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Benny Golson (born January 25, 1929) [1] is an American bebop / hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. [2] He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career. Golson is known for co-founding and co-leading The Jazztet with ...
Mar 14, 2023 · Benny Golson recorded a few ‘concept’ albums in his career which now seem quite bizarre. ‘Pop + Jazz = Swing’ from 1962 was an experiment with the stereo format, inviting the listener to switch tune between a jazz band and a string section on the left and right channels. Another of his concept albums, ‘Tune In, Turn On’ is a set of ...
Apr 9, 2024 · Published April 9, 2024 at 5:00 AM PDT. Listen • 4:36. Justin Steyer. /. KNKX. Benny Golson perfroms in the KPLU studios on February 29, 2012. Benny Golson didn’t write “Moanin'," the essential opener to Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers' 1958 album. However, if it hadn’t been for saxophonist Golson, the history of his Philadelphia ...
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Dominique Eade : When The Wind Was Cool (CD) - Features Fred Hersch on piano and Benny Golson on tenor sax!
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Feb 10, 1997 · The great Benny Golson could easily have stolen the scene if not for Eade's commanding vocals." The Atlantic Monthly. When the Wind Was Cool was Eade's first CD for RCA Victor, released in 1996.
Feb 9, 2012 · JazzWax tracks: I own virtually everything Benny has recorded. Here are a few superb albums you may not know about... Turning Point—Benny Golson (1962) Prelude—Jack McDuff (1963) (arranger) Baroque Sketches—Art Farmer (1966) (arranger) Hip Vibrations—Cal Tjader (1966) (arranger, except Moanin') Tune In, Turn On—Benny Golson (1967)
Nov 17, 2021 · Golson was playing in Hampton’s band at the Apollo Theater in June 1956, when he heard between sets that his friend and former bandmate Clifford Brown had died in a car crash. Golson immediately began work on a tribute to Brown, resulting in the now oft-performed standard “I Remember Clifford.” Looking back on the tune, Golson recalled:
