George Benson & McCoy Tyner: Alligator Boogaloo

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

Nice tune, but IMHO, Aaron Scott was over-playing on the cimbals, esp. during Tyner's solo, but really throughout the tune. Sometimes, less is more...

[JasonLeonPike]

This is KILLER!

[AtmaRising]

So smooth

[Modes9]

This is obviously really good. I'd like to hear George with Horace Silver. That would just be the perfect pairing.

[Fili2009able]

minute 4:04 to 5:23 beautiful acoustic bass solo

[parisensore]

Avery is an wonderful bassis and one of my favorites. I absolutely loved this version of McCoy's trio.

[xebio6]

Well, I consider myself a "true funk" fan and I just LOVE "Give me the night"!! (and I also dig GB's early organ trio/quartet albums, by the way, when he sounded like a revved up, fast motion Grant Green...)

[Parrock1]

Benson was one of the funkiest dudes in the late 60s and early 70s, up there with Grant Green. Things changed when he signed for Warner Bros in the 70's and started making commercial funk, having all those 'Philly sound' hits in the process. But true funk and blues fans will always hold Benson in reverence for his ability to play this stuff so well. Everyone else just dances to 'Give me the Night!' at wedding discos!!

[thailow117]

sir, you're so right. 'It's uptown' is such a remarkable record. Anyhow, if ya like - checkout 'Boogaloo Joe Jones', a highly underrated guitarist from the same era. he had record called 'right on, brother', with bernard purdie on drums.

[schizchris]

that is nuts too crazy too crazy too crayzeee

[SlikkTim]

Monster bass solo !!!

[OscarPetersonFan]

Great tune! George Benson was in the Donaldson's original recording made in 1967

[chadchap]

So what's the story with George and his reluctance to play roadhouse blues? Please answer I will check back regular.

[gtrplyr013]

listen to all the older benson albums pre CTI ... like cookbook and all of those albums

[kokonutz32]

I think lou is smiling somewhere.

[Beccaxox]

This is a great version. I am playing this on my sax with solos and everything. Playing with a recording of it.. I love it but i do enjoy the sax and trumpet version better

[kiss18sx]

heard this on the yahoo classic..and quickly write down the song name and the artist and search it on youtube...hehehe

[pixaninny]

Thanks for the info Torsten. The fact that you're German and such an ardent follower of Benson makes a persuasive case for Munich.

[goodsi]

this is definitely at the philharmonie am gasteig in munich! I've been there and have the recording from german TV, best

[pixaninny]

That's interesting Kevin. I've often seen this gig listed as Philharmonie Munich. Thanks for jogging the memory cells regarding the title - I have this somewhere on a Lou Donaldson recording.

[eclypso]

The info I have on this video say's this concert is from

Live at Jazzfestival Wiesen/Austria, 07-09-1989.

This tune is called "alligator boogaloo"

Always great to see this clip :)