number 6

George Benson - White Rabbit

Thursday, 8. June 2006, 19:27:58

Very cool tunes to hear here on this CTI labelled LP. Quiet and Mood are mainly all tracks, with a great taste of spanish flavors and latino-jazz influences. Already great arrangements too, no wonder, it’s due to the top quality work of Don Sebesky. I was really surprised as i listened to « El Mar » and his main guitar riff. You can recognize a part of …And you, you know ? I give you a clue, « A Grand Love Story » by…

« …For Bensons second CTI project, producer Creed Taylor and arranger Don Sebesky successfully place the guitarist in a Spanish-flavored setting full of flamenco flourishes, brass fanfares, moody woodwinds, and such. The idea works best on "California Dreamin'" (whose chords are based on Andalusian harmonies), where, driven by Jay Berliner's exciting Spanish rhythm guitar, Benson comes through with some terrifically inspired playing. On "El Mar," Berliner is replaced by Benson's protégé Earl Klugh (then only 17) in an inauspicious -- though at the time, widely heralded -- recorded debut. The title track is another winner, marred only by the out-of-tune brasses at the close, and in a good example of the CTI classical/jazz formula at work, Heitor Villa-Lobos' "Little Train of the Caipira" is given an attractive early-'70s facelift. Herbie Hancock gets plenty of nimble solo space on Rhodes electric piano, Airto Moreira contributes percussion and atmospheric wordless vocals, and Ron Carter and Billy Cobham complete the high-energy rhythm section. In this prime sample of the CTI idiom, everyone wins. [There is also a Japenese version.] … » © Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

George Benson
White Rabbit
© 1971 CTI 6015.

Side One :

A1. White Rabbit
A2. Theme From Summer Of 42’
A3. Little Train

Side Two :

B1. California Dreaming
B2. El Mar

Credits :

Creed Taylor : Producer
Ron Carter : Bass (Acoustic)
Bob Ciano : Design
Romeo Penque : Clarinet, Flute (Alto), Clarinet (Bass), Horn (English), Oboe
Jay Berliner : Guitar (Acoustic)
Alan Rubin : Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Wayne Andre : Horn (Baritone), Trombone
George Benson : Guitar (Electric), Main Performer
Don Sebesky : Arranger, Conductor
Billy Cobham : Drums
Airto Moreira : Caxixi, Vocals, Percussion
George Marge : Clarinet, Flute (Alto), Oboe, Horn (English), Flute
Hubert Laws : Flute, Flute (Alto), Piccolo
James Buffington : French Horn
Rudy Van Gelder : Engineer
Herbie Hancock : Piano (Electric)
Jane Taylor : Bassoon
Phil Kraus : Percussion, Vibraphone, Tympani [Timpani]
Phil Bodner : Flute, Oboe, Horn (English), Flute (Alto)
Earl Klugh : Guitar (Acoustic)
John Frosk : Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Gloria Agostini : Harp

UPDATE: new link in the comments

encoded at 256 kbps + artwork
(Special Thanks to Marcodisco)
Be Seeing You !

After some requests, here is a new link
Artwork can be downloaded separate from the main file

http://www.rogepost.com/dn/k0wq

Georges Benson_White Rabbit_Artwork.zip

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Comments

Anonymous # 10. June 2006, 11:41

almeria writes:

Salut, je me permet de te parler en français, pour une fois...
Le nom de ton blog est cité aujourd'hui dans le supplément "ECRAN" de liberation de ce samedi 10 juin...
C'est un article sur sur les échanges de musique sur les plateformes tel que Rapishare qui concurence le peer-to-peer...vaste débat à nouveau sur le droit d'auteur..
Ton blog certes post des albums entier mais concerne des choses générallement introuvable dans le commerce, c'est d'ailleur en partie grace a ton blog que mon attitude a changé face a la musique que je telechargeais. En effet aprés la folie des débuts (il y a 1 an et demi pour moi...) je ne récupere maintenant que de l'inconnu ou de l'introuvable, exemple: ce matin la BO de THX 1138 sur side C ? Film que j'ai découvert il y a 5 ans tard le soir sur sur une chaine du cable et qui ma particulierement troublé..
Voila, tu était peut_etre deja au courant mais merci dans tous les cas pour tes posts Numéro6; longue vie a sound of champaign!!
Bonjour chez vous!
Almeria.

