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In the ensuing half-century, Golson has recorded over 30 albums under his own name for record labels in the United States, Europe and Japan and another dozen with the Jazztet, a sextet he co-founded in 1960 with flugelhornist Art Farmer. He has been a sideman to such luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Lionel Hampton, and Benny Goodman ...
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.
Benny Golson, saxophone player and composer of such classics as 'Whisper Not!' and other jazz standards invites you to have a look at his website. You'll find new releases, a discography, his bio, stories about his childhood adventures with John Coltrane and more.
Mar 6, 2024 · Benny Golson continually impresses me with the freshness of his musical conceptions. But I am never surprised that they always work exactly as he says they will, because they always do.” – John S Wilson, Jazz Critic, The New York Times At the peak of his musical powers, Benny Golson recorded a number of projects for Arkadia Records.
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 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.
The Jazztet was a jazz sextet, co-founded in 1959 by trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, always featuring the founders along with a trombonist and a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. In its first phase, the Jazztet lasted until 1962, and helped to launch the careers of pianist McCoy Tyner and trombonist Grachan Moncur III.
