Bad Benson

Bad Benson
Studio album by George Benson
Released	October 13, 1974
Recorded	April 22 - June 20, 1974 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:36
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
George Benson chronology
Body Talk (1973) Bad Benson (1974) In Concert-Carnegie Hall (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Bad Benson is a 1974 studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released on CTI Records.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) - 7:08
2. "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel) - 2:56
3. "My Latin Brother" (George Benson) - 6:50
4. "No Sooner Said Than Done" (Phil Upchurch) - 5:59
5. "Full Compass" (Upchurch) - 5:40
6. "The Changing World" (Benson, Art Gore) - 4:53
7. "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Serbian Blue" (Don Sebesky) - 13:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "From Now On" (Benson) - 2:20 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 22 (Track 9), May 29 (Tracks 1, 3 & 5), May 30 (Tracks 4, 6-8) and June 20 (Track 2), 1974.^[3]

Personnel

• George Benson - guitar
• Phil Upchurch - guitar, electric bass, percussion
• Kenny Barron - piano
• Ron Carter - bass
• Steve Gadd - drums
• Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, Wayne Andre - trombone
• Paul Faulise - bass trombone
• Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, John Frosk - trumpet
• Phil Bodner - English horn, clarinet, alto flute
• George Marge - English horn, flute, piccolo flute
• Ray Beckenstein - flute
• Al Regni - flute, clarinet
• Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington - French horn
• Margaret Ross - harp
• Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Frank Levy, Jesse Levy, Paul Tobias, Seymour Barab - cello
• Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor

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