George Benson's albums
Jazz guitarist George Benson
— Time Capsule: George Benson's Give Me the Night — Paste Magazine
sourcedGuitar / Vocals / Electric Guitar
George Benson
(1943–)
United States
George Benson (b. 1943) — Guitar, Vocals. Led Giblet Gravy, Beyond the Blue Horizon, Body Talk. Worked with Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette.
His guitar technique stands at the summit of jazz, yet he also hit the top of the pop charts as a singer. Most know him from Breezin', but his early jazz guitar work sounds like a completely different, sharper person. He genuinely holds both worlds — that combination is rare.
George Benson's videos
July 12, 2008, North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam. George Benson
— NN North Sea Jazz Festival - George Benson 2008, 2008
George Benson
George Benson's leader album
"This Masquerade" from 1976's Breezin' won Record of the Year at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards. The album itself won Best Pop Instrumental Performance for Benson
George Benson's leader album
Before Breezin' (1976), George Benson was known strictly as a working jazz guitarist, the kind who turns up on sideman dates like Straight Life (1970). Breezin' then became one of the best-selling jazz albums ever, and its single 'This Masquerade' won the Grammy for Record of the Year — overnight, the sideman guitarist became a pop-charting vocalist.