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As guitarist George Benson morphed from playing with chitlin circuit organ combos to becoming a pop vocalist, these sessions in 1968 formed a transition, and were a prelude to his works for the CTI label. There are five tracks each from the recordings Giblet Gravy and Goodies, featuring horn sections, takes on Top 40 hits, the funky go-go instrumental boogaloo sound of the day, and a slick approach to production values. Included as asides are a lone soul-jazz-blues number with organist Jimmy Smith, a lone jazz standard ("Song for My Father"), and a take on Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready" backed by gospel/R&B vocalists the Sweet Inspirations. It's certainly not the best Benson of any era but far from the worst, and does give insight into where he was to go in the commercial music world.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
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Eric Gale, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Owens, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Raph, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hebb, ComposerLyricist - Bob Cranshaw, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Adams, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Snooky Young, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McIntosh, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Eileen Gilbert, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Albertine Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lois Winter, Vocals, 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 - 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 - 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.
George Benson, MainArtist - Jimmy Smith, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Donald Elroy Bailey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 The Verve Music Group, a Division of 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.
Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McIntosh, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer - Harold Lomax Ousley, Composer
℗ 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.
Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McIntosh, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eddie Brigati, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Owens, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Raph, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Cavaliere, ComposerLyricist - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Adams, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Snooky Young, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McIntosh, Conductor, Recording Arranger, 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.
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.
Eric Gale, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Owens, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Raph, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Carter, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Benson, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ernie Royal, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Cranshaw, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pepper Adams, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Cobham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Pacheco, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer - Snooky Young, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McIntosh, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Esmond Edwards, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
As guitarist George Benson morphed from playing with chitlin circuit organ combos to becoming a pop vocalist, these sessions in 1968 formed a transition, and were a prelude to his works for the CTI label. There are five tracks each from the recordings Giblet Gravy and Goodies, featuring horn sections, takes on Top 40 hits, the funky go-go instrumental boogaloo sound of the day, and a slick approach to production values. Included as asides are a lone soul-jazz-blues number with organist Jimmy Smith, a lone jazz standard ("Song for My Father"), and a take on Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready" backed by gospel/R&B vocalists the Sweet Inspirations. It's certainly not the best Benson of any era but far from the worst, and does give insight into where he was to go in the commercial music world.
© Michael G. Nastos /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:08
- Main artists: George Benson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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