officialgeorgebenson's Channel

675 subscribers

280,206 video views

Play All

Uploaded videos

1-10 of 19

The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: It Aint Over officialgeorgebenson 24,247 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of t...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Rainy Night In Georgia officialgeorgebenson 4,846 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of t...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Someday We'll All Be Free officialgeorgebenson 7,357 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of t...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Come In From The Cold officialgeorgebenson 11,207 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of t...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight officialgeorgebenson 3,930 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of t...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Telphone Call Away officialgeorgebenson 7,870 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of t...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Family Reunion officialgeorgebenson 5,952 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of t...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Exotica officialgeorgebenson 8,069 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of ...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Show Me The Love officialgeorgebenson 13,757 views NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories. The album is a collection of t...
The George Benson Sessions: The Making of Songs And Stories: Nuthin But A Party officialgeorgebenson 10,131 views Songs And Stories In Stores Aug. 25

About Official George Benson

10‐time Grammy winner and NEA Jazz Master George Benson.

georgebenson.com/

Created by

officialgeorgebenson

Latest Activity

Dec 3, 2008

Date Joined

Dec 3, 2008

About this user

George Benson is a jazz guitarist born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1943. He started out playing straight-ahead instrumental jazz with organist Jack McDuff. Benson got his first experience playing with his several-year stint with McDuffs group. At the age of 21, Benson recorded his first album as leader, The New Boss Guitar, with Brother Jack McDuff on organ.

Bensons next recording was Its Uptown with the George Benson Quartet with Lonnie Smith on organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone sax. This album showcases Bensons talent in constructing swinging bebop lines at blistering tempos. Benson followed it up with The George Benson Cookbook, also with Lonnie Smith and Ronnie Cuber.

One of his major hits is the song This Masquerade, which is included in the top-selling album Breezin . This album represents a shift to more commercially oriented music which brought Benson a wider audience but alienated some jazz fans. Other singles that have made the Billboard Hot 100 charts include On Broadway (1978), Love Ballad (1979), Give Me The Night (1980) and Turn Your Love Around (1982).

Benson continues to play outstanding jazz guitar, as evidenced on recordings such as Jimmy Smiths Off the Top, Bensons own live album Par Excellence, and Tenderly, on which Benson is accompanied by McCoy Tyner on piano.

Age

Country

United States

less

Featured Playlists

19 videos Play all(19) Uploaded videos by Official George Benson

17 videos Play all(17) Favorite videos by Official George Benson