Track Listing
1. So What
2. Gentle Rain
3. All Clear
4. Ode To A Kudu
5. Somewhere In The East
6. All Clear (alternate take)
7. Ode To A Kudu (alternate take)
8. Somewhere In The East (alternate take)
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Creed Taylor | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Sony Music/Arvato Services | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes
Personnel: George Benson (guitar); Clarence Palmer (organ); Ron Carter (bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums); Michael Cameron, Albert Nicholson (percussion).Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 2-3, 1971. Includes liner notes by Steve Futterman.All tracks have been digitally remastered.Often vilified for masterminding Wes Montgomery's incredibly successful crossover pop albums, and George Benson's subsequent forays into similar territory, Creed Taylor is also responsible for this small-group date from 1971. Unlike, say, 1968's SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME, this isn't just about Benson facing off with an orchestrated studio ensemble. Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, organist Clarence Palmer, and percussionists Michael Cameron and Albert Nicholson really groove together, particularly on the Miles Davis "So What?" which starts with an R&B feel before being pushed and pulled in various directions, and the samba "Gentle Rain."The playing gets pretty adventurous, but the sounds are still pre-fusion, thanks to the choice of Hammond organ and upright bass over Fender Rhodes piano and fretless bass, and the fact that Benson always maintained a Wes Montgomery-inspired tone and attack, even at the height of his "Breezin'" success. The originals are more focused on the guitarist; "All Clear" has bright, poppy vamp that Benson romps all over, "Ode to a Kudu" features his supple chordal melody approach, while "Somewhere in the East" gives the percussionists room to stretch out.
Editorial Reviews
4 1/2 stars (out of 5) - Guitarists should be pleased about the re-release of this classic by George Benson...
Down Beat (12/01/1997)
...Finds the guitarist in swaggering form...
Mojo (06/01/2002)
3 out of 5 stars - ...Benson nods to former employer MIles Davis with a cover of Davis's epochal 'So What' and explores subtle rhythms on 'Somewhere In The East'...
Q (04/01/2002)
4 1/2 stars (out of 5) - Guitarists should be pleased about the re-release of this classic by George Benson...Q (4/02, p.130) - 3 out of 5 stars - ...Benson nods to former employer MIles Davis with a cover of Davis's epochal 'So What' and explores subtle rhythms on 'Somewhere In The East'...Mojo (6/02, p.125) - ...Finds the guitarist in swaggering form...
Down Beat (12/01/1997)
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