Benny golson plays along came betty in front of an audience of jazz students as the culmination of a master class in playing jazz held at loyola university, new orleans, and discusses how he wrote the song. Benny golson and the philadelphians afternoon in paris 1958 personnel. Blue note cdp 7243 4 94104 2 8 entitled benny golson and the philadelphians. Although one wishes that both sets could have been reissued in full the cd is just 62 minutes long, it is a joy to have free available aga. He was a saxophonist in the orchestras of bull moose jackson, tadd dameron, lionel hampton, johnny hodges, earl bostic, dizzy gillespie and art blakey,then formed his own quartet in 1959, then.
Originally released on the united artists label, the album was reissued in 1998 on the blue note label with four additional bonus tracks. This release presents two complete original albums by benny golson. May 11, 2014 benny golson and the philadelphians afternoon in paris 1958 personnel. Lee morgan trumpet, benny golson tenor sax, arrange, ray. Benny golson born january 25, 1929 is an american bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. This set does have a sixsong session with the allphiladelphia crew of tenor saxophonist benny golson, trumpeter lee morgan, pianist ray bryant, bassist percy heath and drummer philly joe jones.
Get benny golson setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other benny golson fans for free on. Benny golson is indisputably a fine tenor saxophonist, but at the end of his already long career he will probably be best remembered for. While take a number from 1 to 10 was a kind of experiment, that begins with golson playing alone on the first track, and adding a musician to each successive track. Benny golson and the philadelphians, an album by benny golson and the philadelphians. Golson is known for cofounding and coleading the jazztet with trumpeter art farmer in 1959. Benny golson and the fritz pauer trio jazzland vienna 2009 bennys solo for stolen moments viersen germany jazz festival 2008. Dec 25, 2019 benny golson born january 25, 1929 is an american bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Benny golson biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. He came to prominence with the big bands of lionel hampton and dizzy gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career. Benny golson is an american bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Renamed turning point upon one of its reissues, this quartet set for tenor saxophonist benny golson was the beginning of the close of an era. Benny golson and the philadelphians reissued 1998 1958. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Personnel bass percy heath 16, pierre michelot 710 drums philly joe jones 16, christian garros 710 piano bobby timmons.
Benny golson and the philadelphians by benny golson and. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news. Benny golson, saxophone player and composer of such classics as whisper not. The compositions of benny golson is part of the jazz mastercomposers series that riverside put out in 1962 and 1963 to highlight, as the liner notes put it. Over the course of an illustrious 60year career, he has recorded more than 30 albums, written well over 300 compositions, and given hundreds of performances around the globe alongside dozens of jazz greats, including benny goodman, dizzy gillespie, lionel. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. During this time, golson was also a leader on several record. Benny golson and the philadelphians is a welcome reissue from the folks at blue notecapitol. He came to prominence with the big bands of lionel hampton and diz. Benny golson and the philadelphians ist ein klassisches hardbopalbum, golson s mitspieler sind allesamt ausgewiesene kraftvollfunkige spieler. Im not sure how unique the presentation actually is. All albums by benny golson available to download and stream in high quality.
Benny golson tenor saxophone, lee morgan trumpet, ray bryant piano, percy heath bass, philly joe jones drums, jack lewis producer, tommy nola recording engineer, burt goldblatt photography. Jazz composer i remember clifford, for the late jazz trumpeter clifford brown, conductor, saxophonist and arranger, educated at howard university. The title of this 1998 cd reissue is a little inaccurate. While in high school in philadelphia, pennsylvania golson played with several other promising young musicians, including john coltrane, red garland, jimmy heath, percy heath, philly joe jones, and red rodney. Golsons tenor sax is beautiful, a big, smooth sound reminiscent of don byas, with some ben webster thrown in lush and romantic and, when he gets into the. Benny golson and the philadelphians is an album by saxophonist benny golson which was recorded in november and december 1958. Benny golson and the philadelphians by benny golson on amazon. Check out benny golson and the philadelphians by benny golson on amazon music. Originally made by tom wilson for the transition label while golson was a member of the jazz messengers, benny celebrates his philadelphia heritage by using a band made up of musicians born and raised in the city of brotherly love lee morgan, ray bryant, percy heath and philly joe jones. Benny golson is indisputably a fine tenor saxophonist, but at the end of his already long career he will probably be best remembered for the quality and breadth of his songwriting. Now, on the eve of 80, illustrious saxophonist and. Benny golsons new york scene contemporary, 1957 the modern touch riverside, 1957 the other side of benny golson riverside, 1958 benny golson and the philadelphians united artists, 1958 gone with golson new. Saxophonist and composer benny golson learned his instrument and the vocabulary of jazz while still in high school in philadelphia.
