It takes a pretty confident artist to decide to take on a project that pays tribute to one of the greatest jazz & R&B artists of modern time – the iconic George Benson. Such an artist just stepped up, grabbed his “axe,” and said Let’s do this and do it right. What you have here is that artist, U-Nam, laying out some sweat-inducing, fiery interpretations of some of the famed guitarist’s best jams. Of course, these are only a handful, but this handful, called here Weekend in L.A. (A Tribute to George Benson) is a great choice of selections. Full of bite and soul, each piece packs a solid punch and certainly gives Benson an enthusiastic nod of respect and love, while at the same time, showing off the glowering personal talent of U-Nam as he flawlessly fires off one precious pearl after another.

U.S.U.R.A. was started by Time Records owner Giacomo Maiolini, producers Walter Cremonini and Alessandro Gilardi (its name is derived from that of Maiolini's mother, Ursula), it is best known for the 1992-93 hit single (and later album) "Open Your Mind", featuring a dialogged sample from the film Total Recall and incoperating sampled elements from the Simple Minds song "New Gold Dream" from 1982. Its video morphs the faces of Mussolini, Stalin, Ian Paisley, Margaret Thatcher, Mary Whitehouse, and Joe McCarthy.