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Benny Golson (25 Jan 1929 - )

Male Person - United States

Releases (31)

Official

Album

  1. Benny Golson's New York Scene 1957
  2. Groovin' With Golson 1959
  3. Gone With Golson 1960
  4. Gettin' With It 1960
  5. Take a Number From 1 to 10 1961
  6. Free 1962
  7. Stockholm Sojourn 1965 (as The International Jazz Orchestra Under the Direction of Benny Golson)
  8. Just Jazz! 1965
  9. Tune In Turn On: To the Hippest Commercials of the Sixties 1967
  10. I'm Always Dancin' to the Music 1978
  11. The Other Side of Benny Golson 1990
  12. Up Jump Spring 1990 (as Benny Golson Quartet)
  13. I Remember Miles 1992
  14. Tenor Legacy 16 Jun 1998
  15. And The Philadelphians 1998
  16. One Day, Forever 2001
  17. Terminal 1 22 Jun 2004
  18. The Many Moods Of Benny Golson 2007
  19. New Time, New 'Tet 20 Sep 2009
  20. Horizon Ahead 2016

Album - Compilation

  1. Benny Golson in Paris 1987 Recorded In Paris & New York, 1958
  2. Turning Point / Free 2006
  3. Complete 1957-1958 Quintet & Sextet Sessions 2009
  4. The Best of Benny Golson 2009
  5. The Classic Albums Collection 1957-1962 2017
  6. Let’s Play One 17 Sep 2018
  7. Four Classic Albums 2018
  8. The New York Recordings, 1957 19 Mar 2021

Album - Live

  1. Up Jumped Benny 1996

Promotion

Album

  1. Killer Joe 1977

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

  1. Just Jazz! (The Complete Triple Play Stereo Sessions)

Relationships (6)

Students

  1. Eric Miller

Member Of

  1. Roots original
  2. Benny Golson Quintet original, eponymous, tenor saxophone
  3. The Curtis Fuller Sextette
  4. The Jazztet tenor saxophone
  5. Curtis Fuller's Quintet

Recordings by (201)

  1. Something in B Flat 6:05 (1957)
  2. Whisper Not 6:01 (1957)
  3. Step Lightly 6:55 (1957)
  4. Just by Myself 4:12 (1957)
  5. Blues It 6:52 (1957)
  6. You're Mine You 4:22 (1957)
  7. Capri 4:00 (1957)
  8. My Blues House 9:29 (1959)
  9. Drum Boogie 4:02 (1959)
  10. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 5:27 (1959)
  11. The Stroller 9:21 (1959)
  12. Yesterdays 5:54 (1959)
  13. Baubles, Bangles and Beads 6:18 (1960)
  14. April in Paris 5:09 (1960)
  15. Blue Streak 6:58 (1960)
  16. Tippin' on Thru 6:43 (1960)
  17. Bob Hurd's Blues 12:16 (1960)
  18. Staccato Swing 4:51 (1960)
  19. Autumn Leaves 6:50 (1960)
  20. Soul Me 6:40 (1960)
  21. Blues After Dark 8:38 (1960)
  22. Jam for Bobbie 9:26 (1960)
  23. You’re My Thrill 1:36 (1961)
  24. My Heart Belongs to Daddy 4:11 (1961)
  25. The Best Thing for You Is Me 2:48 (1961)
  26. Impromptune 3:03 (1961)
  27. Little Karin 3:36 (1961)
  28. Swing It 4:26 (1961)
  29. I Fall in Love Too Easily 4:47 (1961)
  30. Out of This World 3:51 (1961)
  31. The Touch 5:17 (1961)
  32. Time 3:35 (1961)
  33. You're My Thrill 1:34 (1962)
  34. The Best Things for You Is Me 2:46 (1962)
  35. Improptune 3:00 (1962)
  36. Groovin' High 3:16 (1965)
  37. Moten Swing 4:14 (1965)
  38. Out Of Nowherre 4:12 (1965)
  39. Donna Lee 2:44 (1965)
  40. Quicksilver 3:53 (1965)
  41. Stella by Starlight 4:21 (1965)
  42. Ornithology 3:43 (1965)
  43. If I Should Lose You 3:00 (1965)
  44. Walkin' 3:37 (1965)
  45. Stockholm Sojourn 4:38 (1965)
  46. Tryst 3:27 (1965)
  47. Are You Real? 3:21 (1965)
  48. Goodbye 6:38 (1965)
  49. Waltz for Debby 4:26 (1965)
  50. My Foolish Heart 5:29 (1965)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Stablemates 4:10 Dizzy Gillespie (1957)
  2. Domingo 9:19 Lee Morgan (1957)
  3. I Remember Clifford 7:08 Lee Morgan (1957)
  4. That's All 3:09 Dizzy Gillespie (1957)
  5. Hasaan's Dream 8:44 Lee Morgan (1957)
  6. Mesabi Chant 6:07 Lee Morgan (1957)
  7. Groovin' High 3:51 Dizzy Gillespie (1957)
  8. Tip Toeing 6:38 Lee Morgan (1957)
  9. Never Let Me Go 2:45 Dinah Washington With Quincy Jones And His Orchestra (1957)

