🎷 AotW: CTI George Benson: Bad Benson / Take Five* (CTI Records CTI 6045 / *CTI 8014)

George Benson: Bad Benson

CTI Records CTI 6045
Released 1974

Reissued as Take Five
CTI Records CTI 8014
Reissued 1979
Alternate jackets below


A1: Take Five / 7:07
A2: Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams / 2:54
A3: My Latin Brother / 6:55
B1: No Sooner Said Than Done / 5:50
B2: Full Compass / 5:38
B3: The Changing World / 4:50

Bonus tracks appearing on some CD/digital versions (some add only tracks 7, 8; others also add track 9):

7: Take The "A" Train
8: Serbian Blue
9: From Now On


Arranged By, Conductor – Don Sebesky
Bass – Ron Carter
Bass Trombone – Paul Faulise
Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, Frank Levy, Jesse Levy, Paul Tobias (3), Seymour Barab
Concept By – Phil Upchurch (tracks: A1)
Drums – Steve Gadd
Electric Bass – Phil Upchurch (tracks: B2)
English Horn, Clarinet, Alto Flute – Phil Bodner
English Horn, Flute, Piccolo Flute – George Marge
Flute – Ray Beckenstein
Flute, Clarinet – Al Regni*
French Horn – Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington
Guitar – George Benson, Phil Upchurch
Harp – Margaret Ross
Percussion – Phil Upchurch (tracks: A3)
Piano – Kenny Barron
Producer – Creed Taylor
Trombone – Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, Wayne Andre
Trumpet – Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, John Frosk

Recorded May, 1974 at Van Gelder Studios

Alternate jackets for CTI 8014​

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[Bobberman]

I own. This one for sure mine is a Later CD reissue with bonus tracks I bought my first copy in 1988 I had it on vinyl and I was hooked equally as much as I got hooked on Good king bad and both are my most favorite Benson Albums from the 70s CTI Era there's a lot to like on these

 

[Rudy]

I really like "Take Five" on this record, especially given the unusual arrangement with Phil Upchurch supplying the rhythm guitar.

 

[Bobberman]

I really like "Take Five" on this record, especially given the unusual arrangement with Phil Upchurch supplying the rhythm guitar.

I do too this is definitely the perfect opener for this I also love "No sooner said than done".