Исполнитель: George BensonНазвание альбома: Pacific Fire Год выпуска: 1983 Формат файлов: mp3, 320 kbps Размер архива: 85.85 mb Скачать с: rusfolder.com As long as George Benson was a hot commodity on Warner Bros. and Creed Taylor still had control over his tottering CTI label, the flow of recycled and unreleased Benson product from his old label kept on coming. But oh, how a few years make a difference in the packaging, for the luxurious glossy gatefold covers of CTI's glory days were replaced by a bare-bones, sparsely illustrated paperboard sleeve that smacks of cost-cutting. Though there is no recording date on the sleeve, one can deduce that these may be outtakes from the Good King Bad sessions: the personnel is exactly the same, minus the string section; James Brown alumnus David Matthews is back as arranger; and there is one alternate take, "Em," from the earlier album. Yet this is a more stylistically diverse album than Good King Bad - not nearly as tied to R&B/funk elements, nor as organically flowing from track to track. A propulsive "Knock on Wood" kicks things off with a jazz-funk beat, with Benson in equally propulsive form and Fred Wesley knocking out a tough trombone solo. Benson aficionados might be surprised to find an early attempt at "Moody's Mood" here, but a sometimes off-key Benson hasn't found the curve of the twisted vocalese line yet (he would with Quincy Jones five years down the road) and he includes a scat-along-with-guitar chorus. Another unusual track is "Melodia Español," an Andalusian flamenco-flavored pairing with Hubert Laws' flute. "Bandoleros Caballa" is just Benson wailing with his electric rhythm section, the title track a slow, loose-jointed exercise in funk. While the packaging is subpar, at leastRudy Van Gelder's engineering is up to CTI's old standard - excellent. As is Benson's masterful guitar.
Side one 1."Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd cover) 2."Moody's Mood" (James Moody cover) 3."Bandoleros Caballa"
Side two 1."Melodia Espanol" 2."Pacific Fire" 3."Let Your Love Come Out" 4."Em" (Originally included on Good King Bad)
Bass – Gary King Drums – Andy Newmark, Dennis Davis, Steve Gadd Flute [Flute Solo] – Hubert Laws (tracks: B1) Guitar – Eric Gale, George Benson Keyboards – Bobby Lyle, Don Grolnick, Roland Hanna, Ronnie Foster Percussion – Sue Evans Piano [Piano Solo] – Roland Hanna (tracks: A2), Ronnie Foster (tracks: B2) Producer – Creed Taylor Saxophone, Flute, Woodwind – David Tofani, David Sanborn, Frank Vicari, Joe Farrell, Michael Brecker, Romeo Penque, Ronnie Cuber Trombone [Solos] – Fred Wesley (tracks: A1, B2) Trumpet – Randy Brecker
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studios
©℗ 1983 Creed Taylor, Inc.
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