AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Benny Golson, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details
“The Modern Touch”; “Benny Golson’s New York Scene”; “The Other Side of Benny Golson” and “And The Philedelphians’”
Perhaps better known as a writer and arranger, influenced by the great Tadd Dameron with whom he played with from 1953-59, Benny Golson was none the less a very fine tenor sax player as noted in our four fine selections. He played in the bands of Lionel Hampton, Johnny Hodges, Earl Bostic and Art Blakey amongst others and was a contemporary of Coltrane, Red Garland, Jimmy Heath and Philly Joe Jones. On our selections Benny is joined by the likes of Kenny Dorham, J. J. Johnson, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Max Roach, Gigi Gryce, Art Farmer, Lee Morgan and Ray Bryant. That should give you some idea of the esteem Benny Golson was held in and the classic jazz company he kept.
CD1
1-6: ‘The Modern Touch’
1. Out Of The Past
2. Reunion
3. Venetian Breeze
4. Hymn To The Orient
5. Namely You
6. Blues On Down
7-13: ‘Benny Golson’s New York Scene’
7. Something In B Flat
8. Whisper Not
9. Step Lightly
10. Just By Myself
11. Blues It
12. You’re Mine You
13. Capri
CD2
1-6: ‘The Other Side of Benny Golson’
1. Strut Time
2. Jubilation
3. Symptoms
4. Are You Real?
5. Cry A Blue Tear
6. This Night
7-12: ‘And The Philadelphians’
7. You’re Not The Kind
8. Blues On My Mind
9. Stablemates
10. Thursday’s Theme
11. Afternoon In Paris
12. Calgary
