Album: The Essential George Benson by George Benson (2006)
Genre: Jazz
Record Label: Columbia/Legacy
Format: Compilation

Description: The Essential George Benson is a compilation album by American jazz musician George Benson, released in 2006 as a double-disc, 21-track career-spanning anthology. It is part of Sony BMG's Essential series of compilation albums.

Artist Background: George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is a ten time Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist. Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s playing soul jazz with the likes of Jack McDuff. Benson then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. This one-time child prodigy topped the Billboard 200 in 1976 with the triple-platinum album, Breezin', He was also a major live ... Part of the Pittsburgh, US music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Related Artists: George Duke, Al Jarreau, Lee Ritenour, Joe Sample

Music Scene: Part of the Pittsburgh, US music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, 2000s, Compilation, Columbia/Legacy


The Essential George Benson is a compilation album by American jazz musician George Benson, released in 2006 as a double-disc, 21-track career-spanning anthology. It is part of Sony BMG's Essential series of compilation albums.

The Essential George Benson

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