On October 13, 1974, “CTI” label released “Bad Benson”, the twelve George Benson album. It was recorded April – June 1974, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
- George Benson – guitar
- Phil Upchurch – guitar, electric bass, percussion, musical concept
- 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 – arrangements, conductor
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering
- Bob Ciano – album’s design
- Ben Rose – cover photography
- Pete Turner – liner photography
Track listing:
- Take Five – Paul Desmond
- Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel
- My Latin Brother – George Benson
- No Sooner Said Than Done – Phil Upchurch
- Full Compass – Phil Upchurch
- The Changing World – George Benson, Art Gore
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