Jazz by George

George Benson has been described as one of the greatest guitarists in jazz history. He started out as a singer, and quickly added the strings of guitarist and songwriter to his musical bow, making an indelible mark in soul, pop, and R&B genres as well as jazz. George first came to prominence during the 1960s, playing with organist Brother Jack McDuff and other prominent musicians before beginning his solo career. Here, at the age of only 21, he joins McDuff at the Antibes Jazz Festival in 1964 … along with Red Holloway on tenor sax and Joe Dukes on drums in their rendition of It Ain’t Necessarily So. Quite a departure from the later, more familiar Benson sound (like “This Masquerade” and “Give Me the Night”). Altogether, He collected no fewer that 10 Grammy Awards during his illustrious career!