After Hours - George Benson Quartet Live At Casa Caribe Club (1973)

Deze concertopnamen zijn ook uitgebracht onder de titels "Par Excellence", "Jazz At A Sunny Afternoon", "This Masquerade" of gewoon kortweg "Live At Casa Caribe". Het betreft steeds hetzelfde concert in Plainfield, New Jersey, 1973. Een ontspannen gitarist met combo aan het werk in een kleine club, net vòòr z'n grote mainstream doorbraak. "Benson is really stretching out and sounding at his best. Joined by pianist Mickey Tucker, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Al Harewood for four straight-ahead standards, the guitarist takes long solos on "Love for Sale," "There Will Never Be Another You" and "All Blues" (all of which are over 10½ minutes long) and takes a pleasing vocal on "The Masquerade Is Over." One wishes that Benson, having become famous, would still allow himself the luxury to stretch out like this now and then. Worth searching for." (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)