08/10/2025

George Benson "Good King Bad" (1976) -Jazz Funk / Jazz Pop-



Label : CTI Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Theme From 'Good King Bad' (David Matthews)
02 - One Rock Don't Make No Boulder (David Matthews)
03 - Em (Philip Namanworth)

Side 2

01 - Cast Your Fate To The Wind (Vince Guaraldi)
02 - Siberian Workout (David Matthews)
03 - Shell Of A Man (Eugene McDaniels)


Arranged by David Matthews
Rhythm Arrangements on "Em" & "Shell Of A Man" by Gary King
Recorded at Van Gelder Studios
Rudy Van Gelder, Engineer
Recorded July & December, 1975
Produced by Creed Taylor

Guitar : George Benson, Eric Gale (All Selections except "Shell Of A Man")
Keyboards : Ronnie Foster ("Shell Of A Man"), Don Grolnick (Clavinet on "Theme From 'Good King Bad'", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder"), Roland Hanna ("Em"), Bobby Lyle ("Theme From 'Good King Bad'", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder", "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", "Siberian Workout")
Bass : Gary King
Drums : Dennis Davis ("Shell Of A Man"), Steve Gadd ("Em"), Andy Newmark ("Theme From 'Good King Bad'", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder", "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", "Siberian Workout")
Percussion : Sue Evans, David Friedman (Vibes on "Theme From 'Good King Bad'", "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", Solo on "Shell Of A Man")
Trumpet : Randy Brecker ("Theme From 'Good King Bad'")
Trombone : Fred Wesley
Saxophone : Michael Brecker (Tenor on "Theme From 'Good King Bad'"), Ronnie Cuber (Baritone on "Theme From 'Good King Bad'", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder", "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", "Siberian Workout"), David Sanborn (Alto on "Theme From 'Good King Bad'"), Frank Vicari (Tenor on "Theme From 'Good King Bad'", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder", "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", "Siberian Workout")
Flute : Joe Farrell (Solo on "Theme From 'Good King Bad'", "One Rock Don't Make No Boulder", "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", "Siberian Workout"), Romeo Penque ("Em", "Shell Of A Man"), David Tofani ("Em", "Shell Of A Man")
Violin : Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, David Nadien, John Pintavalle, Max Pollikoff
Viola : Harold Coletta, Theodore Israel
Cello : Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman