20 Bensons
George Benson - Breezin'
Let’s get this straight: George Benson was one of the best guitarists of his age. Good enough to play with Miles Davis. Fuck, his guitar playing is good.
It’s worth reminding people of this, because Benson gets remembered for his career as a smooth mom-soul vocalist.
Although there’s nothing wrong with either aspect of his career, I think you do have to view the two as distinct.
This album was, apparently, where everyone (and by everyone, I mean producer, Tommy Lipuma) discovered he had a voice, hence the inclusion of This Masquerade. So, Breezin’ marks the transition between Benson the guitarist and Benson the vocalist who also plays guitar. And also, one would imagine, between Benson the doing OK financially and Benson the doing very nicely, thank you very much.
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Miles Davis - Miles In The Sky
This was Davis’s first dip of his toes into what would come to be known as 'fusion'. Shit was going to get very real, very soon.
It feels incredible that this was recorded when I was two. It sounds so very now.
It's interesting that two players on this album, Herbie Hancock and George Benson went on to have massive popular success outside/alongside their jazz careers.
Worth mentioning that drummer, Tony Williams, was 23 years old when this was recorded. Twenty three. Fuck.
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