George Benson / Shape Of Things To Come [A&M / SP-3104]

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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。

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)