Absolute Benson

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Absolute Benson
Studio album by George Benson
Released	May 23, 2000
Recorded	May 1999
Genre	Smooth jazz, Latin jazz
Length	48:36
Label	GRP/Verve
Producer	Tommy LiPuma, "Little" Louie Vega, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez
George Benson chronology
Standing Together (1998) Absolute Benson (2000) Irreplaceable (2003)

Absolute Benson is an enhanced studio album by jazz musician George Benson. Taking a tip from 1999's pop-man-of-the-year Carlos Santana, Benson goes Latin on this release. The album was released by GRP/Verve Records on May 23, 2000.

Track listing[]

Personnel[]

• George Benson – guitar (1-9), vocals (1, 2, 8)
• Joe Sample – Hammond B3 organ (1, 2), Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 2), synthesizers (1, 2), acoustic piano (3-9), synthesizer arrangements
• Ricky Peterson – Hammond B3 organ (8), synthesizers (8), synthesizer arrangements
• Carlos Henríquez – bass (1, 2)
• Christian McBride – bass (3-9)
• Vidal Davis – drums (1, 2)
• Steve Gadd – drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
• Cindy Blackman – drums (6, 9)
• Luisito Quintero – percussion (1, 2)
• Luis Conte – congas, percussion and timbales
• Arif Mardin – string arrangements (7)
• Claudia Acuña – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Roy Ayers – backing vocals (1)
• Lisa Fischer – backing vocals (1, 2)
• La India – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Richard Shade – backing vocals (1)

Production[]

• Producers – Tommy LiPuma (Tracks 1, 3-9); "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez (Track 2).
• Recording Engineers – Steven Barkan and Jon Fausty (Tracks 1 & 2); Al Schmitt (Tracks 3-9).
• Assistant Engineers – Koji Egawa; Kayo Teramoto (Tracks 1 & 2); Mark Fraunfelder, Alan Moon and Aya Takemura (Tracks 3-9).
• Overdubs on Tracks 3-9 recorded by Bill Schnee and Tommy Tucker, assisted by Elliot Scheiner and Al Schmitt.
• Strings on Track 7 recorded by James Farber
• Mixing – Steven Barkan (Tracks 1 & 2); Bill Schnee (Tracks 3-9).
• Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).
• Art Direction – Hollis King
• Photography – Jeffrey Scales and Kwaku Alston
• Graphic Design – Isabelle Wong

Chart positions[]

References[]

• Allmusic [1]
• Discogs [2]
• Barnes & Noble^[1]
• Amazon^[2]