Giblet Gravy

by George Benson

Overview

No, you're not in Creed Taylor country yet, but you might as well be, for many of the ingredients that would garnish Benson's albums with Taylor are already present in this often enjoyable prototype. The immediate goal was to groom Benson as the next Wes Montgomery (who was about to leave Verve) -- and so he covers hit tunes of the day ("Sunny," "Along Comes Mary," "Groovin'"), playing either with a big band plus voices or a neat quintet anchored by Herbie Hancock, and the sound is contoured to give his guitar a warm mellow ambience. But the eclectic Benson is his own man, as his infectious repeated-interval rhythm trademark tells us on his self-composed title track, and despite Tom McIntosh's mostly lame arrangements, George's work is always tasty and irresistibly melodic. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	03/01/2024
Label:	Elemental
UPC:	0600753982266
Rank:	101023

Album Credits

Performance Credits

George Benson   Primary Artist,Guitar
Snooky Young   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Ron Carter   Guest Artist,Bass
Jimmy Owens   Guest Artist,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Johnny Pacheco   Guest Artist,Congas,Tambourine
Billy Cobham   Guest Artist,Drums
Herbie Hancock   Guest Artist,Piano
Eric Gale   Guest Artist,Guitar
Pepper Adams   Guest Artist,Sax (Baritone)
Bob Cranshaw   Bass
Eileen Gilbert   Vocals
Carl Lynch   Guitar
Albertine Robinson   Vocals
Tom McIntosh   Conductor
Lois Winter   Vocals
Ernie Royal   Trumpet
Alan Raph   Trombone (Bass)

Technical Credits

Bob Haggart   Composer
Bobby Hebb   Composer
Tandyn Almer   Composer
Eddie Brigati   Composer
Felix Cavaliere   Composer
Carlos Kase   Research Coordination,Production Coordination
Esmond Edwards   Producer
George Benson   Composer
Charlie Parker   Composer
Jon Hendricks   Composer
Tom Greenwood   Research Coordination,Production Coordination
Cannonball Adderley   Composer
Harold Ousley   Composer
Tom McIntosh   Arranger
Bryan Koniarz   Production Coordination
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Ben Young   Research
David Brigati   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Hollis King   Art Direction
Robert Haggart   Composer
Daniel Kramer   Cover Photo
Sherniece Smith   Production Coordination
Nat Hentoff   Liner Notes