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Verve needed one more album from Benson after he signed with A&M/CTI, and ended up with a strange grab-bag in which Benson plays superbly throughout, whatever the odd goulash of sounds in back of him. Horace Ott's string arrangements are overbearing in scope and undernourished in tone; at times they don't even seem in sync with Benson's group. The big band tracks -- "Song For My Father" in particular -- are more tolerable, and the gospel singing of the Sweet Inspirations is harmless. There is one high-spirited Benson vocal, "That Lucky Old Sun," and it strikes fire. Perversely perhaps, the choice cut is a surprisingly hard-driven "Windmills Of Your Mind," in which Benson fights off the cheesy arrangement with some powerfully rhythmic work (watch out for the shattering psychedelic ending!).
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Chuck Rainey, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Ott, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Griffin, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - George Marge, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jennings, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Clarke, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Leo Morris, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Horace Ott, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Wexler, ComposerLyricist - Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - The Sweet Inspirations, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Ott, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Lucas, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - George Marge, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jennings, Vibraphone, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Idris Muhammad, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Laurence Griffin, Piano, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Clark, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Collymore Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Ott, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Lucas, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - George Marge, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jennings, Vibraphone, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Beasley Smith, ComposerLyricist - Idris Muhammad, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Laurence Griffin, Piano, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Clark, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Collymore Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Horace Ott, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist - Les Reed, ComposerLyricist - Barry Mason, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Ott, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist - Bob Cranshaw, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Legrand, Composer - Marilyn Bergman, Author - Alan Bergman, Author - Paul Laurence Griffin, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Johnson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Sweet Inspirations, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Ott, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Cranshaw, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Laurence Griffin, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Ott, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Lucas, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist - Horace Silver, ComposerLyricist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - George Marge, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jennings, Vibraphone, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Idris Muhammad, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Laurence Griffin, Piano, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Clark, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Collymore Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Garnett Brown, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chuck Rainey, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Sweet Inspirations, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Horace Ott, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Lucas, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist - Clark Terry, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - George Marge, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Jennings, Vibraphone, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Idris Muhammad, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Laurence Griffin, Piano, Celesta, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Arthur Clark, Flugelhorn, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Winston Collymore Strings, Strings, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Verve needed one more album from Benson after he signed with A&M/CTI, and ended up with a strange grab-bag in which Benson plays superbly throughout, whatever the odd goulash of sounds in back of him. Horace Ott's string arrangements are overbearing in scope and undernourished in tone; at times they don't even seem in sync with Benson's group. The big band tracks -- "Song For My Father" in particular -- are more tolerable, and the gospel singing of the Sweet Inspirations is harmless. There is one high-spirited Benson vocal, "That Lucky Old Sun," and it strikes fire. Perversely perhaps, the choice cut is a surprisingly hard-driven "Windmills Of Your Mind," in which Benson fights off the cheesy arrangement with some powerfully rhythmic work (watch out for the shattering psychedelic ending!).
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:53
- Main artists: George Benson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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