{"id":5355,"date":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T22:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/george-benson-irreplaceable\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T22:21:10","slug":"george-benson-irreplaceable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=5355","title":{"rendered":"George Benson – Irreplaceable"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Irreplaceable<\/strong><\/font>
(GRP – 2004)
by Ricky Miller<\/p>\n

<\/font> Boy, is George gonna catch some flack for this one. Although that famous guitar \/ vocal combination is still there, there’s a LOT more of the vocal part. The feel of this release is a cross between Benson and the stylings of your 90’s vocal R&B group. George has always been innovative, and this time I think he’s seeking the <\/p>\n\n\n
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same objective as other jazz\/R&B collaborations, but with a different slant. Note that there are no original Benson compositions<\/i> on the CD, ’nuff said<\/i> about that. Although the heavily pushed single is probably going to be Cell Phone<\/i>, I like the moody Black Rose<\/i> featuring Joshua P. Thompson<\/b>, on guitar, who also penned this track (with Hip Hop veteran Joe<\/b>) featuring sweet background harmonies by Benson and Hasan Smith<\/b>. <\/p>\n

My next three choices on the CD are Arizona Sunrise<\/i> and Softly as in a Morning Sunrise<\/i> both remixed by smooth jazz master Paul Brown<\/b> and Take You out<\/i>; all three tracks are well written, well performed and Instrumental<\/u>. If there were a few more guest vocalists<\/i> like Will Downing<\/i> or Phil Perry<\/i>, even a little taste of a real R&B vocalist like Brian McKnight<\/i> performing lead on many of the tracks you’ve got a better CD here. <\/p>\n

Verve smartly brought in heavy smooth-jazz hitters Rex Rideout<\/b> and Paul Brown<\/b> to do a final mix on this CD before releasing it to insure that it had enough of a jazz flavor, otherwise this might have been relegated to the R&B bin at the store… and on the airwaves. Take You Out<\/i> with accompanying keyboards from Rideout captures some of the zest and flavour of the Benson of yore, and there are some hellacious riffs on Missing You<\/i> that prove there is life left in the king of the Masquerade. Three stars.
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