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Benson uses a reststroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as django reinhardt a former child prodigy, benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with jack mcduff and others. If you havent heard the album yet, i highly recommend it. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Sheet music downloads from george benson weekend in l. Blessed with supreme taste, a beautiful, rounded guitar tone, terrific speed, a marvelous sense of logic in building solos, and, always, an unquenchable. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
A master of blistering lines, octave phrases, chord soloing and of course scat singing, benson seems to have it all when it comes to his ability to play jazz standards and pop repertoire in a jazzy vibe. The tribute to george benson is unquestionably one of the best albums ive ever heard and has received george s blessing. Miles davis employed benson in the mid1960s, featuring his guitar on paraphernalia on his 1968 columbia release, miles in the sky before going to verve records. This track also meshes well with bensons cool, lyrical approach to guitar and probably is the best example of the extremes of his technique. Breezin really is an album of its time with orchestral accompaniment, electric piano, and a cool, laidback feel that is. George benson is one of the greatest jazz guitarists who ever picked up the instrument. George bensons famous scatguitar solo on on broadway. George washington benson born march 22, 1943 is an american guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Free guitar backing tracks for george benson in mp3 format. Download george benson discography 19632006 192320 kbps smooth jazz, funk, rhythm and blues, pop torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. Contained in the instant download the following 4 pdf files. Feb 21, 2019 george benson pays tribute to chuck berry, fats domino on walking to new orleans george benson gets back to americana basics on walking to new orleans, the legendary jazz guitarists doublebarreled tribute to both pianopounding crescent city hit machine fats domino and the original rock guitar hero and poet, chuck berry.
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