That's great support and that comes from people playing together for a long time. When I start a song they know pretty much where I'm coming from. They understand what I'm trying to accomplish. And that seems to work.īaltin: What is the secret to being comfortable with the improvisation of a show?īenson: I am pretty comfortable doing it as long as I have my band with me cause they understand me. They know pretty much the content of the show, they just don't know where the songs are going to go. "Will this song make this audience glad they came? Let's try this one out." And my band does not know what I'm going to play next. I go up on stage and I listen to what's coming from the audience and then I shape my show based on what I'm feeling coming from the audience. But when I get ready to do a set, no matter whether it's a recording, a live recording or just a regular gig, I don't work from a set list. And one thing about our commercial hits they have a certain quality about them people call the George Benson sound or whatever it is that has kept us alive in the world. So after learning that, I'm lucky my producers came up with some gems, some quality songs.
So when making a live album how do you decide what to include?īenson: I learned a long time ago that if you don't like a song don't record it because that song might become the one song you have to play for the rest of your life, like it or not (laughs). Baltin: There are so many smashes you don't even have a song like "Breezin'" on the live album.
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