This 1998 cd reissues tenorsaxophonist benny golson s excellent free album of 1962 plus seven of the ten selections from his take a number from 1 to 10 project of 1960. Apr 11, 2015 the compositions of benny golson is part of the jazz mastercomposers series that riverside put out in 1962 and 1963 to highlight, as the liner notes put it. In 1956 benny golson joined trumpet player dizzy gillespies band, accompanying them on u. Benny golson and the philadelphians ist ein klassisches hardbopalbum, golsons mitspieler sind allesamt ausgewiesene kraftvollfunkige spieler.
May 3, 2007 saxophone player benny golson played with jazz greats dizzy gillespie and art blakey. Within a year, golson would be working fulltime as a writer in the studios, and he deemphasized his playing until making a comeback in the late 1970s. Benny golson is a talented composerarranger whose tenor playing has continued to evolve with time. Jun 23, 2016 saxophonist and composer benny golson learned his instrument and the vocabulary of jazz while still in high school in philadelphia. Lee morgan trumpet, benny golson tenor sax, arrange, ray bryant piano, percy heath bass, philly joe jones drums. Benny golson and the philadelphians by benny golson and the. This page is dedicated to raising funds for the new benny golson documenatry, benny golson. Benny golson and the philadelphians by benny golson on.
Listen to your favorite songs from benny golson and the philadelphians by benny golson now. May 3, 2007 saxophone player benny golson played with jazz greats dizzy gillespie and art blakey, and wrote music for the tv shows mash and. State department sponsored tours, until 1958, when he became a member of art blakeys jazz messengers. Benny golson and the philadelphians is magnificenta hard bop record from 1958 that is definitely worth owning, for the playing and the compositions. Benny golson philadelphia, 25 januari 1929 is een amerikaanse jazz. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Benny golson and the philadelphians benny golson and the. The best of benny golson by benny golson on amazon music. Benny golson and the philadelphians thursdays theme 1958 personnel. Benny golson recreates his great jazztet he grew up with john coltrane, gigged with art blakey and shared the silver screen with tom hanks. This stellar bookcd combination contains ten songs from the repertoire of the great benny golson and includes lead sheets, a splittrack cd that has full performance and accompaniment only tracks. Lee morgan trumpet, benny golson tenor sax, arrange, ray bryant piano, percy heath bass, philly joe jones. Over the course of an illustrious 60year career, he has recorded more than 30 albums, written well over 300 compositions, and given hundreds of performances around the globe alongside dozens of jazz greats, including benny goodman, dizzy gillespie, lionel hampton. Benny golson sheet music and music books at sheet music plus.
Benny golsons debut as a leader was recorded at a time when he was better known as a composer than a tenor saxophonist. Youll find a wide selection of benny golson sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. But there are also four numbers from a month later in which golson and pianist bobby timmons are joined by a trio of frenchmen. Benny golson and the philadelphians, an album by benny golson on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Jan 01, 2009 listen to your favorite songs from the best of benny golson by benny golson now. Benny golson and the philadelphians by benny golson. Simply enter the code 23years in the promo code field on the shopping cart page and click apply to receive your discount details. 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. Jazz saxophonist who composed for films and television, in addition to some latterday jazz standards. Nov 16, 2015 benny golson and the philadelphians is magnificenta hard bop record from 1958 that is definitely worth owning, for the playing and the compositions. Benny golson and the philadelphians benny golson songs.
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