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Title: George Benson - Beyond The Blue Horizon
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1971, Jazz, Soul Jazz Guitar, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 5/26
Matrix #: CTI 6009
Condition: VG++ (LM) | Members: George B (43' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Benson was performing as a child in Pittsburgh clubs and on radio, learning early that talent could become work before adulthood.
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Studio Lore: This was Benson’s first CTI album, placing him inside Creed Taylor’s polished 70s jazz world before his later pop crossover.
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Scene Ecology: The record sits at the turn where jazz guitar, soul-jazz, and studio sophistication started reaching beyond straight-ahead jazz audiences.