The recording is one of the most meaningful of bensons career and is a testament to the spirit of coles timeless body of work. After four years of touring and developing an unforgettable tribute to nat king cole, the legendary george benson makes his most inspired album. Another highlight is an energetic rendering of brazilian classical composer heitor villalobos little train. Records, grp records and concord records, as well as two music dvds note. George benson lyrics theme from summer of 42 the summer smiles, the summer knows and unashamed she sheds her clothes the summer smoothes the restless sky and lovingly she warms the sand, on which you lie the summer knows, the summers wise she sees the doubts within your eyes. The summer smiles, the summer knows and unashamed she sheds her clothes the summer smoothes the rest. Bensons and coles careers are remarkably similar, both becoming known first as instrumentalists, cole as a. Album design edit original lp cover of 1971 was designed by bob ciano and features pete turners picture of pondo tribeswoman that he photographed in south africa in 1970 11.
George bensons place as one of the greatest and most successful guitarists in the history of jazz is secure, but whats easy to forget sometimes is that he began his career as a vocalist, and if this release, a tribute to nat king cole, comes as any kind of surprise, it shouldnt. George benson s place as one of the greatest and most successful guitarists in the history of jazz is secure, but whats easy to forget sometimes is that he began his career as a vocalist, and if this release, a tribute to nat king cole, comes as any kind of surprise, it shouldnt. White rabbit was the first grammy award nomination to george benson in 1972 at the category of best jazz performance by a group. George benson serves up an eclectic stew of musical styles, a fantastic blend of psychedelica, jazz and latin stuff. Apr 01, 2010 mix george benson give me the night youtube. Theme from summer of 42 by george benson samples, covers.
George benson, inspiration a tribute to nat king cole. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The summer smiles, the summer knows and unashamed she sheds her clothes. Theme from summer of 42 by george benson on amazon. Thanks in part to the more rigid beat, benson pares down his style to its rhythmic essentials, refusing to spray notes all over the place at random, and as a result, the record cooks and dances. The racing years is a memoir of the life and times of george benson, the 1966 pacific coast midget racecar champion. Song information for summer of 42 george benson on allmusic. Watch the video for theme from summer of 42 from george benson s best of george benson for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. We currently dont have any themes associated with this song.
The second of bensons john hammondproduced albums is far and away the superior of the pair, mixing downtobasics, straightahead jazz with souldrenched grooving. Theme from summer of 42 by george benson on amazon music. Benson uses a reststroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as django reinhardt. This particular original album classics release contains five albums issued by george benson through the warner bros. It tells the story of how raucher, in his early teens on his 1942 summer vacation on nantucket island off the coast of cape cod, embarks on a onesided romance with a young woman, dorothy, whose husband has gone off to fight in world war ii. George benson lyrics 144 song lyrics sorted by album, including in your eyes, nothings gonna change my love for you, give me the night. Suddenly bensons backup group same as that of uptown, with benny green added on trombone now and then has found its bearings and apropos to the title, they can cook, even sizzle. Leon russells this masquerade, the only cut on which benson sings, features fine scatting on top of the guitar part and an interpretation that pleasantly apes stevie wonder. The new boss guitar of george benson 1964 shadow dancers the sweet alice. He has always placed his keenly discerning art in the service of a rousing good time. The george benson cookbook george benson, the george. Feb 21, 2019 george benson pays tribute to chuck berry, fats domino on walking to new orleans george benson gets back to americana basics on walking to new orleans, the legendary jazz guitarists doublebarreled tribute to both pianopounding crescent city hit machine fats domino and the original rock guitar hero and poet, chuck berry. Evancho, oscar peterson, bill evans, toots thielemans, george benson, roger williams, and barbra streisand.
Thanks in part to the more rigid beat, benson pares down his style to its rhythmic essentials, refusing to spray notes all over the place at random, and as a result, the. Released in 1989, this anthology is a generous crosssection of tracks from bensons cti period, where he consolidated his jazzsoul guitar credentials just. Jun 18, 2007 summer of 42 is a 1971 american comingofage motion picture drama based on the memoirs of screenwriter herman raucher. White rabbit cti records 40th anniversary edition original recording remastered by george benson on amazon music. The album begins with a rousing version of jefferson airplanes hippie anthem, white rabbit. Lyrics to theme from summer of 42 by george benson. The summer smiles, the summer knows and unashamed she sheds her clothes the summer smoothes the restless sky and lovingly she warms the sand. Check out theme from summer of 42 by george benson on amazon music.
Herbie hancock, ron carter, billy cobham, airto moreira and more. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment theme from summer of 42 george benson the best of benson. In this book about george benson, i found it to be a very interesting. The summer knows, the theme from summer of 42 1971. Summer of 42 is a 1971 american comingofage motion picture drama based on the memoirs of screenwriter herman raucher.
Benson uses a reststroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy. Theme from summer of 42 by george benson discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Reissues of previously released albums are not included into. So i havent had time to read some of the extraordinary books that i still. Mar 17, 2012 this feature is not available right now. George bensonjay berlinerherbie hancock summer of 42. Appreciated as both musician and performer by millions, george benson has always had the duel personae of expert improviser and vibrant entertainer. Aug 15, 2014 patrick lorelli rated it really liked it. French composer michel legrand won the 1971 academy award for best score for his work on the film summer of 42, and his theme from summer of 42 summer knows making it one of most memorable. Summer of 42 jennifer oneill music by michel legrand. White rabbit cti records 40th anniversary edition original. George benson breezin vinyl records and cds for sale. The summer smiles, the summer knows and unashamed she sheds her clothes the summer smoothes the.
George benson the best of george benson releases discogs. Summer of 42 is a 1971 american comingofage film based on the memoirs of screenwriter. You will enjoy over and over as i have done through all these years. George benson discografia 19632006 internet archive. Considerato uno dei piu raffinati ed eleganti chitarristi della scena mondiale, dotato di uno straordinario talento vocale che insieme alla sua mitica chitarra ibanez ha generato una simbiosi davvero unica. George washington benson born march 22, 1943 is an american guitarist, singer, and songwriter. The best of benson by george benson on amazon music. George benson, melissa manchester, patti page and jennifer oneill.
Benson made several other significant albums during the span covered here, and the stylistic differences. Check out the best of benson by george benson on amazon music. George benson white rabbit the great society jefferson. It was released only as promo 12 vinyl single in 2004 with original 2004 house mix and in 2005 with remixes by soul avengerz and identity. George benson the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. He began his professional career at the age of 21 as a jazz guitarist. George benson best of george benson 1989 track list. Summer of 42 is a 1971 american comingofage film based on the memoirs of screenwriter herman hermie raucher. They take aim at 60s classics white rabbit and california dreamin plus theme from summer of 42.
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