George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon

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Review by Bogumił Kania

Beyond The Blue Horizon is a soulful and jazzy album by the legendary guitarist George Benson. With his signature smooth vocals and impeccable guitar playing, Benson delivers a collection of songs that showcase his versatility and artistry.

The album opens with the upbeat and funky "Feel Like Making Love," which features Benson's scorching guitar solos and catchy melodies. "The One for Me" is a romantic ballad that highlights Benson's silky vocals and heartfelt lyrics, while "Summer Love" is a laid-back tune that evokes the warm and lazy days of summer.

Benson also pays tribute to his jazz roots with the instrumental tracks "Beyond The Blue Horizon" and "Valdez In The Country," which showcase his virtuosic guitar playing and improvisational skills. The album closes with the soulful and uplifting "Love Ballad," which features Benson's soaring vocals and a powerful message of love and unity.

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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
All Clear (Alternate Takes)5:45
Somewhere In The East (Alt. Take)9:46
Somewhere In The East (Alternate Takes)9:46
Ode To A Kudu (Alternate Takes)4:39
Somewhere in the East06:16
The Gentle Rain9:05
Somewhere In The East6:05
The Gentle Rain (From The Film "The Gentle Rain")9:12
The Gentle Rain (From The Film, The Gentle Rain)9:12
All Clear [Alternate Take]05:47
So What?9:05
Ode to a Kudu [Alternate Take]04:41
Ode to a Kudu03:48
Ode To A Kudu (Alt. Take)4:39
All Clear (Alt. Take)5:45
Ode To A Kudu3:45
Ode To A Kudu (Alternate Take)4:39
Somewhere In The East (Alternate Take)9:46
So What9:18
All Clear5:15
Somewhere in the East [Alternate Take]09:46
All Clear (Alternate Take)5:46

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03.- All Clear - George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon
05.- Somewhere In The East - George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon
04.- Ode To A Kudu - George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon
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01.- So What - George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon

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Catalog Numbers

  • CTI 6009
  • ZK 40810
  • CTI 8007
  • ZK 65130
  • K20P 6801
  • 88697569702
  • CTI 34134
  • K32Y 6165
  • GP-3056, CTI 6009
  • LAX-3175
  • CTC 6009
  • SR-3314
  • HCTS 731-34
  • hcts 731-34
  • CTI 6009 S1
  • AC-30.005
  • 5060302
  • 6489 040
  • CIC 6009
  • CTI 0006009
  • OW 554
  • KICJ 2577
  • 160 169
  • CTI 6009, 88697 86738 2
  • 2-065130
  • MOCCD 13179
  • EPC 450957 2
  • MSC 5010

Labels

  • CTI Records, Speakers Corner Records
  • CBS Associated Records
  • CTI Records
  • CTI Records, Epic, Legacy
  • Columbia, Legacy
  • One Way , CTI Records
  • CTI Records, Masterworks Jazz
  • Epic
  • Mosaic Contemporary
  • CTI Records / Speakers Corner, Germany

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Formats

  • Vinyl
  • LP
  • Album
  • Limited Edition
  • Reissue
  • Gatefold
  • 180g Virgin Vinyl
  • CD
  • Remastered
  • Promo
  • Digipak
  • Test Pressing
  • Stereo
  • Cassette
  • Pitman Press
  • Repress
  • Super Bit Mapping

Companies

RoleCompany
Phonographic Copyright (p)CTI Records
Recorded AtVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Mastered AtSony Music Studios, New York City
Made ByDADC
Manufactured ByEpic
Distributed ByEpic
Designed AtHello Studio
Copyright (c)Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Lacquer Cut AtVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Pressed ByRCA Records Pressing Plant, Smiths Falls, Ontario
Licensed FromSony Music
Printed ByImp. Hispavox S.A.
Record CompanyCreed Taylor, Inc.
Published ByMusical Frontiers Pub. Co.
Remastered AtCBS Studios, New York

