Beyond the Blue Horizon

by George Benson

Overview

Having taken Benson along with him when he founded CTI, Creed Taylor merely leaves the guitarist alone with a small group on his first release. The payoff is a superb jazz session where Benson rises to the challenge of the turbulent rhythm section of Jack DeJohnette and Ron Carter, with Clarence Palmer ably manning the organ. Benson is clearly as much at home with DeJohnette's advanced playing as he was in soul/jazz (after all, he did play on some Miles Davis sessions a few years before), and his tone is edgier, with more bite, than it had been for awhile. The lyrical Benson is also on eloquent display in "Ode to a Kudu" (heard twice on the CD, as is "All Clear"), and there is even a somewhat experimental tilt toward Afro-Cuban-Indian rhythms in "Somewhere to the East." A must-hear for all aficionados of Benson's guitar. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	12/15/2017
Label:	Imports
UPC:	4988003514051
Rank:	47208

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Benson   Primary Artist,Guitar
Clarence Palmer   Guest Artist,Organ
Ron Carter   Guest Artist,Bass
Jack DeJohnette   Guest Artist,Drums
Albert Nicholson   Percussion
Michael Cameron   Percussion

Technical Credits

Mark Wilder   Mastering
Miles Davis   Composer
Maria Triana   Mastering
Creed Taylor   Producer
Djam Karet   Composer
George Benson   Composer
Chuck Stewart   Photography
Matt Dubey   Composer
Pete Turner   Cover Photo
Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Richard Seidel   Reissue Producer
Bob Ciano   Design
Luiz Bonfa   Composer