Theres plenty of talent here, but things just dont catch fire, and the results are disappointing. One of the main reasons you havent paid attention to the audio fidelity label is that its almost all dixieland and pop sessions. 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. Benny golson played in ensembles led by dizzy gillespie and art blakey. Dave rat about his sound engineering for the red hot chili peppers live tour 2016 duration. Original jazz classics ojccd17972 benny golson sextet the modern touch jazzland jlp 85, jlp 985 benny golson reunion milestone m47048 benny golson blues on down riverside rlp 1124 sonny rollins, benny golson saxes in stereo. 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.
Benny meets john coltrane who has just arrived in philly from north carolina. Benny golsons new york scene by benny golson on amazon. Music profile for benny golson, born 25 january 1929. The arrangements are nothing special and do not seem to inspire the soloists, and everything seems pretty much by the numbers and too restrained. Albums include meet the jazztet, groovin with golson, and the modern touch.
It is a heart warming story and a chance to see a real jazz legend, who is also one of our brothers. American bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger, born in philadelphia, pa on. Bill evans, wayne shorter, eric dolphy, freddie hubbard, and curtis fuller, among others. From jazz to hollywood and back saxophone player benny golson played with jazz greats dizzy gillespie and art blakey, and wrote music for the tv shows mash and mission impossible. There is very little of the swinging interaction between the players that one hears in most good jazz sessions. From jazz to hollywood and back saxophone player benny golson played with jazz greats dizzy gillespie and art blakey, and wrote music for. Jazztimesamericas jazz magazineprovides comprehensive and indepth coverage of the jazz scene. John coltrane, horace silver, bill evans, wayne shorter, benny golson, duke ellington, miles davis, and. 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. 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. The true embodiment of a living jazz legend, benny golson continues to influence saxophonists worldwide even as he approaches his 90th birthday. This collection brings together the finest recordings golson produced as leader during his career, and contains eight complete original albums, spread across four compact discs, all in superior.
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 jazz, 1959 groovin with golson new jazz, 1959 gettin with it new jazz, 1959 winchester special new jazz, 1959 with lem. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Page 393 whisper not benny golson jazz standard sheet. Benny golson is more than just a fantastic tenor saxophone player. Benny golson, saxophone player and composer of such classics as whisper not. This release contains the original album just jazz. Killer joe by benny golson digital sheet music for real. The group expands to a ninepiece for whisper not, just by myself and capri. Jazz icon benny golson on the legendary a great day in harlem photo. Golson is known for cofounding and coleading the jazztet with trumpeter art farmer in 1959. Page 235 i remember clifford benny golson jazz standard sheet music more information jazz realbook i. Whisper not benny golson and jim merod 335 pages isbn. Cd included with the book contains 37 melodies played by the following artists.
He has composed not only jazz standards, including killer joe and along. This 1998 cd reissues tenorsaxophonist benny golsons excellent free album of 1962 plus seven of the ten selections from his take a number from 1 to 10 project of 1960. Far from an exhaustive list of the best jazz books of all time, these are 20 essential title for newcomers and longterm aficionados to seek out. A guide to help you play better jazz piano by ron drotos history and overview. I remember clifford from the jazz pianists ultimate guide. Jan 24, 2009 benny golson recreates his great jazztet he grew up with john coltrane, gigged with art blakey and shared the silver screen with tom hanks.
Benny golsons new york scene by benny golson on amazon music. Jan 25, 2018 dave rat about his sound engineering for the red hot chili peppers live tour 2016 duration. Charts for the standards were derived from a consensus of the best recorded jazz versions. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Music notes for real book melodychords sheet music by benny golson. The story has a focus on getting his signature on a wonderful photo. Jazz icon benny golson on a great day in harlem jazz. Alfa jazz j 29r238, alcr210 benny golson s new york orchestra featuring art farmer, mulgrew miller, rufus reid, marvin smitty smith j. At 87, golsonan nea jazz masterstill leads small ensembles and fronts big bands who play his charts. Benny golson just jazz the complete triple play stereo sessions. Listen to your favorite songs from benny golson s new york scene by benny golson now. The autobiography of benny golson by ian patterson, published on september 20, 2016 at all about jazz.