Credits

RoleCredit
BassRon Carter
DesignBob Ciano
DrumsJack DeJohnette
EngineerRudy Van Gelder
GuitarGeorge Benson
OrganClarence Palmer
PercussionAlbert Nicholson, Michael Cameron
Photography ByPete Turner
ProducerCreed Taylor
Reissue ProducerDidier C. Deutsch
Liner NotesDidier C. Deutsch
Remastered ByTim Geelan
A&RPatti Matheny
Directed BySeth Rothstein
Mastered ByTom Ruff
Product ManagerLiz Romanazzi
Production ManagerRene Arsenault
CoordinatorArnaldo DeSouteiro
Written-ByG. Benson (tracks: 2 to 8), M. Davis (tracks: 1)
Double BassRon Carter
Electric GuitarGeorge Benson

Notes

  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
  • Recorded February, 1971
  • First CD reissue in the U.S. with bonus tracks
  • Recorded February 2-3, 1971
  • February 2-3, 1971
  • Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York
  • Tracks 6 and 7: Bonus Track
  • Track 8*: Previously Unreleased
  • Tracks 6, 7 and 8*: Alternate Take
  • © 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./℗ 1972, *1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Manufactured and distributed by Epic, A Division of Sony Music
  • ℗1982
  • Manufactured by King Record Co., Ltd., Japan
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studios on February, 1971
  • Comes in a single cover with OBI and foldout insert.
  • Album originaly released in 1972.
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, February 2-3, 1971.
  • 180 gram vinyl test pressings, white label "only for promotion", comes in generic black sleeve and a printed description (A4) of the record in English and German with a small picture of the cover.
  • English and French manufacturing and distribution info in lower left corner on back of sleeve.
  • Manufactured and distributed in Canada by RCA Limited - Record Division
  • Fabrique et distribue au Canada par RCA Limitee - Division des Disques
  • Recorded February 1971.
  • CTI Records
  • ℗ 1976 ㊁
  • Made in Japan
  • ¥2,500
  • Gatefold sleeve.
  • Include Japanese liner notes.
  • ℗1978
  • Recorded at van gelder studios
  • Tan labels with CTI logo
  • CTI Records of Canada Ltd. indicates release date between 1973 (when company started) and 1977 (when RCA Limited took over).
  • Printed inside gatefold:
  • Recorded February, 1971.
  • A division of Creed Taylor, Inc
  • CTI Records of Canada Ltd., 2372 46 Avenue, Lachine, Quebec
  • Printed on labels:
  • [A1] Musical Frontiers Publ. Co.
  • [A2] (from the film "The Gentle Rain") Unart Music
  • [B1, B2] Char-Liz Music Inc.
  • [B3] Communicated Music Inc.
  • Reissue from Motown's time distributing CTI.
  • Recorded 2/3/71
  • Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing denoted by "P" stamp in runouts.
  • Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
  • Previously available as CTI 6009
  • ℗ & © 1979 Creed Taylor, Inc.
  • Gatefold sleeve. Probably a late 70s press. Non laminated sleeve. Thin cardboard.
  • Made In Australia
  • Distributed in Australasia bt PolyGram Records Pty. Limited
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studios February 2-3, 1971
  • Made in Austria
  • Ref. Number 506030 2 on Label
  • Ref. Number 5060302000 on booklet & on back cover
  • Ref. Number 5060302 on spine & on back cover
  • Gatefold cardboard digipak sleeve.
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, February 2-3, 1971
  • Label Variation. This release is identical to Beyond The Blue Horizon with the exception that "Universal Stereo" does not appear under the CTI logo on the left side of the labels.
  • Digitally mastered and engineered @ CBS Studios, N.Y.
  • Recorded February,1971
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, February 2-3, 1971.
  • Originally released in 1971 by CTI Records.

