George Benson - Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole

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Artikel Name: Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
Genre: Jazz Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Other Jazz Titelanzahl: 13

Trackliste LP - 1

1. George Benson - Mona Lisa [Age 8 Version] 2. George Benson - Just One of Those Things 3. George Benson - Unforgettable 4. George Benson - Walkin' My Baby Back Home 5. George Benson - When I Fall in Love 6. George Benson - Route 66 7. George Benson - Nature Boy 8. George Benson - Ballerina 9. George Benson - Smile 10. George Benson - Straighten Up and Fly Right 11. George Benson - Too Young 12. George Benson - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 13. George Benson - Mona Lisa

Beschreibung

George Benson's place as one of the greatest and most successful guitarists in the history of jazz is secure, but what's easy to forget sometimes is that he began his career as a vocalist, and if this release, a tribute to Nat King Cole, comes as any kind of surprise, it shouldn't. Benson's and Cole's careers are remarkably similar, both becoming known first as instrumentalists, Cole as a pianist, and Benson, of course, as a guitarist, with both eventually easing into the pop mainstream because of their voices. Cole was a one of a kind vocalist, of course, and even Benson wouldn't claim to equal him as a singer, but Benson has a similarly soothing and lush tenor voice that more than holds its own on these familiar songs. The album is bookended by two versions of the Cole classic "Mona Lisa," the first a rare recording of Benson at the age of eight singing it sweetly and charmingly while playing ukulele, while the album closes with a full big-band, Nelson Riddle-arranged orchestral version that also features some sweet guitar from Benson. In between are warm, smooth, and soothing versions of "Walking My Baby Back Home" and "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," a bouncing and bopping "Route 66," and nice takes on "Unforgettable" (featuring Wynton Marsalis), "When I Fall in Love" (featuring Idina Menzel), "Smile" (featuring Till Brönner), and "Too Young" (featuring Judith Hill), all given the full big-band orchestral treatment from the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra conducted by Randy Waldman (Waldman also arranged several of the pieces here). It all adds up to a sweet and very impressive album, full of warmth and heart, and it swings where it should. ~ Steve Leggett

Steve Leggett