He has written over 300 compositions, including ever popular standards such as whisper not and i remember clifford. Benny golson quartet jazz standard new york, ny october 21, 2016 by now its well established that you dont go to see the octogenarian benny golson expecting to be blown away by a titan of the tenor saxa fact hes only too happy to confess to his audience at a packed jazz standard in october. The autobiography of benny golson golson, benny, merod, jim b. Listen to your favorite songs from benny golsons new york scene by benny golson now. Jan 21, 2019 the group expands to a ninepiece for whisper not, just by myself and capri. Following an astute spoken introduction from golsonjust the sort of thing youd hear in your local theaterallen offers a highly listenable solo drumkit piece. Benny golson the other side of benny golson full album. Jun 21, 2017 andrew, the goldmine price guide to jazz always had this listed under benny golson and since my golson section is underwhelming i filed it there to beef it up. The all jazz real book, the only fake book with a free cd. Original compositions by most of the great contemporary and bebop jazz composers miles, bill evans, brecker, scofield, jobim, trane, including a free cd.
For use with all bb, eb and c instruments, the jazz playalong series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. Benny golson s 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 jazz, 1959 groovin with golson new jazz, 1959 gettin with it new jazz, 1959 winchester special new jazz, 1959 with lem. 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. Killer joe, i remember clifford, along came betty, stablemates, whisper not, blues march, five spot after dark, are you real.
I remember clifford from the jazz pianists ultimate. Benny golson born january 25, 1929 is an american bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. By april 1962, the label commissioned the great benny golson, who. Brown was one of the brightest stars of the postbop. Sure, golson can still handle his sax just fine but his real mastery isand has always been. With musicianfriendly lead sheets, melody cues and audio, this firstofitskind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before. Duke ellingtonirving mills jive at five count basieharry edison jordu duke jordan jumpin at the woodside count basie just friends sam m.
Youll find new releases, a discography, his bio, stories about his childhood adventures with john coltrane and more. Benny golson at miami downtown jazz festival tickets, fri. Andrew, the goldmine price guide to jazz always had this listed under benny golson and since my golson section is underwhelming i filed it there to beef it up. We made this playalong and others like it to help further serve our jazz audience at learn jazz standards, and we did that by using a great piece of software that we recommend as a practice tool. Jazz piano tips, history, recommended recordings, and resources for benny golsons i remember clifford and every tune in the real book. Buy jazz playalong volume 55benny golson flexibl at.
The strong plastic, largediameter spiral binding allows the book to set open on a music stand. 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 again. Benny golson is the only living jazz artist to have written 8 standards for jazz repertoire. Horace silver, bill evans, wayne shorter, benny golson, duke. Whisper not, with gigi gryce and jimmy cleveland sharing a chorus, is probably golsons most famous composition tom lord lists 330 recordings. 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.
This collection from belwin jazz includes 228 essential jazz tunes and standards. Benny golson recreates his great jazztet he grew up with john coltrane, gigged with art blakey and shared the silver screen with tom hanks. Benny golson just jazz the complete triple play stereo. The all jazz real book is a sturdy, wellconstructed book. Benny golson has made major contributions to the world of jazz with such jazz standards as. Many jazz fans have probably searched for this long out of print except for a lousy bootleg cd reissued by fresh sound record by benny golson because of the promising list of musicians present. But the disappointing fact is that these sessions have a rather tortured history. Lewisjohn klenner killer joe benny golson like someone in love j. Caribbean drifting benny golson sheet music, music books. Mar 29, 2010 listen to your favorite songs from just jazz. Curtis fuller was one of bennys regular collaborators. Tenor saxophonistcomposer benny golson composed i remember clifford and a lament for the postbop trumpeter clifford brown in 1957. Ideal for gigs, jam sessions, club datescasuals, or study and analysis, this professionalquality legal resource features clear lead sheets with accurate chord symbols, as well as suggested substitute chord progressions. This collection brings together the finest recordings golson produced as leader during his career, and contains eight complete original albums, spread across.