Benny Golson
Benny Golson is a talented composer/arranger whose tenor playing has continued to evolve with time. After attending Howard University (1947-1950) he worked in Philadelphia with Bull Moose Jackson's R&B band (1951) at a time when it included one of his writing influences, Tadd Dameron on piano. Golson played with Dameron for a period in 1953, followed by stints with Lionel Hampton (1953-1954), and Johnny Hodges and Earl Bostic (1954-1956). He came to prominence while with Dizzy Gillespie's globetrotting big band (1956-1958), as much for his writing as for his tenor playing (the latter was most influenced by Don Byas and Lucky Thompson). Golson wrote such standards as "I Remember Clifford" (for the late Clifford Brown), "Killer Joe," "Stablemates," "Whisper Not," "Along Came Betty," and "Blues March" during 1956-1960. His stay with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1958-1959) was significant, and during 1959-1962 he co-led the Jazztet with Art Farmer. From that point on Golson gradually drifted away from jazz and concentrated more on working in the studios and with orchestras including spending a couple of years in Europe (1964-1966). When Golson returned to active playing in 1977, his tone had hardened and sounded much closer to Archie Shepp than to Don Byas. Other than an unfortunate commercial effort for Columbia in 1977, Golson has recorded consistently rewarding albums (many for Japanese labels) since that time including a reunion with Art Farmer and Curtis Fuller in a new Jazztet. Through the years he has recorded as a leader for Contemporary, Riverside, United Artists, New Jazz, Argo, Mercury, and Dreyfus among others. Returning once again to the spirit of the original Jazztet, Golson released New Time, New 'Tet on Concord Records in 2009.
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Quartets with Wynton Kelly & Tommy Flanagan
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 3 Apr 2022
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Coffee Shop Peaceful Music
Café Milieu, Full Circle, George Kontrafouris Trio, Benny Golson
Miscellaneous - Released by Arcadium on 11 Aug 2023
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The Other Side of Benny Golson (Album of 1958)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 30 Nov 2018
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Jazzmatic by Benny Golson
Jazz - Released by Afternoon In Paris on 12 Feb 2016
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Blues March (Snapshot - theme)
Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 22 Mar 2024
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Blues Alley (Snapshot - theme & trumpet solo)
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Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 3 May 2024
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Live Through This
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The Modern Touch (2018 Digitally Remastered)
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Winter Holidays
Jazz - Released by fsp analog 2be on 16 Jun 2020
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Blue Walk
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Contemporary Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on 5 Jan 2024
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Winchester Special (Album of 1959)
Pop - Released by Jazz Classics on 31 Oct 2019
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Background Romance
Café Milieu, Mimis Plessas, Benny Golson
World - Released by Arcadium on 7 Oct 2022
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The Best of Benny Golson
Jazz - Released by Montecarlo Jazz Recordings on 6 Nov 2015
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I Can't Tell Why I Love You, But I Do
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Yesterdays (The Benny Golson Anthology Collection)
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