Bad Benson
Bad Benson is a 1974 studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released on CTI Records.
Track listing
- "Take Five" - 7:08
- "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" - 2:56
- "My Latin Brother" - 6:50
- "No Sooner Said Than Done" - 5:59
- "Full Compass" - 5:40
- "The Changing World" - 4:53
- "Take the ['A' Train]" - 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Serbian Blue" - 13:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "From Now On" - 2:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 22, May 29, May 30 and June 20, 1974.
Personnel
- George Benson – guitar
- Phil Upchurch – guitar, percussion, electric bass
- 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
- Albert 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 and conductor
Production
- Creed Taylor – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering
- Bob Ciano – album's design
- Ben [Rose (photographer)|Ben Rose] – cover photography
- Pete Turner – liner photography