Free George Benson Music Downloads

George Benson is a stunning guitarist whose jazz work is too far out for pop audiences and whose pop work is often too mainstream for jazz fans. Benson was a child prodigy who hit the professional circuit at age 8 with a homemade guitar (any jazz snob who questions his future pop output didn't grow up poor) and a pure Soul voice. He consumed the different styles of Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery and Grant Green, put his own spin on them and was noted for often scatting over his guitar lines as he solos. He went on to record with Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock before hitting it big with a series of top-shelf Fusion jazz albums on CTI. His vocal on "This Masquerade" and his guitar instrumental "Breezin'" both became deserving mega-hits in the 1970s. After a period in the '80s as an R&B star, Benson moved into position as a Smooth Jazz elder statesman. It's a position he holds to this day, but Benson still displays his "pure" jazz chops in concert and increasingly on his albums.
Free George Benson legal music downloads
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Album: That's Right Style:Smooth Jazz Label:Grp Records
Album: Standing Together Style:Smooth Jazz Pop-Jazz Label:Grp Records
Album: The New Boss Guitar Of George Benson Style:Soul Jazz Hard Bop Label:Fantasy Records
Album: White Rabbit Style:Crossover Jazz Jazz Pop-Jazz Label:EPIC/ASSOCIATED
Album: In Concert-Carnegie Hall Style:Crossover Jazz Pop-Jazz Jazz Label:Cti/Cbs
Album: Body Talk Style:Pop-Jazz Jazz-Funk Fusion Label:Legacy Recordings
Album: Best Of George Benson Style:Crossover Jazz Label:CBS ASSOCIATED
Album: This Is Jazz #9 Style:Crossover Jazz Jazz Soul Jazz Label:EPIC/ASSOCIATED/LEGACY
Album: Beyond The Blue Horizon Style:Post Bop Fusion Jazz Label:EPIC/ASSOCIATED/LEGACY
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