"No, you're not in Creed Taylor country yet, but you might as well be, for many of the ingredients that would garnish Benson's albums with Taylor are already present in this often enjoyable prototype. The immediate goal was to groom Benson as the next Wes Montgomery (who was about to leave Verve) -- and so he covers hit tunes of the day ("Sunny," "Along Comes Mary," "Groovin'"), playing either with a big band plus voices or a neat quintet anchored by Herbie Hancock, and the sound is contoured to give his guitar a warm mellow ambience. But the eclectic Benson is his own man, as his infectious repeated-interval rhythm trademark tells us on his self-composed title track, and despite Tom McIntosh's mostly lame arrangements, George's work is always tasty and irresistibly melodic." (Richard S. Ginell, Allmusic; 4 uit 5 sterren)
Tweede album, uit 1976, van gitarist. Groots geproduceerde plaat (door toetsenist Bob James) met vele blazers en strijkers. Warme fusion met input uit R&B/soul en smoothjazz, waarbij Gale's gitaarlicks een licht-vettig blueskarakter hebben.
Chris ?Hammer? Smith has been teaching and playing harmonica for over 25 years. Comfortable playing and teaching in several styles including blues, jazz, country, pop, and more, he has recorded with numerous bands and solo artists. His credits include playing harmonica on Paul McCartney?s and Michael Jackson?s #1 hit ?Say, Say, Say?, as well as other recordings of Paul McCartney, Gary Wright, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and John Hiatt. His movie and TV recording credits are vast.Jamocha is his solo debut.|
Derde album, uit 1978, van de gitarist, opnieuw een detailrijke, groots opgezette Bob James-productie. Meer nog dan op 'Gingseng Woman' doen de afgemeten blues/R&B-licks van Gale denken aan Albert King, afgewisseld met jazzy akkoordenwerk.
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