Benson Orchestra of Chicago - I'll Keep On Loving You
  • 15 years ago
Benson Orchestra was named after its manager, the mediocre cellist Edgar A. Benson, and musically was never led by anyone with that surname. The group's sound has been judged to have been ahead of their time as well, including the harmonic relationship between soloists and orchestra sections. After a disagreement with leader/pianist Bargy, Don Bestor, another pianist took over the band's leadership. After him, many other musicians stood in front of the orchestra, but they all kept being credited on records with reference to the "Benson" orchestra, which makes it very difficult to define exact personnel situation. As for this lovely record, it was still made in the Benson/Bargy era, in 1921. I apologize for the erroneous sheet music in the video, due to a credits mismatch occurred when labeling the sound transfer.
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