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Released
  
1976

Artist
  
George Benson

Producer
  
Creed Taylor

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
42:09

Release date
  
1976

Label
  
Mosaic Records

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Recorded
  
July 1 & 8, October 9 and December 4 & 5, 1975 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Good King Bad (1975)
  
Benson & Farrell (1976)

Similar
  
George Benson albums, Jazz albums

Good king bad


Good King Bad is a studio album by American guitarist George Benson featuring performances recorded in 1975 and released on the CTI label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review states "The R&B elements get stronger, the sound and mix are more attuned to the dancefloor, yet this brings out the best in George Benson's funky side. Thanks in part to the more rigid beat, Benson pares down his style to its rhythmic essentials, refusing to spray notes all over the place at random, and as a result, the record cooks and dances".

Track listing

  1. "Theme from Good King Bad" (David Matthews) - 6:03 - Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance 1977
  2. "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder" (Matthews) - 6:50
  3. "Em" (Philip Manamworth) - 4:56
  4. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) - 7:00
  5. "Siberian Workout" (Matthews) - 6:45
  6. "Shell of a Man" (Eugene McDaniels) - 5:17
  7. "Hold On! I'm Comin'" (Issac Hayes, David Porter) - 5:44 Bonus track on CD reissue, Released on the compilation Space in 1978
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on July 1 (track 3), July 8 (track 6), October 9 (track 7), December 4 (tracks 1 & 2) and December 5 (tracks 4 & 5), 1975

    • Personnel

  • George Benson - guitar, vocals, arranger
  • Joe Farrell, Romeo Penque, David Tofani - flute
  • Randy Brecker - trumpet
  • Fred Wesley - trombone
  • David Sanborn - alto saxophone
  • Michael Brecker, Frank Vicari - tenor saxophone
  • Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
  • Cliff Carter, Ronnie Foster, Bobby Lyle - keyboards
  • Roland Hanna - keyboards, synthesizer
  • Don Grolnick - keyboards, clavinet
  • Eric Gale, Phil Upchurch - guitar
  • Gary King - bass, rhythm arranger
  • Wilbur Bascomb - bass
  • Dennis Davis, Steve Gadd, Andy Newmark - drums
  • David Friedman - vibraphone
  • Sue Evans - percussion
  • Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, David Nadien, John Pintavalle, Max Pollikoff - violin
  • Harold Coletta, Theodore Israel - viola
  • Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman - cello
  • David Matthews - arranger
  • Bob James - conductor

    • Songs

    1Theme From Good King Bad5:58
    2One Rock Don't Make No Boulder7:05
    3Em4:56

    References

    Good King Bad Wikipedia
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