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:

1. Take Five – Paul Desmond
2. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel
3. My Latin Brother – George Benson
4. No Sooner Said Than Done – Phil Upchurch
5. Full Compass – Phil Upchurch
6. The Changing World – George Benson, Art Gore