The New Boss Guitar of George Benson

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The New Boss Guitar of George Benson
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1964
RecordedMay 1, 1964; "My Three Sons" on May 14, 1964
Genre Soul jazz
Length34:43
Label Prestige
Producer Lew Futterman
George Benson chronology
The New Boss Guitar of George Benson
(1964)
It's Uptown
(1966)
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The New Boss Guitar of George Benson is the debut studio album by American jazz/soul guitarist George Benson released on 1964 under Prestige Records.

Contents

Track listing (for Prestige PR 7310)

All tracks are written by George Benson, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Shadow Dancers"4:45
2."The Sweet Alice Blues"4:36
3."I Don't Know"6:45
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Just Another Sunday" 2:28
5."Will You Still Be Mine" Matt Dennis, Tom Adair 2:25
6."Easy Living"" Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger 6:33
7."Rock-A-Bye" 3:55
Bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."My Three Sons" Jack McDuff, Joe Dukes5:37
Total length:34:43

Personnel

The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet

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References

  1. Henderson, Alex (2011). "The New Boss Guitar of George Benson - George Benson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 112. ISBN   978-0-14-103401-0.
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p.  23. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.