Give Me the Night
Context
Written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones, "Give Me the Night" gives its title to the album George Benson recorded in 1980 at Cherokee Studios (Hollywood) and Kendun Recorders (Burbank), released on August 9, 1980, on Warner Bros./Qwest. Benson sings and plays guitar, with Herbie Hancock on electric piano. The track reached number 1 on the Soul Singles chart; the album, platinum within two months, won three Grammys in 1981.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk, Soul jazz, boogaloo. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).