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George Benson

The Other Side of Abbey Road

George Benson, Guitar
Herbie Hancock , Piano/Harpsichord
Ernie Hayes, Organ
Bob James, Piano
Freddie Hubbard, Trumpet
Mel Davis, Trumpet
Bernie Glow, Trumpet
Marvin Stamm, Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Sonny Fortune, Alto Saxophone
Jerome Richardson, Tenor Saxophone
Don Ashworth, Baritone Saxophone
Wayne Andre, Trombone/Euphonium
Ron Carter, Bass
Gerry Jermott, Electric Bass
Idris Muhammed, Drums
Ed Shaughnessy, Drums
Ray Barretto, Percussion
Andy Gonzalez, Percussion

Arranged and Conducted by Don Sebesky

Produced by Creed Taylor

Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded October 22 & 23, November 4 & 5 1969

Catalog Number: 828 393 028-2
Format: CD
Release Date: 1998
Label: CTI/Sony

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1. Golden Slumbers/You Never Give Me Your Money (4:46)

2. Because/Come Together (7:24)
3. Oh! Darling (3:58)

4. Here Comes The Sun/I want You (She's So Heavy) (8:59)

5. Something/Octopus's Garden/The End

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All Music Guide
"Just three weeks after the U.S. release of the Beatles' swan song Abbey Road, Creed Taylor ushered Benson into the studio to begin a remarkably successful pop/jazz translation of the record (complete with a parody of the famous cover, showing George with guitar crossing an Eastern urban street). It is a lyrical album, with a hint of the mystery and a lot of the cohesive concept of the Beatles' original despite the scrambled order of the tunes. Benson is given some room to stretch out on guitar, sometimes in a bluesy groove, and there are more samples of his honeyed vocals than ever before. Don Sebesky's arrangements roam freely from baroque strings to a full-throated big band, and Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Fortune and Hubert Laws get some worthy solo space. Yet for all its diversity, the record fits together as a whole more tightly than any other George Benson project., thanks to his versatile talents and the miraculous overarching unity of the Beatles songs. One wonders if the Fab Four liked it, too."

– Richard S.

A Tribute To The Beatles...and to Benson, Too
This outstanding release marks one of the first jazz tributes/remakes of a non-jazz album. Benson, producer Creed Taylor and a stellar backup band (including present and future stars Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws and Ron Carter) expand on the blues grooves only hinted at in these Beatles' Songs.

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The Other Side of Abbey Road