Goodies (George Benson album)
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| Goodies | ||||
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| Released | February/March 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 18 & 19, 1968 | |||
| Studio | A&R Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:12 | |||
| Label | Verve V6 8771 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| George Benson chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Goodies is the sixth album by jazz guitarist George Benson recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.[3]
Reception[edit]
AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "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".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by George Benson except as indicated
- "I Remember Wes" – 3:50
- "Carnival Joys" – 3:50
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Jerry Wexler) – 4:40
- "That Lucky Old Sun" (Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie) – 3:37
- "Julie" – 3:10
- "Windmills of Your Mind" (Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman – 5:00
- "Doobie, Doobie Blues" – 5:10
- "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) – 4:45
- "People Get Ready" (Curtis Mayfield) – 4:10
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- George Benson – guitar, vocals
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Arthur Clarke – tenor saxophone, flute
- George Marge – tenor saxophone, flute
- Bobby Lucas – harmonica
- Paul Griffin – piano, celeste
- Bob Cranshaw – electric bass (tracks 4, 6–7)
- Chuck Rainey – bass (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–9)
- Jimmy Johnson, Jr. – drums (tracks 4, 6–7)
- Leo Morris – drums (tracks 1–3, 5, 8–9)
- Jack Jennings – congas, vibraphone
- The Sweet Inspirations – vocals
- The Winston Collymore Strings arranged and conducted by Horace Ott (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7),
Technical[edit]
- Esmond Edwards – producer
- Val Valentin – engineering director
- Don Hahn – engineer
- Barton Beneš – cover art
- Stephen Stuart – photography
- Del Shields – liner notes
References[edit]
- ^ Billboard March 15, 1969
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Goodies – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8700 series accessed December 13, 2015
