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.
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| Released | October 1964 | |||
| Recorded | May 1, 1964; "My Three Sons" on May 14, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Soul jazz | |||
| Length | 34:43 | |||
| Label | Prestige | |||
| Producer | Lew Futterman | |||
| George Benson chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The New Boss Guitar of George Benson | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Track listing (for Prestige PR 7310)
editAll tracks are written by George Benson, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shadow Dancers" | 4:45 |
| 2. | "The Sweet Alice Blues" | 4:36 |
| 3. | "I Don't Know" | 6:45 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 8. | "My Three Sons" | Jack McDuff, Joe Dukes | 5:37 |
| Total length: | 34:43 | ||
Personnel
edit- George Benson – guitar
- The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet
- Brother Jack McDuff – piano, organ
- Red Holloway – tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Boykins – bass (tracks 1–7)
- Montego Joe – drums (tracks 1–7)
- Joe Dukes – drums (track 8)
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex (2011). "The New Boss Guitar of George Benson - George Benson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ 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.