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Track Listing
1. Breezin'
2. This Masquerade
3. Six to Four
4. Affirmation
5. So This Is Love?
6. Lady
Album Notes
Personnel: George Benson (vocals, guitar); Jorge Dalto (acoustic & electric pianos, Clavinet); Ronnie Foster (electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer); Phil Upchurch (guitar, bass); Stanley Banks (bass); Harvey Mason (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion).
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California from January 6-8, 1976. Includes liner notes by Al Young.
Benson earned his reputation as a superior jazz guitarist through his partnership with soul/jazz organist Brother Jack McDuff. Several solo albums for the CTI label ensued before a switch to the giant Warner Brothers resulted in extraordinary chart success with this release. Benson's remake of the title track, originally a hit for fellow guitarist Gabor Szabo, set the tone for the entire set wherein mellifluous funk underscores the artist's sweet voice and soft-touch technique. Like Nat 'King' Cole before him, Benson left jazz to court a wider audience and with Breezin' he did so with considerable aplomb.
Industry Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...The biggest-selling album in jazz history....compelling electric guitar improvisation...
Q (05/01/2001)
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