{"product_id":"george-benson-giblet-gravy-verve-vault-series-vinyl","title":"Pre-Order 14\/08\/26 - Benson, George: Giblet Gravy - Verve Vault Series (Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kT2by9Rbjek?si=Pyw3EYLytounWT7i\" height=\"300\" width=\"full\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item is available for pre-order only and will be dispatched on or around its release date (14\/08\/26)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGiblet Gravy\u003c\/em\u003e, released in 1968 on Verve Records, documents guitarist George Benson during his early period with the label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by Esmond Edwards and featuring arrangements by Tom McIntosh, the album places Benson within a studio framework that alternates between small-group interplay and expanded ensemble writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sessions draw on a range of jazz and studio musicians, including pianist Herbie Hancock, bassists Ron Carter and Bob Cranshaw, drummer Billy Cobham, percussionist Johnny Pacheco and baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, alongside a brass and rhythm section assembled for selected tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross these varied settings, Benson’s fluid articulation, blues-inflected phrasing and rhythmic dexterity remain the music’s central focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe repertoire blends contemporary popular material, standards, and original compositions - the title track 'Giblet Gravy' and 'Low Down and Dirty' - illustrating the stylistic breadth that would inform Benson’s later crossover success while remaining grounded in the late-1960s jazz ensemble format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlack vinyl version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlong Comes Mary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's New?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiblet Gravy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalk on By\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThunder Walk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSack of Woe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroovin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow Down and Dirty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Verve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54474953392474,"sku":"5733745","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1481\/5374\/files\/george-benson-giblet-gravy.jpg?v=1785062500","url":"https:\/\/freebirdrecords.com\/products\/george-benson-giblet-gravy-verve-vault-series-vinyl","provider":"Freebird Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}