George Benson / Shape Of Things To Come [A&M / SP-3104]
■2ndプレス/US盤/小ロゴ/マットコーティングGFジャケット。
■盤質:B/目立つキズ無く良好品。
■ジャケット:B/擦れ汚れ焼けあるが抜け裂け割れ無し。
ジョージベンソンのA&M3部作の一作目にあたる1968年の傑作。バックには、ハービーハンコック、ハンクジョーンズ、ロンカーター、リチャードデイビス、そしてアレンジにドンセベスキー、エンジニアにルディヴァンゲルダー、プロデュースにクリードテイラーという豪華面子。グルービーなジャズファンクからノリの良いソウルジャズ風アレンジまで、PETE ROCKネタとしても有名なレアグルーヴファンに人気の一枚。
参考音源
A1 Footin' It
A2 Face It Boy, It's Over
A3 Shape Of Things To Come
A4 Chattanooga Choo Choo
B1 Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
B2 Shape Of Things That Are And Were
B3 Last Train To Clarksville
Arranged By Don Sebesky
Bass Richard Davis (tracks: A3, B1), Ron Carter (tracks: A2, B3, B4)
Cello George Ricci (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
Congas Johnny Pacheco
Design Sam Antupit
Drums Leo Morris
Engineer Rudy Van Gelder
Flute George Marge (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Romeo Penque (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Stan Webb (tracks: A1, A4)
Guitar George Benson
Liner Notes Ira Gitler
Organ Charles Covington
Photography By Pete Turner
Piano Hank Jones (tracks: A3), Herbie Hancock (tracks: A1, A4)
Producer Creed Taylor
Saxophone, Harmonica Buddy Lucas
Trombone, Horn [Baritone] Wayne Andre (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
Trombone, Tuba Alan Raph (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
Trumpet Burt Collins (tracks: A2, B1 to B3)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn Joe Shepley (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo Trumpet Marvin Stamm (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3)
Vibraphone [Vibes] Jack Jennings (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
Viola David Markovitz (tracks: A1, A3, A4)
Violin Bernard Eichen (tracks: A1, A3, A4), Charles Libove (tracks: A1, A3, A4)