The George Benson Quartet - The George Benson Cookbook (1966)

"This is basically the George Benson quartet, with Smith and Cuber, but trombonist Bennie Green and percussionist Pucho were added on some tracks, giving them a bop flavor that delighted dedicated jazz fans and critics. Green worked with Gene Ammons and Charlie Ventura in the forties, and sporadically with Earl Hines between 1942 and 1953. Benson's quartet was modeled after Jack McDuff's--with baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber, organist Lonnie Smith, a powerhouse player who deserved more attention than he ever received, and Jimmy Lovelace or Marion Booker on drums. The sonorous tone of Cuber's baritone gives the quartet a richer, more dense texture than that obtained by McDuff, who used a tenor, but the overall sound is the same. At twenty-five, Ronnie Cuber was an alumnus of Marshall Brown's celebrated Newport Youth Band; he had spent the previous two years with Maynard Ferguson's very loud and brassy orchestra, which may account for his aggressive style, but Cuber's approach also emphasized rhythm, and that was precisely the ingredient called for by a "soul jazz" group of this kind." 

TRACKLIST:

1. The Cooker
2. Benny's Back
3. Bossa Rock
4. All Of Me
5. Big Fat Lady
6. Benson's Rider
7. Ready And Able
8. The Borgia Stick
9/10. Return Of The Prodigal Son, Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

George Benson, guitar
Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax
Bennie Green, trombone
Lonnie Smith, organ
Jimmy Lovelace, drums
Marion Booker, drums

Produced by JOHN HAMMOND
Recorded on August 1, & October 19, 1966

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