Good King Bad

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Released 1976 Artist George Benson Producer Creed Taylor Genre Jazz		Length 42:09 Release date 1976 Label Mosaic Records

Recorded July 1 & 8, October 9 and December 4 & 5, 1975Van 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.

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

"Theme from Good King Bad" (David Matthews) - 6:03 - Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance 1977
"One Rock Don't Make No Boulder" (Matthews) - 6:50
"Em" (Philip Manamworth) - 4:56
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) - 7:00
"Siberian Workout" (Matthews) - 6:45
"Shell of a Man" (Eugene McDaniels) - 5:17
"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