Double -O- Soul # 10. June 2006, 15:08

Merci almeria pour cette info, j'ai ete voir l'article dans Libe. Number06 ils ont carrement mis l'adresse de ton blog, c'est peut etre un peu risqué, ils sont pas trés malins a Libe.

Ci@o

Anonymous # 10. June 2006, 21:28

Feng writes:

I'm a really big fan of jazz and downtempo music. what i've gotta say is that you really nice selection of tracks there!! love your tracks and love your site!! Keep it up!

http://fengdw.blogspot.com

xmnr0x23 # 11. June 2006, 19:05

Oh yeah, nice one #6! Hope the article won't screw up things...

number06 # 12. June 2006, 09:00

Merci Almeria pour l’info car je n’étais pas au courant ! Je ne pensai pas un jour me retrouver dans Libé ! ! Très intéressant, forcement, comme article ; surtout pour le débat qui tourne autour…C’est un peu dommage que la rédaction de Libération ne s’est contentée que de recenser ces « fameux » blogs en leur attribuant quelques étiquettes, souvent un peu réductrices genre le spécialiste de çi ou le spécialiste de ça sans poser quelques questions sur le sujet aux principaux bloggeurs via leurs adresses courriels. A noter également le très bon article sur la saga « Hanszun » déjà écrit par le blog « la blogothèque » en date du 27 janvier 2006 inspirant ouvertement l’article lui étant consacré dans cette parution de la revue « Ecran ». Pour ma part et dans l’immédiat, la seule crainte que je pourrai avoir, serai la réaction des ayants droit plutôt que celle des maisons de disques. Car pour ces derniers, nous ne sommes pas des amoureux, passionnés de « bonne » musique mais à jamais seulement des méchants pas beau vilains responsables de la chute des ventes de cd’s de « pop star académie » ! Cherchez le lien et cherchez l’erreur ! ! Tant que je me fixe des limites et essaye de développer une certaine éthique que je peux argumenter si besoin est ; et à qui veut bien l’entendre, je continuerai dans cette démarche d’échange et partage culturel…Contrairement à ce qu’écrit l’article, je ne pense pas être le « spécialiste » des musiques de films ( d’autres le font vraiment et bien mieux que moi ) surtout de « l’autre côté ». Car de ce côté çi de Champaign, c’est le vinyl qui est à l’honneur et si possible assez ancien et non réédité ( que d’autres savent faire très bien aussi également )… Merci à tous encore pour l’intérêt porté à ce blog, car vos réactions sont aussi importantes que la nature même des posts ici présent. Sorry for english native speaking people about my comment ; but try a translator, copy & past and then you’ll understand the mainlines of this topic…

Bonjour Chez Vous !

Anonymous # 12. June 2006, 15:49

Jerry writes:

Thanks, love this CTI stuff. A couple of my favorites are Freddie Hubbard's "Sky Dive" and Milt Jackson's "Olinga".

I also really appreciate the way you did the post with the artwork and credits.

- Jerry

Anonymous # 13. June 2006, 11:54

Another Number writes:

Thanks for all the great music. Just a question as well...daily we look for the second and third installment of The Prisoner Music (thank you for the first one)
BTW.. the ending of the tv show and it's everlasting question?
In the last scenes when the butler enters the house... look at the door..it opens like a door in the Village...is he free?
The last piece of music when they escape and travel in the truck and arrive in London is just so brilliant..
Thanks a million again for your efforts...appreciated by the silent majority:)

number06 # 13. June 2006, 13:31

Thanks number (?)

