Groovin' with Golson
| Groovin' with Golson | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | August 28, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:01 | |||
| Label | New Jazz NJLP 8220 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
| Benny Golson chronology | ||||
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Groovin' with Golson is the sixth album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the New Jazz label.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "the hard bop music does indeed groove in its own fashion".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted.
- "My Blues House" - 9:25
- "Drum Boogie" (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) - 3:59
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:25
- "The Stroller" - 9:18
- "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:54
Personnel
[edit]- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller - trombone
- Ray Bryant - piano
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Art Blakey - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Benny Golson discography accessed June 26, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2012
- ^ DeMichael, Don (4 February 1960). "Benny Golson: Groovin' with Golson". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. pp. 26–27.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.