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Billies Bounce has been mentioned, but I don’t think anyone posted it, so here it is - wonderful playing by GB:
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10-06-2021 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by grahambop
Great playing by all--Love the arrangement.
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Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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I've seen Benson several times over about 40 years. I've never seen anyone with his stage presence, he just glows. And he plays and sings so seemingly effortlessly. He's on my shortlist of favorites.
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Watching the GB guitars video…. I didn’t know he was billed as ‘Little Georgie Benson” as a little tyke. Understand the LGB 30/300 and how he wistfully talks about naming them that.
neat!
jk
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Originally Posted by fep
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LOL. Don't start that agin!
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Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
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I was honored to be present at Pat Martino’s Starbright recording session one night. He was urging his manager to get Stevie Wonder to do a track on his album. This was mainly because Benson was coming out with a new album that would be Breezing.
So I guess Pat was looking for that main stream appeal as well. We know which album won out.
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Originally Posted by fep
Wes had a glow as well. I was lucky enough to hear him 6 nights running at the Jazz Workshop in Boston, where I got to know him a bit. His stage presence was enormous, like Benson's, who I also met at the Jazz Workshop with Earl Klugh.
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This is from 1979. Notice "Gibson" blacked out on the headstock. I think the GB10 was introduced around '77(?) after "Breezin." Maybe an old photo they used.
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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No need to slip, slide or fall...
When you say George Benson,
You've said it All.
George Benson THE MAESTRO
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Dissing Wes should be an excommunicable offense around here, IMO.....
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Whatever happened to the member who merely suggested the possibility of criticising Joe Pass?
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Whatever happened to the member who merely suggested the possibility of criticising Joe Pass?
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Originally Posted by Litterick
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GB with Tony Williams and Jan Hammer, recorded in 1978:
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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Originally Posted by jbernstein91
I wish George had continued on in this vein in the 80’s instead of pursuing his more lucrative “urban” records. Though he definitely would not have been able to buy as many shoes for his 7 kids if he had.
Note to self: more vinyl to look for…
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Hi sgcim:
”Can you cite that interview? I can cite the "poppin and burnin" one, because it's on that album.”
First off, no guarantees come with my memory anymore, I could be way off base. And of course Tal never said a bad word about anyone when we were kicking around. (Strongest statement I would hear in the slow southern drawl was “well… he’s not really a player, is he? “. But surely not used on a pro.)
The book I am remembering had a black cover. It sits with most of our worldly goods in a Pod somewhere in Northern VA. Plan now is it gets opened mid January, so sometime after that.
Thus the jk vs cg showdown awaits us
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It’s quoted in the book ‘Wes Montgomery’ by Adrian Ingram:
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Nothing against Tal but I didn't hear him until after I'd heard everyone else. I'd seen a lot of them too (except Wes).
My first impression of Tal was that he sounded like a sloppy Joe Pass. (that sounds like a sandwich).
Anyway, I was a baby boomer fan (Benson, Martino, Coryell, McLaughlin, Metheny, Holdsworth, etc.) So when it came to the "greatest generation" of players I just stuck with Joe, Wes, Jim Hall. I had the same experience hearing Parker after listening to a lot of Trane and Cannonball. I thought "what's the big deal?"
Of course that's not really fair to go backwards like that, it diminishes the contributions of the trend setters in the proper historical context. Oh well.
Sonny S. -- Les Paul Player
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