Barcodes

  • Barcode: 4260019714282
  • ASIN: B000002AGW
  • Barcode (Scanned): 074646513026
  • Barcode (Printed): 0 7464-65130-2 6
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 & 2): DIDP-091632
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): P 104
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): F3 1A 01
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): F2 1A 03
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI L423
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI L422
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 7260
  • Other (DADC Code): DIDP 091632
  • Rights Society: JASRAC
  • Barcode: 8 86975 69702 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): AKAY 17816 1S 1A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): AKAY 17817 2S 1A 2
  • Rights Society: S.I.A.E.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A etch; VAN GELDER stamp): RVG∙87663∙A∙5 #2 VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B etch; VAN GELDER stamp): RVG∙87663∙B∙5 g No 2 VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): RVG∙87663∙A∙RE1-1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): RVG∙87663∙B∙RE 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped): VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped): VAN GELDER
  • Barcode: T4988 003 02101 6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): A33 CTI 6009A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): A33 CTI 6009B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A stamped): HCTS-731-34-A-1. 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B etched): HCTS-731.34-B3 1
  • Depósito Legal: M. 27.024-1976
  • Other (Impuesto de Lujo a Metálico. Permiso N.º): 3637
  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Matrix / Runout (A label matrix): RVG-87663 - A
  • Matrix / Runout (B label matrix): RVG-87663 - B
  • Matrix / Runout (A runout etch, VAN GELDER stamp): RVG.87663.A.5. VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout (B runout etch, VAN GELDER stamp): RVG.87663.B-5. VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A Runout Etched except "VAN GELDER" stamped): RVG87663 A-8 VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B Runout Etched except "VAN GELDER" stamped): RVG8663 B-7 VAN GELDER
  • Depósito Legal: M-32.674 1971
  • Barcode: 5099750603024
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): RVG 87663 A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): RVG 87663 B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A etch; P stamp): P RVG 87663 A-1B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B etch; P stamp): P RVG 87663 B-1B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): RVG-87663-A-5 ② CTI-6009-A VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): RVG-87663-B-5 CTI-6009-B VAN GELDER
  • Label Code: LC00199
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): S5060302000-0101 11 B3
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): S5060302000-0101 11 B1 Sony Music
  • Mastering SID Code (Variant 1 & 2): IFPI L551
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI 946A
  • Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 947C
  • Rights Society: SACEM SDRM BIEM
  • Barcode: 5 099750 603024
  • Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL
  • Rights Society: BIEM
  • Label Code: LC 00199
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L551
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 9498
  • Barcode: 4988003514051
  • Rights Society: SGAE
  • Depósito Legal: M.1345-1984
  • Barcode: 886978673824
  • Matrix / Runout: DIDX-707624 1 A01
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L327
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 50B0
  • Barcode: 50997 065130 25
  • Matrix / Runout: (Side 1 etched) RVG-87663-A RE 1-1 (printed) VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout: (Side 2 etched) RVG-87663-B RE 1 (printed) VAN GELDER
  • Barcode: 5099745095728
  • Matrix / Runout: DIDP-10973 11 +++++
  • Rights Society: BIEM/STEMRA
  • Label Code: LC 0199
  • Label Code: LC 1969
  • Barcode: 886970887021
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): CTI-6009-S1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): CTI-6009-S2
  • Barcode: (Side 2 etched) RVG-87663-B RE 1 (printed) VAN GELDER
  • Matrix / Runout (A label): RVG 87663 A
  • Matrix / Runout (B label): RVG 87663 B
  • Matrix / Runout (A runout, etched): RVG-87663-A-5
  • Matrix / Runout (B runout, etched): RVG-87663-B-5
  • Matrix / Runout (A, B runouts, stamped): VAN GELDER
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Summary by Bogumił Kania

Beyond The Blue Horizon is a must-have for any fan of George Benson or jazz music in general. With its catchy melodies, soulful grooves, and impeccable musicianship, this album is sure to delight and inspire listeners for years to come.

Comments

dslbaseflash
dslbaseflash
George Benson is among the fewer guitarist that could really bop...
dagacuasat678
dagacuasat678
CTI-6009 (Original)
lhclub2014
lhclub2014
First to comment! Includes the sublime 'Ode to a Kudu'. Had the good fortune to see George Live at Cardiff in June 2022. Shame he didn't play that or any of his best instrumental work, instead playing all his 'pop era' stuff, though the crowd liked it anyway, indeed bearly touched his guitar except to play 'Danny Boy' - never heard him play that before but apparently he has Irish roots (who knew?!!). Disappointed some guitar students (and me) that had come especially to see him. Still a great performer, though and still an amazing voice after all these years, bearly missed a note (except one high that he acknowledged he couldn't reach now!). Perhaps a future Glastonbury classic headliner!