{"product_id":"benson-george-blue-bossa-music-cd","title":"Benson,george - Blue Bossa - Music CD","description":"George Benson is simply one of the greatest guitarists in jazz history, but he is also an amazingly versatile musician; and that frustrates critics to no end who would paint him into a narrow bop box. He can play in just about any style - from swing to bop to R\u0026amp;B to pop - with supreme taste, a beautiful rounded tone, terrific speed, a marvelous sense of logic in building solos, and, always, an unquenchable urge to swing. His inspirations may have been Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery - and he can do dead-on impressions of both - but his style is completely his own. Not only can he play lead brilliantly, he is also one of the best rhythm guitarists around, supportive to soloists and a dangerous swinger, particularly in a soul-jazz format. Yet Benson can also sing in a lush soulful tenor with mannerisms similar to those of Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway; and it is his voice that has proved to be more marketable to the public than his guitar. Benson is the guitar-playing equivalent of Nat \"King\" Cole - a fantastic pianist whose smooth way with a pop vocal eventually eclipsed his instrumental prowess in the marketplace - but unlike Cole, Benson has been granted enough time after his fling with the pop charts to reaffirm his jazz guitar credentials, which he still does at his concerts","brand":"Rock Band Merch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52244468826343,"sku":"PRTG35.2","price":12.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.triathletestore.com\/it-it\/products\/benson-george-blue-bossa-music-cd","provider":"Triathlete Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}