George Benson – Inspiration: Tribute To Nat King Cole - Silver (LP Vinyl)
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George Benson's guitar work first gained widespread recognition through his Blue Note recordings in the late 1960s, but his vocal phrasing, long shaped by Cole's influence, became the throughline connecting his jazz roots to his crossover success. Benson and Cole share a rare distinction: both made the guitar and the voice feel inseparable, each instrument completing the other.
A sublime salute to a musical hero, expanded & remastered!""The Nat Cole vibe is one that has stayed with me from my very first introduction to his music many years ago. I've been playing his music since I was a child. I believe that anybody who has ever heard a Nat King Cole song would have to agree that he is 'unforgettable.'"" - George BensonOriginally released in 2013, Inspiration: A Tribute To Nat King Cole was praised by critics and embraced by fans of Benson and Cole alike. With special guests Wynton Marsalis, Idina Menzel, and German jazz icon Till Brönner and arrangements by the legendary Nelson Riddle (Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald) and Randy Waldman (Barbra Streisand, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson), George Benson 'finds plenty of magic in these Cole classics' according to USA Today.Reissued under the supervision of George Benson and the album's original producer, John Burk, Inspiration has been remastered, re-sequenced, and expanded to include three additional songs from the sessions.
Tracklist:
- Just One Of Those Things
- Unforgettable
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home
- When I Fall In Love
- Route 66
- Nature Boy
- Ballerina
- Smile
- Straighten Up And Fly Right
- Too Young
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
- Mona Lisa
- Almost Like Being In Love
- That Sunday That Summer
- Ramblin' Rose
UPC: 708857340422
Label: Candid
Release Date: 9.11.26
Format: LP Vinyl