Body Talk (George Benson album)

Body Talk
Studio album by George Benson
Released	August 23, 1973
Recorded	July 17-18, 1973 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:33
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
George Benson chronology
White Rabbit (1972) Body Talk (1973) Bad Benson (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
All About Jazz	(favorable)[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Body Talk is a 1973 studio album by American guitarist George Benson, released on CTI Records.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Dance" (Benson, Pee Wee Ellis) - 10:31
2. "When Love Has Grown" (Donny Hathaway, Gene McDaniels) - 5:03
3. "Plum" (Benson) - 5:31
4. "Body Talk" (Benson) - 8:20
5. "Top of the World" (Benson) - 9:45
6. "Body Talk" [Alternate Take] (Benson) - 9:21 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on July 17 (Tracks 4-6) and 18 (Tracks 1-3), 1973.^[4]

Personnel

• George Benson - guitar
• Earl Klugh - guitar
• Harold Mabern - electric piano
• Ron Carter - bass
• Gary King - electric bass
• Jack DeJohnette - drums
• Mobutu - percussion
• Gerald Chamberlain - trombone
• Dick Griffin - trombone
• Jon Faddis - trumpet
• John Gatchell - trumpet
• Waymon Reed - trumpet
• Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
• Pee Wee Ellis - arranger, conductor

References

1. Body Talk at AllMusic
2. Dan Bilawsky (6 July 2011). "George Benson: Body Talk". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 23. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. "Body Talk". at Doug Payne's CTI Records discography