Electric Piano, Keyboards – Ronnie Foster.The length of only 5:20 is an edited version of the 7" single. The "Breezin'"s full length on the Benson's album Breezin' is 5:40. The album and single were released by Warner Bros. Like Szabó's original, Benson's cover was produced by Tommy LiPuma. His version was recorded in January 1976 and released as a single in September of the same year, entering the American charts in October. "Breezin'" by George Benson (1976) on YouTubeįive years after Gábor Szabó's original recording, the song became even better known for a successful re-recording by singer and guitarist George Benson, whose 1976 cover was the title track of his album Breezin'. Tommy LiPuma – Tambourine, Gourd percussion, record producer.Bobby Womack – Songwriter, Electric rhythm guitar.Gábor Szabó – Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar.The length of only 3:03 is an edited version of the single. The "Breezin'"s full length on the Szabó's album High Contrast is 3:11.
Gábor Szabó version (1971) Track listing However, Womack performs the song himself with the lyrics he could remember on his Raw DVD released in 2010. "Breezin'" was produced by Tommy LiPuma.īobby Womack did write some lyrics for the song but these were never officially released. The song was released as a single in April 1971 in the United States and in 1972 in the Netherlands. The song was originally released in 1971 on the Szabó's album High Contrast. It was originally recorded in December 1970 by the influential Hungarian jazz guitarist Gábor Szabó, in partnership with Womack himself. "Breezin'" is an instrumental song composed by American singer and musician Bobby Womack. Thanks for listening, Jake."Breezin'" by Gábor Szabó (1971) on YouTube I mean, on one side you have Breezin’ and on the other you have Shallow Sea, not quite the same thing… And yet, over time, I have learned to appreciate the spirit of Breezin’ and I enjoy performing it on gigs, I hope you enjoy this video as well.
I didn’t always like this tune, at the time I was exposed to it, right around 82’, I was listening heavily to Allan Holdsworth’s IOU album. Welcome to my My 373rd solo guitar video on YouTube! After YEARS (ok, two weeks…) of delay, here it finally is, the mellowest of all jazz standards ever, Breezin’, by George Benson, originally recorded by Gabor Szabo and, in fact, written by Bobby Womack. No online store, just email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. An hour and 35 min long widescreen DVD lesson - also downloadable - on how to perform this arrangement, and much more, is now available!!! Every note and chord is shown slowly and in closeup.
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