Goodies (George Benson album) explained
Goodies is the sixth album by jazz guitarist George Benson recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.[2]
Reception
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".
Track listing
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
Musicians
- 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
Notes and References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=zygEAAAAMBAJ&dq=george+benson+goodies&pg=PA57 Billboard March 15, 1969
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8700-series/#v6-8771 Verve Records Catalog: 8700 series
