George Benson ‎- Weekend In L.A. (1978) [2LP, USA]

19/04/2013 10:45

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Название: Weekend In L.A.
Исполнитель: George Benson
Жанр: Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Contemporary Jazz
Год выпуска: 1978
Количество композиций: 11
Количество пластинок: 2
Фирма: Warner Bros. Records (Made in USA)
Номер по каталогу: 2WB 3139

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Список композиций:
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

Музыканты:
George Benson - guitar, vocals
Jorge Dalto - piano
Ronnie Foster - synthesizer
Phil Upchurch - rhythm guitar
Ralph MacDonald - percussion
Stanley Banks - bass
Harvey Mason, Sr. - drums
Nick DeCaro - string synthesizer

Weekend in L.A. is a 1978 live album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson. The album was recorded live at the West Hollywood Roxy Theater. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Wiki
Recording live at Los Angeles' Roxy club -- then a showcase for many of the hottest acts in pop -- was just the tonic that George Benson and his Breezin' band needed on this often jumping album. With unusually lively crowds (for a record-industry watering hole) shouting encouragement, the band gets deep into the four-on-the-floor funk and Benson digs in hard, his rhythmic instincts on guitar sharp as ever. The balance between vocals and instrumentals is about even -- George's voice sounds more throaty and soul-oriented than before -- and amid the new material, there is a revisit to a favored CTI-era instrumental, the lovely "Ode to a Kudu." This album also introduced "On Broadway," an extended stomping version of the Drifters' hit that would become Benson's climactic showstopper for years. The only superfluous element is the after-the-fact addition of Nick DeCaro's string synthesizer backdrop; the real Claus Ogerman-arranged thing would have been preferable if strings are a must. Allmusic