June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Harvey Mason: Chameleon

Harvey Mason Chameleon Concord For his first album in a decade Harvey Mason revisits material he’s written/co-written/recorded with various legends of soft-jazz/fusion/funk such as Bob James, Bobby Hutcherson and Herbie Hancock (the title track). The album features some great players – including our own Mark de Clive-Lowe and talents that include keyboardist Kris Bowers, trumpeter […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bob James, Chameleon, Fourplay, George Benson, Harvey Mason, Headhunters, Herbie Hancock, Mark de Clive-Lowe ·
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