George Benson

Male vocalist and guitarist who is regarded as one of the pioneers of jazz-fusion in the 1970's. Working on Creed Taylor's CTI label with other disco-jazz musicians such as David Matthews and Eumir Deodato, he produced the classic jazz-funk record "Good king bad", which was also the first 12" on the CTI label. Later recording for Warner Brothers, he wrote and produced jazz-fusion classic "The world is a ghetto" and at the tail-end of the disco era "Give me the night".

There are also several UK 12" which are not on US 12".

Summertime/2001 / Good king bad (CTI 12" OJL 1, 1976) The greatest love of all (Arista 12" SP-8, 1977) - 4-track EP with Michael Masser / Mandrill track The world is a ghetto (Warner Brothers 12" PRO 661, 1977) On broadway (Warner Brothers 12" PRO-A-713, 1978) Love ballad (Warner Brothers 12" PRO-A-797, 1979) Give me the night (Warner Brothers 12" PRO-A-882, 1979) Love x love (Warner Brothers 12" PRO-A-905, 1980)

 

  1. Breezin' / Masquerade (Warner Brothers [UK] 12" SAM 72, 1977)
  2. Nature boy / The wind and I (Warner Brothers [UK] 12" K 16921, 1977)
  3. On broadway (Warner Brothers [UK] 12" K 17120, 1977)
  4. Love ballad (Warner Brothers [UK] 12" K 17333, 1979)
  5. Unchained melody (Warner Brothers [UK] 12" K17409, 1979)
  6. Love x love (Warner Brothers [UK] 12" LV 41, 1980)

     

  7. Beyond the blue horizon (CTI LP, 1971)
  8. White rabbit (CTI LP, 1971)
  9. Body talk (CTI LP, 1973)
  10. Bad Benson (CTI LP, 1974)
  11. Cast your fate to the wind (CTI LP, 1976)
  12. Good king bad (CTI LP, 1976)
  13. In concert - Carnegie hall (CTI LP, 1976)
  14. Breezin' (Warner Brothers LP, 1976)
  15. In flight (Warner Brothers LP, 1977)
  16. Space (CTI LP, 1978)
  17. Weekend in LA (Warner Brothers LP, 1978)
  18. Take five (CTI LP, 1979)
  19. Livin' inside your love (Warner Brothers LP, 1979)
  20. Give me the night (Warner Brothers LP, 1980)                         

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