In Concert-Carnegie Hall

In Concert-Carnegie Hall is a live album by American guitarist George Benson featuring a performance recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1975 and released on the CTI label in 1976.[1] The CD reissue added one bonus track and reordered the selections as presented in concert.

In Concert-Carnegie Hall
Live album by
George Benson
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 11, 1975
VenueCarnegie Hall, New York City
GenreJazz
Length42:01
LabelCTI
ProducerCreed Taylor
George Benson chronology
Bad Benson
(1974)		 In Concert-Carnegie Hall
(1976)		 Good King Bad
(1976)

Reception

The Allmusic review states " this is a solid "live" effort with Benson cooking on all burners... In retrospect, listening to this record in the 21st century, it's difficult to imagine Benson making the switch from a classy guitar firebrand to a pop star so quickly".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing
All compositions by George Benson except as indicated
  1. Introduction - 1:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
  2. "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) - 5:37
  3. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 7:24
  4. "Gone" - 10:28
  5. "Sky Dive" (Freddie Hubbard) - 6:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Octane" - 10:16
  • Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York City by David Hewitt and John Venable on the Record Plant Remote Truck <Record Plant Log>on January 11, 1975 with overdubs added at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey in 1976

Personnel

Overdubbed:

References
  1. Payne, D. CTI Records discography accessed February 28, 2012
  2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 28, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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