탁월한 리듬, 아름다운 멜로디, 하드밥에서 소울 재즈, R&B에 이르는 다양한 음악세계을 추구하는 최고의 재즈 기타리스트/ 보컬리스트 조지 벤슨의 진정한 베스트 앨범 조지 벤슨의 전성기라 할 수 있는 1963년부터 1980년 사이의 명연들을 모든 모은 앨범. PRESTIGE, COLUMBIA, CTI, WARNER BROS 재적 시절에 발표한 16장의 앨범에서 선곡한, 레이블을 초월한 최초의 베스트라 할 수 있다. 히트곡 <THIS MASQUERADE>, <BREEZIN>, <CALIFORNIA DREAMIN>, <ON BROADWAY>,<TAKE FIVE>등을 포함한 총 20곡의 수록곡 속에는 마일스 데이비스, 허비 행콕, 아트 블레이키, 론 카터, 잭 디조넷, 마이클 브렉커, 리 릿나워, 덱스터 고든 등 20세기 최고의 재즈 연주자들의 협연이 담겨 있다. 디지털 리마스터링. .... ....
All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. I've been for a walk on a winter's day I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A. California dreamin? on such a winter's day.
Stopped in to a church I passed along the way. Well I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray. You know the preacher liked the cold; He knows I'm gonna stay. California dreamin? on such a winter's day.
All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. I've been for a walk on a winter's day. If I didn't tell her I could leave today California dreamin? on such a winter's day. California dreamin? on such a winter's day. California dreamin? on such a winter's day.
Are we really happy with This lonely game we play Looking for the right words to say Searching but not finding Understanding anyway We're lost in this masquerade
Both afraid to say we're just too far away From being close together from the start We tried to talk it over But the words got in the way We're lost inside this lonely game we play
Throughts of leaving disappear Every time I see your eyes No matter how hard I try To understand the reason That we carry on this way We're lost in this masquerade
We could just start over but it's oh so hard to do When you're lost in a masquerade
They say the neon lights are bright on broadway They say there's always magic in the air But when you're walkin' down the street And you ain't had enough to eat The glitter rubs right off and you're nowhere
They say the women treat you fine on broadway But lookin' at them just gives me the blues 'Cause how ya gonna make some time When all you got is one thin dime And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes
They say that I won't last too long on broadway I'll catch a grey hound bus for home they all say But they're dead wrong I know they are 'Cause I can play this here guitar And I won't quit till i'm a star on broadway
Whenever dark has fallen you know the spirit of the party starts to come alive. Until the day is dawning you can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights. 'Cause there's music in the air and lots of loving everywhere so gimme the night. Gimme the night.
You need the evening action, a place to dine, a glass of wine, a little late romance. It's a chain reaction. You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance. 'Cause there's music in the air and lots of loving everywhere so gimme the night. Gimme the night.
So come on out tonight and we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise. And if you feel all right then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes. Don't you know we can fly? Just gimme the night. Gimme the night.
And if we stay together, we'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high. Never mind the weather. We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light. 'Cause there's music in the air and lots of loving everywhere. So gimme the night. Gimme the night...