George Benson - Tell It Like It Is (1969) [EAC-FLAC]

George Benson - Tell It Like It Is (1969)
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Trying to shake things up, producer Creed Taylor brought in arranger Marty Sheller from Mongo Santamaria's Afro-Cuban band, reduced the sizes of the servings (no track is longer than 3:50), cranked up the decibels to a raucous level, and presented Benson in what he hoped would be a radio-friendly setting. The wonder is that Benson manages to transcend the blasting Latin-percussion-spiced production, the tight time limits, and all with often brilliantly tasty guitar fills and brief solos in many styles and three reverb-heavy vocals.

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Tracklist:
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01. Soul Limbo
02. Are You Happy?
03. Tell It Like It Is
04. Land Of 1000 Dances
05. Jackie, All
06. Dontcha Hear Me Callin' To Ya
07. Water Brother
08. My Woman's Good To Me
09. Jama Joe
10. My Cherie Amour
11. Out In The Cold Again

*1969/2008 Verve B0011956-02


Personnel:
George Benson - guitar, vocals
Lew Soloff - trumpet
Arthur Clarke (tracks 1-5), Bob Porcelli (tracks 6, 7 & 9), Hubert Laws (tracks 6, 7 & 9), Jerome Richardson (tracks 1-5, 8, 10 & 11), Joe Farrell (tracks 8, 10 & 11), Joe Henderson (tracks 8, 10 & 11), Sonny Fortune (tracks 1-5) - saxophone
Rodgers Grant (tracks 6, 7 & 9), Richard Tee (tracks 1-5, 8, 10 & 11) - piano
Bob Bushnell (tracks 1-5), Jerry Jemmott (tracks 1-7 & 9), Jim Fielder (tracks 8, 10 & 11) - bass guitar
Leo Morris - drums
Paul Alicea, Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco - percussion


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