Benny Golson - Benny Golson's New York Scene
ARTIST.....: Benny Golson
TITLE......: Benny Golson's New York Scene
LABEL......: Contemporary
URL........: http://www.bennygolson.com/
RIP DATE...: Jun-24-2008
STORE DATE.: 000-00-1988
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 42,8 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Something In B Flat 06:05
02 - Whisper Not 06:02
03 - Step Lightly 06:55
04 - Just By Myself 04:12
05 - Blues It 06:52
06 - You're Mine You 04:22
07 - Capri 04:00
08 - B.G.'s Holiday 05:35
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44:03 min
Release Notes:
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Review by Scott Yanow
Benny Golson's debut as a leader was recorded at a time when he
was better known as a composer than a tenor saxophonist. This CD
reissue, which adds "B.G.'s Holiday" to the original LP program,
features Golson in a quintet with fellow future Jazztet co-leader
Art Farmer on trumpet, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul
Chambers, and drummer Charlie Persip on five selections, and with
the same group plus four horns on three other songs. The set is
most significant for including an early version of Golson's
"Whisper Not" (which soon became a jazz standard) along with "Step
Lightly," as well as for the leader's inventive and swinging
arrangements; plus, there are some excellent solos from Golson and
Farmer. Overall, this underrated gem served as a strong start to
Benny Golson's influential solo career.