George Benson - Big Boss Band feat. the Count Basie Orchestra (1990)
BAND/ARTIST: George Benson
- Title: Big Boss Band feat. the Count Basie Orchestra
- Year Of Release: 1990
- Label: Warner Bros[7599-26295-2]
- Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
- Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
- Total Time: 41:47
- Total Size: 277 MB(+3%)
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
1. Without A Song
2. Ready Now That You Are
3. How Do You Keep The Music Playing
4. On Green Dolphin Street
5. Baby Workout
6. I Only Have Eyes For You
7. Portrait Of Jennie
8. Walkin' My Baby Back Home
9. Skylark
10. Basie's Bag
This project had its genesis back in 1983 with a Benson promise to Count Basie that he would record an album in his style, a promise partially fulfilled the following year with 20/20's "Beyond the Sea." Focusing on standards that steer commendably clear from tunes normally associated with Basie, Benson takes on the dual challenge of big-band singer and lead guitarist and succeeds with authority in both roles. The robust playing of the Basie band under Frank Foster poses absolutely no problems for Benson's muscular guitar, for he punches out the notes and octaves in irresistibly swinging fashion (for prime mature Benson, check out "Basie's Bag"). As a vocalist, he sounds solid and debonair, blending well with Basie vocalist Carmen Bradford on "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" There are two deviations from the format, though. "Baby Workout" starts out as an electronic dance number, augmented by horns, that harks back to his run of routine '80s albums. The sole Robert Farnon-arranged track, a lush orchestral treatment of "Portrait of Jennie" recorded in London, was salvaged from an aborted project that was promised back in 1988. Clearly Benson had wrestled control of his music from the accountants, and though the direction is conservative, it makes better use of his talents.~Richard S. Ginell
1. Without A Song
2. Ready Now That You Are
3. How Do You Keep The Music Playing
4. On Green Dolphin Street
5. Baby Workout
6. I Only Have Eyes For You
7. Portrait Of Jennie
8. Walkin' My Baby Back Home
9. Skylark
10. Basie's Bag
This project had its genesis back in 1983 with a Benson promise to Count Basie that he would record an album in his style, a promise partially fulfilled the following year with 20/20's "Beyond the Sea." Focusing on standards that steer commendably clear from tunes normally associated with Basie, Benson takes on the dual challenge of big-band singer and lead guitarist and succeeds with authority in both roles. The robust playing of the Basie band under Frank Foster poses absolutely no problems for Benson's muscular guitar, for he punches out the notes and octaves in irresistibly swinging fashion (for prime mature Benson, check out "Basie's Bag"). As a vocalist, he sounds solid and debonair, blending well with Basie vocalist Carmen Bradford on "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" There are two deviations from the format, though. "Baby Workout" starts out as an electronic dance number, augmented by horns, that harks back to his run of routine '80s albums. The sole Robert Farnon-arranged track, a lush orchestral treatment of "Portrait of Jennie" recorded in London, was salvaged from an aborted project that was promised back in 1988. Clearly Benson had wrestled control of his music from the accountants, and though the direction is conservative, it makes better use of his talents.~Richard S. Ginell
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