But, so far i can remember, until now i’ve not posted any music from the village ( from « the prisoner » TV series)…Yeah, i know, somewhere a shame and a kinda of mistake from number 6 ! Just to wait about a special homemade compilation (including tracks from the remastered prisoner files #1, #2 and #3 cd’s that came out on silva screen in 2002) and coming soon on Side-C (meanwhile i hope so)… Look over here, at X-Y-Z Cosmonaut’s CosmoBlog for the 1989 original issue…

http://my.opera.com/xyzcosmonaut/blog/show.dml/265908

Questions are a burden to others, answers a prison for oneself , a recurrent theme by the prisoner…As you know ; Earth IS the « global » village, this is why at the end, it begins again ! There is always something to think and to say about this series 39 years later, amazing, isn’t it ?

Be Seeing You !

Anonymous # 14. June 2006, 13:27

audio-history writes:

#06: Thanks for this. Once he started singing, I stopped listening, still, never took a chance on much, although a great guitar player.
Cheers from the US! Muse

number06 # 14. June 2006, 13:53

Hi Audio-History;

Thanks for the comment, yes, somewhere i think it's more "easy" to appreciate the instrumentals part of this LP (personally i'm more involved in that kind of listen). But it's not only George Benson, there is a lot of good musicians beside him ! Anyway, nobody found who has taken the guitar riff on "El Mar" for his "A Grand Love Story" album ? It's just a quizz! Cheers!

Be Seeing You !

Anonymous # 16. June 2006, 04:56

Anonymous writes:

Was it Kid Loco?
Only artist I could remember with "A Grand Love Story"

Anonymous # 16. June 2006, 05:18

Anonymous writes:

Also if it wasn't him I'd definitely like to know who it was.
Nice blog by the way, just recently found it and it has had some great stuff.
Cheers

number06 # 16. June 2006, 06:23

Bravo ! Congrats Anonymous...You're the first one, alright, the main guitar riff on "El Mar" was reproduced (not sampled) for a track (i don't remember precisely which one) on "A Grand Love Story" album by Kid Loco. Compare...It's true!

Be Seeing You!

Anonymous # 2. July 2006, 21:38

Anonymous writes:

Rapidshare has removed the file due to a complaint.

number06 # 3. July 2006, 06:07

Thanks Anonymous for this info. It’s the first time that happened to me…since i’ve began SOC. Who is responsible of this complaint ? I saw by others, that stolen links finded again on other sites, are then forbidden…

doesn't matter, i’ll re-upload this again soon as possible.

Be Seeing You !

number06 # 3. July 2006, 06:39

Ok ! I know now why...after some research on google with the original link, i came on 'empeethreeindex'. So He's responsible of the stolen link. Not fairplay from this guy, and this is the reason maybe that his "blog" is supervised ?!

Be Seeing You!

number06 # 6. July 2006, 12:22

new link for George Benson "White Rabbit"

h!!p://!!!.megaupload.com/?d=ZDMT12OD

Bee Seeing You!

Anonymous # 10. July 2006, 23:22

thebeathunters writes:

thanks for the update on this classic benson album. your place is a favorite of mine and i hope it stays that ALAP. keep on groovin'

Anonymous # 7. August 2006, 19:47

touffman writes:

sympa cette version de jefferson airplane ;)
encore un grand moment de culture

Anonymous # 7. October 2006, 05:53

Anonymous writes:

just checking out the tunes as usual

Anonymous # 22. November 2006, 20:33

Anonymous writes:

Thanks and keep going!

Anonymous # 22. November 2006, 20:36

Anonymous writes:

Ok, let's try this again.

Anonymous # 22. November 2006, 22:16

Snakebo writes:

Hi

damn, the link on megaupload is not more avialable

Can you send me a new Link from George Benson´s White Rabbit?

thanks

Anonymous # 30. November 2006, 09:09

KiDG writes:

Yeah, I'd definitely love to hear this too...
You've got great stuff man!!!

Anonymous # 1. December 2006, 11:06

KiDG writes:

Thank you for the new link!

Anonymous # 7. August 2007, 21:27

Anonymous writes:

c'est bien ce que tu dit Almeria, je fais comme toi, je télécharge les musiques quasiment introuvables, et de toute façon non merci la soupe commerciale.

Anonymous # 21. October 2007, 12:04

Anonymous writes:

link is gone ...thanks anyway ...holland