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George Benson - Breezin' (1976) [Audio Fidelity '2014] MCH PS3 ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: 8 Jul 2020 17:45:48

George Benson - Breezin' (1976) [Audio Fidelity '2014] MCH PS3 ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Breezin' is a studio album by jazz/soul guitarist George Benson. It is his debut on Warner Bros. Records. The album marked the beginning of Benson's most successful period commercially. Breezin' topped the Pop, Jazz and R&B album charts in Billboard and spun off two hit singles, the title song (which has become a smooth jazz standard) and "This Masquerade", which was a top ten pop and R&B hit. The album itself was certified triple Platinum by the RIAA. The album won multiple prizes at the 1977 Grammy Awards.

All of a sudden, George Benson became a pop superstar with this album, thanks to its least representative track. Most of Breezin' is a softer-focused variation of Benson's R&B/jazz-flavored CTI work, his guitar as assured and fluid as ever with Claus Ogerman providing the suave orchestral backdrops and his crack then-working band (including Ronnie Foster on keyboards and sparkplug Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar) pumping up the funk element. Yet it is the sole vocal track (his first in many years), Leon Russell's "This Masquerade" – where George unveiled his new trademark, scatting along with a single-string guitar solo – that reached number ten on the pop singles chart and drove the album all the way to number one on the pop (!) LP chart. The attractive title track also became a minor hit single, although Gabor Szabo's 1971 recording with composer Bobby Womack is even more fetching. In the greater scheme of Benson's career, Breezin' is really not so much a breakthrough as it is a transition album; the guitar is still the core of his identity.

Tracklist:

01. Breezin'
02. This Masquerade
03. Six To Four
04. Affirmation
05. So This Is Love
06. Lady

Stereo Master for this SACD by: Steve Hoffman at Stephan Marsh Mastering
5.1 Surround Sound Master for this SACD by: Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
5.1 Surround Sound Mix by: Al Schmitt

Personnel
George Benson - guitar, vocals
onnie Foster - electric piano, Moog synthesizer
Jorge Dalto - piano, clavinet
Phil Upchurch - rhythm guitar
Ralph MacDonald - percussion
Stanley Banks - bass
Harvey Mason - drums

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 1.5.5 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: George Benson / Breezin'
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -7.82 dB -28.87 dB 5:37 01-Breezin'
DR15 -8.44 dB -31.25 dB 8:03 02-This Masquerade
DR15 -8.94 dB -30.45 dB 5:12 03-Six to Four
DR15 -7.79 dB -28.75 dB 6:48 04-Affirmation
DR14 -8.69 dB -28.87 dB 6:57 05-So This is Love?
DR15 -6.05 dB -29.83 dB 5:57 06-Lady
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR15

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: George Benson / Breezin'
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -7.69 dB -24.10 dB 5:39 01-Breezin'
DR15 -7.64 dB -26.56 dB 8:02 02-This Masquerade
DR14 -6.71 dB -24.24 dB 5:07 03-Six to Four
DR13 -6.97 dB -23.62 dB 6:57 04-Affirmation
DR13 -6.61 dB -22.66 dB 7:02 05-So This is Love?
DR15 -6.56 dB -24.63 dB 5:58 06-Lady
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64

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