What an interesting album and what a great cross-sectional study of George Benson's evolution from young R&B based jazz-guitarist to easy jazz-pop phenomenom. Recording quality is generally good, except for 1-2 live songs. The listener can obviously take their pick which they prefer, but there's no denying that while George is best known for his Breezin and other albums from the 80's, he had a real eclectic body of work behind him that established him as a jazz leader. If you're one of those types who cry, "Hey he sold out", I'd counter that he brought the best of jazz to the pop world. The songs Breezin' and On Broadway are loads of fun, simply because they are well written and polished performances.



Tracklist:

DISC 1:
1. Rock Candy - (live, with Brother Jack McDuff)
2. Shadow Dancers
3. Clockwise
4. Willow Weep For Me
5. Foggy Day, A
6. Borgia Stick, The
7. Paraphernalia - (with Miles Davis)
8. Sugar - (with Stanley Turrentine)
9. So What
10. Ode to a Kudu - (take Alternate)
11. California Dreamin'

DISC 2:
1. White Rabbit
2. Body Talk
3. Take Five
4. Summertime - (live)
5. Breezin'
6. This Masquerade
7. On Broadway - (live)
8. Give Me the Night
9. Hip Skip - (with Tony Williams)
10. Gotham City - (with Dexter Gordon)

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