At the same time hard-bop guitar legend and R&B superstar, George Benson had many hats during his career. For pop fans, he remains the singer of tubes such as "Give Me the Night" and "Turn Your love Around".

However, in jazzmen eye, only his instrumentals albums of the sixties and the early 70's truly count.
His album, "Breezin ', which has sold by millions in 76, even encouraged the emergence of a new jazz radio format in the United States, the NAC (New Adult Contemporary).

George Benson has managed to prove, over the years, that creativity and commercial success are not necessarily contradictory.