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Guitar Man
Jazz · 2011 · 12 tracks · 43m

Guitar Man

George Benson

Restraint. Benson returns to his hollow-body roots with lush, intimate covers of pop and jazz standards recorded with audiophile clarity.

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It's George Benson doing what he does best: making a guitar sound like it's giving you a warm hug.

A warm, sophisticated embrace that balances technical mastery with deep emotional calm.

Guitar Man · vs · George Benson
Sunday Morning+2.9σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m
01
Tenderly
2:02
02
I Want to Hold Your Hand
5:10
03
My Cherie Amour
4:08
04
Naima
3:41
05
Tequila
4:31
06
Don’t Know Why
2:45
07
The Lady in My Life
4:30
08
My One and Only Love
3:25
09
Paper Moon
2:45
10
Danny Boy
3:27
11
Since I Fell for You
2:58
12
Fingerlero
3:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The solo guitar opening of Tenderly where every finger slide on the strings is audible.
Benson's transformation of the Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand into a sophisticated jazz-funk groove.
The way his voice drops to a near-whisper on the closing notes of Danny Boy.
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