George Washington Benson is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others.

Japanese 24 bit remastered reissue of 1966 album, the quartet features Lonnie Smith on organ. Includes 4 bonus tracks 'The Man From Toledo', 'Slow Scene', 'Let Them Talk' (previously unreleased) & 'Goodnight.' Sony Records. 2001.

George Benson meets the Beatles on this nice but in certain parts too simple album. The personnel includes George Benson, Sonny Fortune, Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Ron Carter, Idris Muhammed, Ray Barretto; the session was arranged by Don Sebesky.
Japanese reissue of the guitarist's 1969 pop/jazz translation of the Beatles' swan song 'Abbey Road'. Five tracks (with incorporated medley's). A&M. 2004.

George Washington Benson is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others.

Digially remastered by Phil De Lancie (1990, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley). On this 1964 Prestige solo debut by George Benson, the revered guitarist enlists the support of his mentor, organ legend Jack McDuff, for a set of vintage soul jazz. Benson, only 21 years old at the time of the recording, clearly reveals the influences of Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian in his dexterous playing. Even at this early stage, however, the young six-stringer displays a lyricism that's all his own, as best revealed on the groove-laden "Sweet Alice Blues" and the simmering "I Don't Know." While McDuff graciously tones down his formidable key work to let his star pupil shine, saxophonist Red Holloway has no problem with making the occasional attempt (though rarely succeeding) to steal Benson's thunder, as on the shuffling opener, "Shadow Dancers." A far cry from Benson's later R&B/pop work ("Gimme the Night," etc.), the material on NEW BOSS GUITAR is soul-tinged bop at its finest, and a key album in Benson's remarkably long and varied career. Recorded in New York, New York on May 1, 1964. Originally released on Prestige (7310). Personnel: George Benson (guitar); Red Holloway (tenor saxophone); Jack McDuff (piano, organ, keyboards); Montego Joe (drums, percussion); Joe Dukes (drums). Liner Note Author: Chris Albertson. Recording information: New York, NY (05/01/1964-05/14/1964). Photographer: Don Schlitten. Unknown Contributor Roles: Jack McDuff; Joe Dukes; Red Holloway; Ronnie Boykins. Personnel: George Benson (guitar); Red Holloway (tenor saxophone); Jack McDuff (piano, organ); Ronnie Boykins (bass); Montego Joe, Joe Dukes (drums).

乔治·班森1943年3月22日出生于宾夕法尼亚州的匹兹堡，4岁时就开始接触音乐，8岁起就成为了当地夜总会的一名歌手，17岁时组建了自己的一支摇滚乐队，后来受到爵士吉他演奏家查理·克里斯蒂安和威斯·蒙哥马利的影响从而喜爱上了爵士乐，同时他的演唱也被业内人士誉为深得史提夫·汪达的精髓。同爵士音乐大师迈尔斯·戴维斯合作录制的专辑Miles in the Sky，使得乔治·班森在爵士音乐领域声名鹊起，随后，乔治·班森于1976年推出的专辑Breezin'又使得他在主流音乐圈中备受关注。
从爵士吉他手到R&B流行巨星，乔治·班森已经赢得了整个世界的瞩目。R&B爱好者因为他的吉他弹唱而痴迷，而爵士热衷者则推崇他60到70年代的乐器专辑。无庸置疑，1976年百万销量的专辑Breezin'事实上定义了NAC，寂静风暴和当代的爵士乐广播形式。乔治-班森的音乐风格，不少人将他的路线定位为爵士乐上，但他却不似一般爵士乐手，因为在他的音乐世界里，既爵士又流行化，有根源也有普及一面。吉他八度音的演奏方式，可说青出于蓝并开创爵士乐的新视野；他的乐风从Post Bop、Soul、Fusion、Rock，到R&B，Pop都能信手拈来；他充满爆发能量的吉他solo与即兴技巧实在美得无话可说，从蜻蜓点水到大军压境，“危险指数”简直是要抢了各音乐领域吉他手的饭碗！昆西·琼斯曾经这样评论道：“乔治·班森即便一个音符也不唱，他手中的吉它就已把所有一切音乐完美诠释了。”乔治-班森的吉他是很多样化的，他可以同乐队一道演奏，也能同歌手同台演出，他可以合着拍子演奏，也可以不合拍子即兴演奏。几乎可以说，任何一种音乐风格他都能演奏，因此你无法将他定位在何种类型。
他所表现出来的，绝对是他自己的风格。他不仅领奏出色，是圈中支持其它独奏演员最出色的韵律吉他手之一。在骚灵爵士领域内，也称得上是一位绝代摇摆艺人。再者，他还会演唱类似史提夫·汪达和多尼·哈它维风格的骚灵男高音。进入八十年代的轰动一时的乔治·班森更加一发不可收拾，佳作连连不断，出品了大量唱片，并先后拿了8个格莱美奖座，1985年他为拳王阿里传记电影THE GREATEST谱写的主题歌《最伟大的爱》（The Greatest Love Of All），刚出道的惠特妮·休斯顿正是凭此歌一举成为超级巨星。他还曾与Kenny G 合作过爵士经典曲目Withintro，整首作品呈现出一派夏日的恬淡新风情。在他的整个艺术生涯中，乔治·班森横跨了爵士和R&B流行乐两大音乐范畴。由此，他向我们展示了创造与商业成功并非互相排斥，10座格莱美奖杯的光辉也在继续的印证着这一点。

George Washington Benson is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others.