In Flight

George Benson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 11, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KGM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,397 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

In Flight successfully consisted of 6 soul/jazz workouts with an array of funk that just blew the house down. Check out his amazing delivery on the Nat Cole classic "Nature Boy" which opens this masterwork. His vocal prowess & intricate guitar tones are second to none, as he continues the soulful trek with the much sampled and much revered War classic "The World Is A Ghetto." The amazing album went on to top the charts as well. For this remaster, we include the rare 12" mix of "The World Is A Ghetto," the 45 mix of "Everything Must Change," & new interview notes w/George Benson too! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "In Flight" Soars, June 15, 2000

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L. Kelsey "lkelsey" (Riverside, CA. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Flight (Audio CD)

I first became aware of George Benson through the "Breezin" album, and his lovely rendition of "This Masquerade." I loved that album a lot, and as a senior in high school, I was starting to build my album collection at the time, focusing on jazz music. When this record was released, I didn't think George could top what he did on "Breezin." We had an album radio station here in L.A. that focused on R&B and jazz artists, KUTE 102 FM. One of the first tracks they played from this album was "Everything Must Change." When I heard George's rendition, I set out to purchase this album as soon as I had saved up enough money. This is one of George's best albums, where he's reaching out to broaden his audience, yet introducing the new converts to some of the best fusion jazz played in the late 70's. To me he followed up "Breezin" with a product that definetly "takes off." Anyone who loves George Benson needs to have this album in their collection. Thanks for letting me share my feelings about George and this album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fly Away With In Flight, November 29, 2001

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Flight (Audio CD)

After the mega success of Breezin', George Benson had a tough act to follow. With 1977's In Flight, he continues in the Breezin' vein with another sterling collection of jazz-r&b tunes. "Nature Boy" is a solid take on the old standard, but he really shines on the cover of War's "The World Is A Ghetto", in which he places some inspired riffs, and the beautiful "Valdez In The Country". In Flight again brought him into the top ten, but it, of course, failed to match the success of Breezin'.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Six tracks, six gems., January 28, 2000

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Torquemada "dunlopilo" (Atlanta, Georgia USA / Madrid, Spain.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Flight (Audio CD)

If you look for earlier Benson masterpieces, I can only recommend any of the trilogy Breezin-Livin inside your love-In flight. This in flight starts with a brilliant cover version of the "Nature Boy", and goes on for five more tracks of high quality (listen closely to rythmic "the world is a ghetto" and "Valdez in the country"). One of the Benson albums you must have, if you are one of his fans, though the sound may sound a bit "old" (but remember this is almost 25 years old !)