Giblet Gravy (Verve Vault LP)
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George Benson

Giblet Gravy (Verve Vault LP)

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Description

Giblet Gravy, released in 1968 on Verve Records, documents guitarist George Benson during his early period with the label. Produced by Esmond Edwards and featuring arrangements by Tom McIntosh, the album places Benson within a studio framework that alternates between small-group interplay and expanded ensemble writing. The sessions draw on a range of jazz and studio musicians, including pianist Herbie Hancock, bassists Ron Carter and Bob Cranshaw, drummer Billy Cobham, percussionist Johnny Pacheco, and baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, alongside a brass and rhythm section assembled for selected tracks. Across these varied settings, Benson’s fluid articulation, blues-inflected phrasing, and rhythmic dexterity remain the music’s central focus. The repertoire blends contemporary popular material, standards, and original compositions — the title track and “Low Down and Dirty” — illustrating the stylistic breadth that would inform Benson’s later crossover success while remaining grounded in the late-1960s jazz ensemble format.

Tracklist

A1 Along Comes Mary
A2 Sunny
A3 What's New?
A4 Giblet Gravy
A5 Walk On By
B1 Thunder Walk
B2 Sack Of Woe
B3 Groovin'
B4 Low Down And Dirty

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