Walking to New Orleans (album)

Walking to New Orleans
Studio album by George Benson
Released	26 April 2019
Genre	Jazz
Label	Provogue
Producer	Kevin Shirley
George Benson chronology
Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole (2013) Walking to New Orleans (2019)

Walking to New Orleans is a studio album by American guitarist and singer George Benson, released by Provogue Records on 26 April 2019.^[1] It is Benson's first recording since Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole, which was released in 2013.

Background

Benson made this album as a tribute to Fats Domino and Chuck Berry. In an interview, Benson said: ″I'm a great appreciator of the music made by both of those guys″; ″Chuck Berry was a great showman and a great musician, and Fats Domino cut nothing but hit after hit after hit″.

Track listing

Personnel

• George Benson – guitar, vocals
• Rob McNelley – rhythm guitar
• Kevin McKendree – acoustic piano
• Alison Prestwood – bass guitar
• Greg Morrow – drums, percussion
• Paulie Cerra – saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Ron Dziubla – baritone saxophone, sax solos
• Lee Thornburg – trumpet, horn arrangements
• Jeff Bova – orchestral arrangements
• The Bovaland Symphonic Orchestra – orchestra
• Mahalia Barnes – backing vocals
• Prinnie Stevens – backing vocals
• Natasha Stuart – backing vocals

Production

• Producer – Kevin Shirley
• Executive Producer – George Benson
• Engineers – Austin Atwood, Mark DeCozio, Kevin Shirley and Vezi Tayyeb.
• Recorded at Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee); Brick Road Studios (Scottsdale, Arizona); The Cave (Malibu, California); Kensington Sound (Toronto, Canada).
• Mixed by Kevin Shirley at The Cave (Malibu, California).
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine).
• Artwork – Roy Koch
• Photography – Austin Hargrave
• Management – Stephanie Gonzalez for Apropos Management.

Release history

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