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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European Tour 2019 (Commentary Version) (Live)
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European Tour 2019 (Live)
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St. Thomas (feat. Geoff Keezer & Dwayne Burno)
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Live (Live: Recorded in Porto Maggiore, Italy, February 3, 1989)
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California Message
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on Oct 1, 1995
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Blues Alley
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Lester Leaps In (feat. Geoff Keezer, Dwayne Burno & Joe Farnsworth)
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Stockholm Sojourn (Album Version)
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on Jul 14, 1964
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Out of the Past (Snapshot - theme)
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Killer Joe (Snapshot - theme)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on Feb 9, 2024
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Blue Walk (Snapshot - theme)
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Contemporary Jazz - Released by Arkadia Records on Jan 19, 2024
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One More Mem'ry
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on Dec 22, 2021
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Girl from Ipanema (Radio version)
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The Athens Sessions
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Work from Home Music | The Jazz Collection, Vol. 13
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Are You Real?
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