Breezin (Dlx) [Original recording reissued]

George Benson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 16, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B000056CE2
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,468 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Breezin'

2. This Masquerade

3. Six to Four

4. Affirmation

5. So This Is Love?

6. Lady

7. Shark Bite [*]

8. Down Here on the Ground [*]

9. This Masquerade [Single Edit][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tap Your Feet, February 3, 2008

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Howard Wexler (White Plains, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breezin (Dlx) (Audio CD)

Usually "smooth jazz" stinks, IMHO. But if you reprogram your brain and listen to this CD as pop, not jazz, it becomes quite good.

Best track by far on the CD is "Down Here On The Ground", just a lovely song with rhythm, melody and harmony.

Now, when will someone reissue the stuff that Benson did with Benny Goodman, starting with the PBS tribute to John Hammond that brought them together.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars landmark recording..., December 10, 2007

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Kerry O. Burns - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breezin (Dlx) (Audio CD)

I still remember the first time a friend of mine played this for me, insisting that this was something I just had to hear. It was my introduction to smooth jazz and I've been a big fan ever since. This recording not only propelled George Benson to stardom but propelled smooth jazz to the mainstream. A must for any jazz collector. This album is so smooth, sexy and breezy but the music is not elevator music but just a beautiful recording.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 25 years young and still timeless!!!, January 16, 2001

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Jeffrey Harris (South San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Breezin (Dlx) (Audio CD)

Just in time for the 25th anniversary of it's original release comes this excellent reissue of George Benson's classic breakthrough album "Breezin'". All this time later the ability for this album to bring a smile to my face and have me playing air guitar along with it hasn't diminished at all. The six tracks on "Breezin'" are GB at his best and feature great support from the likes of Ronnie Foster, Phil Upchurch, Harvey Mason, Jorge Dalto, Stanley Banks, and beautiful, supportive string arrangements from Claus Ogerman. This reissue also features three bonus tracks that were not apart of the original album, a studio version of "Down Here On The Ground", which a live version turned up on 1978's "Weekend In LA", a funky instrumental called "Shark Bite" which was released as the B-side of George's 1985 single "20/20", and the single edit of "This Masquerade" is included. A terrific sounding remaster that displays none of the muddy flatness of the original CD issue and insightful liner notes written by Urban Network journalist A. Scott Galloway make this classic album everything it should be on CD. Nice job Rhino!!!! All I can say now is the rest of his Warner Bros. catalog should get this treatment. IT DESERVES IT!!!!