The George Benson Cookbook
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The George Benson Cookbook is the third studio album by
John Hammond
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Background
The Hard Bop Homepage says of the album, "This is basically the George Benson quartet, with Smith and Cuber, but trombonist
Lonnie Smith, a powerhouse player who deserved more attention than he ever received, and Jimmy Lovelace or Marion Booker on drums. The sonorous tone of Cuber's baritone gives the quartet a richer, more dense texture than that obtained by McDuff, who used a tenor, but the overall sound is the same. At twenty-five, Ronnie Cuber was an alumnus of Marshall Brown's celebrated Newport Youth Band; he had spent the previous two years with Maynard Ferguson's very loud and brassy orchestra, which may account for his aggressive style, but Cuber's approach also emphasized rhythm, and that was precisely the ingredient called for by a "soul jazz" group of this kind."[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by George Benson; except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Cooker" | 4:18 | |
2. | "Benny's Back" | 4:10 | |
3. | "Bossa Rocka" | 4:20 | |
4. | " All of Me" | Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons | 2:08 |
5. | "Big Fat Lady" | 4:40 | |
6. | "Benson's Rider" | 5:30 | |
7. | "Ready and Able" | Jimmy Smith | 3:32 |
8. | "The Borgia Stick" | 3:05 | |
9. | "Return of the Prodigal Son" | Harold Ousley | 2:34 |
10. | "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" | Lester Young | 6:33 |
Total length: | 40:50 |
2007 remastered CD / Blu-spec CD bonus tracks
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "The Man from Toledo" | 2:08 |
12. | "Slow Scene" | 3:11 |
13. | "Let Them Talk" | 2:51 |
14. | "Goodnight" | 2:21 |
Total length: | 50:31 |
Personnel
- The George Benson Quartet
- George Benson – vocalson "All of Me"
- Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
- Bennie Green – trombone
- Lonnie Smith – organ
- Albert Winston – bass
- bass(uncredited on album)
- Jimmy Lovelace – drums
- Marion Booker, Jr. – drums
References
- AllMusic
- ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ The Hardbop Homepage: The George Benson Cookbook