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Benny Golson

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Biography

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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.

Title: Lonely Sounds

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Cry a Blue Tear

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Super Top Hits

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Turning Point

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Little Angel

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Last Attempt

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Let's Play One

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Tenor Legacy

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Blues, Jazz

Title: Beware

Artist: Art Farmer, Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Mad About the Boy

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Title: Domingo

Artist: Benny Golson

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: Soft Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: It's About Love

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hard Bop Happenings

Genre: Jazz

Title: Chill Out Jazz: Sax

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Jazz Trumpet

Genre: Jazz

Title: Super Rad Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Story 10

Genre: Jazz

Title: Top 20 Jazz Trumpet

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Essentials

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz, Vol. 4

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Jazz Vol. 07

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Moment to Moment

Artist: Jazztet, The

Genre: Jazz

Title: Drip Some Grease

Artist: Three Of A Kind

Genre: Jazz

Title: Top 50 Latin Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz Duos

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

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