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Gorillaz - Humility (Official Video)
1 So What  
2 The Gentle Rain (From The Film 'The Gentle Rain'  
3 All Clear  
4 Ode To A Kudu  
5 Somewhere In The East  
6 All Clear (Alt. Take)  
7 Ode To A Kudu (Alt. Take)  
8 Somewhere In The East (Alt. Take)  
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George Benson's Beyond the Blue Horizon, 1971 and his label debut with CTI is "one of Benson s best records, with 'So What?' and 'The Gentle Rain' ... lyrical but quite hard-bitten, and with an excellent rhythm section behind him, Benson finds room to stretch out" (The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings). AllMusic.com calls it " superb jazz session... a must-hear for all aficionados of Benson s guitar." For all those who long for George Benson who played masterfully and powerfully. For all those who love the masterful guitarist who had you playing air guitar if you were a non musician and had you picking up the needle and setting it back to cop his licks, this one's for you. The selections are straight up and cooking. Ron Carter and Jack De Johnette drive the rhythm section along throughout.

  • George Benson's 'Body Talk' makes 88.3WBGO 'best jazz album covers of all time'
    Posted At: July 19, 2023 12:00 AM
    WBGO's Lee Mergner writes…..Quick, what do Andy Warhol, Peter Max and Romare Bearden all have in common? Our headline gives away the answer, of course, because, yes, all of them did the artwork for jazz album covers. Remarkably, Warhol’s jazz cover was for an Artie Shaw album, but maybe it’s not so odd given that they were both pop idols in their time. Warhol went on to do the Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers...
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  • Vintage George Benson - Montreux Jazz Festival performance available via Mercury Studios / udiscovermusic.
    Posted At: May 11, 2023 12:00 AM
    The DVD in the set was released in 2005, but the double CD configuration is previously unavailable.udiscovermusic. - Paul Sexton writes… 'A vintage performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival by George Benson will be available via Mercury Studios from July 14. George Benson Live At Montreux 1986 is a DVD+2CD set, of which the DVD was released in 2005, but the double CD configuration is previously unavailable....
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  • 'I used to sing Mona Lisa on the street for coins.' George Bensons honest playlist / The Guardian
    Posted At: May 9, 2022 12:00 AM
    The jazz guitar great remains in awe of Etta James, Nat King Cole and Mario Lanza, but what’s the disco classic he’d recommend to get a party started?The Guardian's Michael Hann writes…..The first single I ever bought. The first one I remember buying was Love Is Strange by Sylvia Robinson, when she was part of a duo called Mickey & Sylvia. It came out in 1956, right after Elvis – that’s when I started b...
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  • The 1969 LP that marked the 'Shape Of Things To Come' for George Benson / udiscovermusic.
    Posted At: April 26, 2021 12:00 AM

    Produced by Creed Taylor, it featured guest appearances by Herbie Hancock, Hank Jones, Idris Muhammad, Ron Carter, and others. udiscovermusic.'s Paul Sexton writes.......For someone who first recorded at the age of nine, George Benson was practically a veteran by the time he released what became his first US chart album, Shape Of Things To Come, at just 26. The year was 1969, and the LP was even ...
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  • George Benson heads to Bluesfest 2020 at Byron Bay / Newcastle Herald
    Posted At: December 29, 2019 12:00 AM

    At age 76, jazz great George Benson spends time with one of his great loves every day. From his primary home in Paradise Valley, Arizona, on the edge of Phoenix, Benson reaches for guitar all the time. "I am with my guitar almost every day," he says. "I pick it up and play 'til I get tired. I try to discover new ideas. I love presenting new ideas to my audience. When they think I'm all played out...
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  • 'The Big Issue' looks back at a life well lived with smooth talker and musician extraordinaire; George Benson
    Posted At: June 6, 2019 12:00 AM

    George Benson: ‘My mother taught me how to be a human being' At 16, I  was keen to learn something that would enhance my pockets for the rest of my life so I was studying commercial art. It was an incredible situation because that was not something African-Americans did at that time. I went to a very privileged school. It was built in the heart of the black ghetto. When they asked me why I...
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  • George Benson on the tropical pop of Humility / stuff
    Posted At: August 12, 2018 12:00 AM

    Now that virtual band Gorillaz is probably much more famous and better known than his original band Blur, Damon Albarn has seemingly decided to go lean on the collaborations and musical experimentation of the band's five previous albums for a more streamlined approach. Ironically, on The Now Now, get past the two collaborations - Hollywood with Jamie Principle and an irrepressible Snoop Dog rap, and ...
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  • 'Humility' by Gorillaz, featuring George Benson makes KUTX 'best songs ever' for week of July 6, 2018
    Posted At: July 7, 2018 12:00 AM

    The staff at our sister station KUTX scour the earth to bring listeners the best music. Each Friday, they share three of their favorite songs on Morning Edition. Gorillaz, the beloved virtual band led by Blur's Damon Albarn, just released its sixth album, just in time for your summertime enjoyment. It's called The Now Now, which is said to represent current issues in the world. The lyrics to ...
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  • George Benson & John Scofield make ultimateGuitar's top: 20 greatest jazz guitarists of all time
    Posted At: January 14, 2018 12:00 AM

    This week's traditional Wednesday Question saw the people of UG community discussing the matter of the best jazz guitarist of all time. Based on readers votes and more than 120 comments, UG summed this one up into a Top 20 rundown and George Benson & John Scofield made the list. To guitar players, American musician and songwriter George Benson is known for his rest-stroke picking kind of styl...
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  • George Benson plays Monterey Jazz Festival TODAY!!
    Posted At: September 21, 2013 12:00 AM

    So many times in contemporary popular music–in jazz, rock, blues, folk or beyond–the man with the guitar is the fulcrum on which all other sounds and voices hinge. He's the core, the engine, the captain who leads and inspires the rest of the team. George Benson has been that man for nearly a half-century. In a career that spans five decades, more than 30 recordings as a leader and 10 Gram...
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  • Remastered using the original two-track analog tapes, George Benson's White Rabbit
    Posted At: August 26, 2013 12:00 AM

    Remastered for the first time using the original two-track analog tapes, the 40th Anniversary Edition of White Rabbit is packaged in a softpack sleeve that replicates the original LP and its iconic cover design. White Rabbit was a 1972 Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Performance by a Group and features the signature title track arrangement of the Jefferson Airplane classic. So many times in contemporary...
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  • Benson's 'Beautiful Blast From His Soulful Past'
    Posted At: August 17, 2012 3:18 PM

    George Benson's Body Talk climbed the Billboard jazz chart to #10 in 1973, an early indication of Benson's successful move into soulful pop. With an eye and ear on what was happening on the soul charts, James Brown in particular, Benson made a decided swerve toward R&B on this release. In a career that spans five decades, more than 30 recordings as a leader and ten Grammy. To people born...
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  • CTI records celebrates the 40th Anniversary of George Benson's 'Beyond the Blue Horizon'
    Posted At: October 3, 2011 12:00 AM

    George Benson's Beyond the Blue Horizon (1971) his label debut with CTI is "one of Benson s best records, with 'So What?' and 'The Gentle Rain' ... lyrical but quite hard-bitten, and with an excellent rhythm section behind him, Benson finds room to stretch out" (The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings). AllMusic.com calls it " superb jazz session ...a must-hear for all aficionados o...
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