George Benson above left with Wynton

Guitar great George Benson, who turned 70 in March, is to release Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole on 10 June (UK release date), with the singer/guitarist backed by a 42-piece orchestra on an album that includes a collaboration with Wynton Marsalis on ‘Unforgettable’ and duets with Broadway singers Idina Menzel and TV talent show starlet Judith Hill. The Concord records release includes a take on Nelson Riddle’s arrangement of ‘Just One of Those Things’, ‘Nature Boy’, a duet with Menzel on ‘When I Fall In Love’, and ‘Too Young’ with Hill. MB