GEORGE BENSON - Giblet Gravy [Verve Vault Series] Format:180g Black Vinyl LP Still Willing is the sound

Still Willing is the sound of an instinctive DIY-pop musician favouring think-on-your-feet exploration and intuition over know-it-all premeditation

Sleeker in production and delivery

& nothing was ever set in stone in the sense that if someone had any idea for how to make a song better

but with the passage of time

‘Le Soleil’ is another step forward … a left field

GEORGE BENSON - Giblet Gravy [Verve Vault Series] Format:180g Black Vinyl LP Still Willing is the soundGiblet Gravy, released in 1968 on Verve Records, documents guitarist George Benson during his early period with the label. Produced 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. The sessions draw on a range of jazz and studio musicians, including pianist Herbie Hancock, bassists Ron Carter and Bob Cranshaw,