Breezin' (studio album) by George Benson

Breezin' by George Benson
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 5,591st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 61 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1976 (84th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (919th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,591st)
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 61 votes)
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01/07/2025 18:25 dukeboxkool  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,78673/100
 
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03/29/2024 22:51 MetalMan67  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 5,63271/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 12% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.6/100, a mean average of 74.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.

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From 03/10/2025 08:51
Shortlisted for album of the year at the Grammy's in 1977. the winner was Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
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From 06/26/2020 09:28
A good album, Affirmation the best track.
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From 12/05/2018 19:46
This is a divisive album as Benson transitioned from "real" jazz to smooth/popular contemporary jazz. Purists decry it while casual jazz fans laud it. Even as a hard core jazz fan, I think it's excellent. One just need set aside preconceptions and listen to it for what it is, which is certainly best of breed for what was an emerging genre, and it remains so today.
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From 02/15/2017 20:06
A transition album; it's alright but far from his best work.
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80/100
From 01/31/2016 18:19
Slick best describes this record. Mr. Benson cut his chops as a session player with the greats before hitting it big with this album. Probably the best of his solo work.
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From 11/15/2013 22:58
This is the cross-over album from Jazz to soul. The guitar playing is just brilliant and Geaorge shows he can sing a bit too
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From 08/16/2013 17:13
Great album. Benson's guitar work is simply genius. "Affirmation" was the highlight track.
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