Bad Benson is a 1974 studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released on CTI Records.
Track listing "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) - 7:08 "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel) - 2:56 "My Latin Brother" (George Benson) - 6:50 "No Sooner Said Than Done" (Phil Upchurch) - 5:59 "Full Compass" (Upchurch) - 5:40 "The Changing World" (Benson, Art Gore) - 4:53 "Take the 'A' Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:13 Bonus track on CD reissue "Serbian Blue" (Don Sebesky) - 13:03 Bonus track on CD reissue "From Now On" (Benson) - 2:20 Bonus track on CD reissue Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on April 22 (Track 9), May 29 (Tracks 1, 3 & 5), May 30 (Tracks 4, 6–8) and June 20 (Track 2), 1974. at Doug Payne's CTI Records discography
Personnel George Benson – guitar Phil Upchurch – guitar, percussion (3), electric bass (5) Kenny Barron – piano Ron Carter – bass Steve Gadd – drums Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, Wayne Andre – trombone Paul Faulise – bass trombone Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, John Frosk – trumpet Phil Bodner – English horn, clarinet, alto flute George Marge – English horn, flute, piccolo flute Ray Beckenstein – flute Albert Regni – flute, clarinet Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington – French horn Margaret Ross – harp Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Frank Levy, Jesse Levy, Paul Tobias, Seymour Barab – cello Don Sebesky – arrangements and conductor
Production Creed Taylor – producer Rudy Van Gelder – engineer, mastering (4–6) Bob Ciano – album's design Ben Rose – cover photography Pete Turner – liner photography
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