In Concert-Carnegie Hall

In Concert-Carnegie Hall is a live album by American guitarist George Benson featuring a performance recorded at Carnegie Hall in 1975 and released on the CTI label in 1976.^[1] The CD reissue added one bonus track and reordered the selections as presented in concert.

In Concert-Carnegie Hall
Live album by George Benson
Released	1976
Recorded	January 11, 1975
Venue	Carnegie Hall, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:01
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
George Benson chronology
Bad Benson (1974) In Concert-Carnegie Hall (1976) Good King Bad (1976)

Reception

The Allmusic review states " this is a solid "live" effort with Benson cooking on all burners... In retrospect, listening to this record in the 21st century, it's difficult to imagine Benson making the switch from a classy guitar firebrand to a pop star so quickly".^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by George Benson except as indicated

1. Introduction – 1:17 Bonus track on CD reissue
2. "Take Five" (Paul Desmond) – 5:37
3. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 7:24
4. "Gone" – 10:28
5. "Sky Dive" (Freddie Hubbard) – 6:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
6. "Octane" – 10:16

Personnel

• George Benson – guitar, vocals
• Hubert Laws – flute
• Ronnie Foster – keyboards
• Wayne Dockery – bass
• Marvin Chappell – drums
• Bernard Fennell – cello

Overdubbed:

• Johnny Griggs, Ray Armando – percussion
• Will Lee – bass
• Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark – drums
• Unknown string section arranged and conducted by David Matthews