George Benson - Weekend In L.A. (1978) [Vinyl]

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Title: Weekend In L.A.
Year Of Release: 1978
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Quality: WavPack (image + .cue, artwork) [96kHz/32bit]
Total Time: 01:09:37
Total Size: 1.88 GB
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Tracklist:

A1 Weekend In L.A.
A2 On Broadway

B1 Down Here On The Ground
B2 California P.M.
B3 The Greatest Love Of All

C1 It's All In The Game
C2 Windsong
C3 Ode To A Kudu

D1 Lady Blue
D2 We All Remember Wes
D3 We As Love

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. -- Richard S. Ginell

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