George Benson - Affirmation - 12 July 1987 • World of Jazz

'Affirmation' as played by George Benson at his 1987 performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival.
George Benson (born March 22, 1943 is an American musician, guitarist, and singer-songwriter. He began his professional career at 21 as a jazz guitarist. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt.
Benson performed many times at the North Sea Jazz Festival.

This fantastic performance was recorded by AVRO Television on 12th July, 1987 at the Garden Pavillion, Congressgebouw, The Hague, The Netherlands, 12 July 1987. It also features special guest guitarist Earl Klugh.

Line up:
George Benson, guitar, vocals
Earl Klugh, guitar
Dave Garfield, keyboards
Stanley Banks, bass
Bubba Brian, drums
Steve Canalleoni, alto sax and flute
Walt Fowler, trumpet
Albert Lee, tenor saxophone
Michael O’Neill, guitar & vocals
Margareth Taylor, vocals, percussion
Barnaby Finch, keyboards

Other repertoire a.o.:
• Love X Love (Rod Temperton)
• In Your Eyes (Dan Hill, Michael Masser)
• Beyond The Sea (Charles Trenet)
• Kisses In The Moonlight (Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Warden)

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