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Benson George: Shape of things to come

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Artist: Benson George
Title: Shape of things to come
Released: 1987
Label: A&M Records
Time: 33:22
Producer(s): Creed Taylor
Appears with:
Category: Jazz
Rating: *********. (9/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  2001.01.08
Price in €: 6,40
Web address: www.georgebenson.com

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[1] Footin' It (Benson/Sebesky) - 4:15
[2] Face It Boy It's Over (Stanton/Bedale) - 4:00
[3] Shape Of Things To Come (Mann/Weil) - 5:40
[4] Chattanooga Choo Choo (Warren/Gordon) - 3:30
[5] Don't Let Me Lose This Dream (Franklin/White) - 4:40
[6] Shape Of Things That Are And Were (Benson) - 5:45
[7] Last Train To Clarksville (Boyce/Hart) - 5:30

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George Benson - Guitar, Vocals

Ron Carter - Bass
Richard Davis - Bass
Herbie Hancock - Piano
Hank Jones - Piano
Marvin Stamm - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo
Wayne Andre - Trombone, Baritone Saxophone
Burt Collins - Trumpet
Charles Covington - Organ
Johnny Pacheco - Conga
Don Sebesky - Arranger, Conductor
Bernard Eichen - Violin
Jack Jennings - Percussion, Vibraphone
Charles Libove - Violin
Buddy Lucas - Harmonica, Aplified Harmonica, Tenor  Saxophone
Dave Mankovitz - Viola
George Marge - Flute
Leo Morris - Drums
Romeo Penque - Flute
Alan Raph - Tuba, Valve Trombone
George Ricci - Cello
Joseph J. Shepley - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Stanley Webb - Flute
Joe Shepley - Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer, Digital Mastering
John Snyder - Digital Mastering
Pete Turner - Photography
Sam Antupit - Design
Ira Gitler - Liner Notes
Pete Turner - Cover Photos

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Recorded on Aug 27, Sept 5, Oct 17 & 22, 1968



Upon Wes Montgomery's sudden death June 15, 1968, Creed Taylor signed Benson up and immediately thrust him onto the master's pedestal - or so the line has it. While this smashing debut for A&M has some of the Wes trappings - Don Sebesky's charts, Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter in the rhythm team - Benson triumphantly stamps his own image on the sessions with his infectious riffing, R&B slant, and solid jazz licks, propelled by Wes Covington's soulful organ and Leo Morris' driving drums. Just once, Benson tries a Varitone hookup with multi-speed overdubbings a la Les Paul on the title track; he would never use it again on discs but it is a great, futuristic electronic guitar trip, driven hard by a sizzling rhythm section and decorated sparingly by Sebesky. This superbly-produced record made Benson a formidable pop/jazz guitar star, not a mere Montgomery clone.

Richard S. Ginell
 

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