NEA Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning legendary musician George Benson released his new album on August 25th 2009, entitled Songs and stories. The album is a collection of tunes penned by some of the most prolific and enduring songwriters of the last half-century. Some were written specifically for this new recording, such as Bill Withers (who came out of retirement to write A telephone call away for George), Show me the love by David Paich, Steve Lukather and Marcus Miller, Rod Temperton's Family reunion and Lamont Doziers Living in high definition; while others, including James Taylors Don't let me be lonely tonight, Donny Hathaway's Someday we'll all be free and Tony Joe White's Rainy night in Georgia were hand-picked by Benson for their ability to convey simple but universal truths about the human experience.
Songs and stories (2009)
Tracklist
- Don't let me be lonely tonight (James Taylor)
- Family reunion (Colbert, Temperton)
- Show me the love (Lukather, Miller, Paich)
- A telephone call away (Bill Withers)
- Someday we'll all be free (Hathaway, Howard)
- Nuthin' but a party (Harris, Lomax, McClain, Troutman)
- Come in from the cold (Broussard, Foster, Tocket)
- Exotica (Marcus Miller)
- Rainy night in Georgia (White)
- One like you (Garfield, Smokey Robinson)
- Living in high definition (Lemond Dozier)
- Sailing (Cross)
Credits
John Acosta - Celli
Sai Ly Acosta - Violin
Gerald Albright - Saxophone
Maguinho Alcântara - Drums
Patti Austin - Vocals (bckgr)
George Benson - Guitar, Vocals, Liner Notes, Soloist
J.J. Blair - Engineer, Vocal Arrangement
Norman Brown - Guitar, Vocals
Bruno Cardozo - Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)
Susan Chatman - Violin
Ronald Clark - Violin
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Joel Derouin - Violin
Charles Everett - Violin
Chuck Findley - Trumpet
David Garfield - Organ, Piano, Keyboards, Vocal Arrangement, Production Assistant
Gary Grant - Trumpet
Maurice Grants - Celli
Lalah Hathaway - Vocals
John Hayhurst - Viola
Xiao Niu He - Violin
Jerry Hey - Horn Arrangements
Gerry Hilera - Violin
Toninho Horta - Guitar (Acoustic), Associate Producer
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
Victoria Lanier - Violin
Marcelo Lima - Guitar (Acoustic)
Charles Loper - Trombone
Steve Lukather - Guitar, Producer (3)
William Magalhaes - Fender Rhodes
Marcus Miller - Organ, Bass, Percussion, Piano, Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Marimba, Programming, Vocals, Producer, Vibraphone, Fender Rhodes, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Drum Loop
Dennis Molchan - Violin
Michael Molnau - Viola
David Paich - Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Horn Arrangements (3)
Ray Parker, Jr. - Guitar
Todor Pelev - Violin
Carolyn Perry - Vocals (bckgr)
Lori Perry - Vocals (bckgr)
Sharon Perry - Vocals (bckgr)
Robert Peterson - Concert Master
Greg Phillinganes - Piano, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes
Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer
Steve Richards - Celli
Lee Ritenour - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Kathleen Robertson - Violin
John "J.R." Robinson - Drums
Smokey Robinson - Vocal Arrangement
Robin Ross - Viola
Tom Scott - Saxophone, Horn Arrangements
Leslie O. Smith - Vocal Arrangement
Bobby Sparks - Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)
Rudolph Stein - Celli
Rod Temperton - Arranger, Keyboards, Programming
Victor Vanacore - Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
Wah Wah Watson - Guitar
Evan Wilson - Viola
