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Benny Golson, född 25 januari 1929 i Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, är en amerikansk kompositör, musikarrangör och musiker ( tenorsaxofon ). Golson studerade vid Howard University. Efter studierna var han medlem i ett flertal jazzorkestrar innan han bildade en egen jazzkvartett 1959.
Benny Golson Quartet Live ( Dreyfus, 1991) – live recorded in 1989. Benny Golson Quartet (LRC Ltd., 1990) – also released as Up, Jumped, Spring (2002) Domingo with Curtis Fuller (Dreyfus, 1992) – recorded in 1991. I Remember Miles (Alfa Jazz, 1993) – recorded in 1992. That's Funky with Nat Adderley (Meldac Jazz, 1995) – recorded in 1994.
Real Name: Benny Golson. Profile: American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger, born in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 1929. While in high school in Philadelphia, Golson played with several other promising young musicians, including John Coltrane, Red Garland, Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, "Philly" Joe Jones, and Red Rodney.
Benny Golson's Official Website. Multitalented and internationally famous jazz legend, - a composer, arranger, lyricist, producer - and tenor saxophonist of world note, Benny Golson was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 1929. Raised with an impeccable musical pedigree, Golson has played in the bands of world famous Benny Goodman, Dizzy ...
Benny Golson. Saxophonist, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer. (1929 - ) Benny Golson (1929-) grew up in Philadelphia where, as a teenager, he became friends with another saxophone player, John Coltrane. After studying at Howard University, which had a conservative music program that insisted on Golson playing clarinet, he left in 1951 to ...
Benny Golson pointing at himself in the 1958 Art Kane photograph Watch a great CBS piece and interview with Benny Golson about the famous photograph, its creation and Benny's first visit to the original stoop 60 years later. Also, read an insightful essay from the Wall Street Journal about this iconic moment in jazz history.
1959-től 1962-ig Golson és Art Farmer vezette a The Jazztet, amellyel több rangos albumot is felvettek. 2004-ben Tom Hanksszel szerepelt a Terminál című filmben. Golson mintegy 300 darabot írt, hangszerelt karrierje során Count Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Shirley ...
