George Benson - Inspiration - A Tribute To Nat King Cole (1988, Lossless)
Band: George Benson
Album: Inspiration - A Tribute To Nat King Cole
Year: 4 June 2013
Country: USA
Label: Concord Records (0888072342682)
Source: CD packaged in a jewel case, a 12-page booklet.
Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Format: FLAC (image+.cue+log+scans)
Length: 00:40:51
Size: 301 Mb
Cloud: disk.yandex
Line-Up:
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• George Benson - vocals, guitar
• Lil' Georgie Benson (age 8) - vocals, ukulele (on track 1)
• Randy Waldman - piano
• Tim May - guitar
• Michael O'Neill - baritone guitar, banjo on «Ramblin' Rose»
• Chuck Berghofer - bass
• Gregg Field - drums
• Michael Fisher - percussion
• Sheila E. - percussion on «Unforgettable»
• Janey Clewer, Alvin Chea, Don Chelton - background vocals on «Straighten Up and Fly Right», «Smile», «That Sunday, That Summer» and «Ramblin' Rose»
• Chris Papastephanou, Randy Waldman - background vocals on «Straighten Up and Fly Right»
• Wynton Marsalis - trumpet on «Unforgettable»
• Idina Menzel - vocals on «When I Fall in Love»
• Till Bronner - trumpet on «Smile»
• Judith Hill - vocals on «Too Young»
Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra:
• trumpets - Ryan Chapman, Chris Burbank, Gilbert Paz, Jared Hall
• trombones - Chris Gagne, Kendall Moore, Stephen Szabadi, Major Bailey
• alto saxophones - Neil Carson, Kevin McKeown
• tenor saxophones - Mark Small, Alex Weitz
• baritone saxophone - Derek Smith
• flute - Cassandra Eisenreich
• french horn - Jon Anderson
• violin - Steffen Zeichner (Concertmaster & Soloist), Abby Young, Adam Diderrich, Karin O'Keefe, Zack Piper, Michelle Godbee, Patricia Jancova, Tomas Cotik, Victor Colmenares, James Reynolds, Jonah Osawa, Rob Patrignani, Arianne Urban, Michelle Mlacker, Katrina Schaeffer
• viola - Robyn Savitzky, Kathryn Severing, Marcela Fernandez, Lauren Miller
• cello - Joy Adams, Cecilia Huerta, Andrew Kromholz, Chia-Li Yu, Sarah Gongaware
• bass - Rachel Hershey, Jeff Kipperman, Yen-Ling Lin
• harp - Christina Hardister
• dean - Shelton Berg
• artistic director - Terence Blanchard
• artistic coordinator - Scott Flavin
• managing director - Stephen Guerra
Tracklist:
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01. Mona Lisa (as Lil' George Benson - Age 8)...0:57
02. Just One Of Those Things....................2:42
03. Unforgettable (feat. Wynton Marsalis).......5:05
04. Walkin' My Baby Back Home...................2:43
05. When I Fall In Love (feat. Idina Menzel)....4:03
06. Route 66....................................3:50
07. Nature Boy..................................2:39
08. Ballerina...................................2:46
09. Smile (feat. Till Bronner)..................3:22
10. Straighten Up And Fly Right.................3:05
11. Too Young (feat. Judith Hill)...............3:27
12. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter...3:04
13. Mona Lisa...................................3:03