In Concert-Carnegie Hall

Summary

In Concert-Carnegie Hall is a live album by American guitarist George Benson featuring a performance recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1975 and released on the CTI label in 1976.[1] The CD reissue added one bonus track and reordered the selections as presented in concert.

In Concert-Carnegie Hall
Live album by
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 11, 1975
VenueCarnegie Hall, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:01
LabelCTI
ProducerCreed Taylor
George Benson chronology
Bad Benson
(1974)
In Concert-Carnegie Hall
(1976)
Good King Bad
(1976)

Reception edit

The Allmusic review states " this is a solid "live" effort with Benson cooking on all burners... In retrospect, listening to this record in the 21st century, it's difficult to imagine Benson making the switch from a classy guitar firebrand to a pop star so quickly".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by George Benson except as indicated
  1. Introduction – 1:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  2. "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) – 5:37
  3. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 7:24
  4. "Gone" – 10:28
  5. "Sky Dive" (Freddie Hubbard) – 6:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Octane" – 10:16

Personnel edit

Overdubbed:

References edit

  1. ^ Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed February 28, 2012
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 28, 2012
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.