Instruments

  1. Hymn to the Orient 4:14 Benny Golson Sextet (1957) tenor saxophone
  2. I Remember Clifford 7:08 Lee Morgan (1957) tenor saxophone
  3. Domingo 9:19 Lee Morgan (1957) tenor saxophone
  4. Jordu 4:13 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) tenor saxophone
  5. Stablemates 4:10 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  6. Tip Toeing 6:38 Lee Morgan (1957) tenor saxophone
  7. Whisper Not 6:01 Benny Golson (1957) tenor saxophone
  8. Step Lightly 6:55 Benny Golson (1957) tenor saxophone
  9. Just by Myself 4:12 Benny Golson (1957) tenor saxophone
  10. Capri 4:00 Benny Golson (1957) tenor saxophone
  11. Reunion 7:20 Benny Golson Sextet (1957) tenor saxophone
  12. Birks’ Works 4:56 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) solo, tenor saxophone
  13. If You Could See Me Now 3:30 Dizzy Gillespie Big Band (1957) tenor saxophone
  14. Out of the Past 6:27 Benny Golson Sextet (1957) tenor saxophone
  15. Venetian Breeze 5:41 Benny Golson Sextet (1957) tenor saxophone
  16. Namely You 4:48 Benny Golson Sextet (1957) tenor saxophone
  17. Blues on Down 11:39 Benny Golson Sextet (1957) tenor saxophone
  18. Something in B Flat 6:05 Benny Golson (1957) tenor saxophone
  19. Blues It 6:52 Benny Golson (1957) tenor saxophone
  20. You're Mine You 4:22 Benny Golson (1957) tenor saxophone
  21. Hasaan's Dream 8:44 Lee Morgan (1957) tenor saxophone
  22. Mesabi Chant 6:07 Lee Morgan (1957) tenor saxophone
  23. That's All 3:09 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  24. Groovin' High 3:51 Dizzy Gillespie (1957) tenor saxophone
  25. You're Driving Me Crazy 1:45 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) tenor saxophone
  26. Babe's Blues 2:47 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) tenor saxophone
  27. I Can't Help It 2:44 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) tenor saxophone
  28. By the Bend of the River 2:07 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) tenor saxophone
  29. You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me 3:30 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) tenor saxophone
  30. Foul Play 2:21 Betty Carter (Dec 1958) tenor saxophone
  31. Seabreeze 2:56 Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1958) tenor saxophone
  32. Love 2:41 Abbey Lincoln (1958) tenor saxophone
  33. Cold Breeze 3:53 Art Farmer (1958) tenor saxophone
  34. An Occasional Man 3:22 Abbey Lincoln (1958) tenor saxophone
  35. Ain’t Nobody’s Business 4:29 Abbey Lincoln (1958) tenor saxophone
  36. It’s Magic 4:03 Abbey Lincoln (1958) tenor saxophone
  37. Aw! Come On 3:55 Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1958) tenor saxophone
  38. Out of the Past 4:45 Abbey Lincoln (1958) tenor saxophone
  39. Now See How You Are 5:10 Oscar Pettiford Orchestra (1958) tenor saxophone
  40. Mox Nix 4:39 Art Farmer (1958) tenor saxophone
  41. Fair Weather 5:43 Art Farmer (1958) tenor saxophone

Credited as (61)

  1. Benny Golson
  2. Art Farmer & Benny Golson
  3. Sahib Shihab, Phil Woods & Benny Golson
  4. Lem Winchester & Benny Golson
  5. Freddie Hubbard & Benny Golson
  6. Wilburt 'Red' Prysock & Benny Golson
  7. Benny Golson feat. Freddie Hubbard Quintet
  8. Benny Golson & Freddie Hubbard Quintet
  9. Kenny Barron, Richard Davis, Benny Golson, Stefon Harris, Roger Kellaway, James Moody & Jimmy Owens
  10. The International Jazz Orchestra Under the Direction of Benny Golson
  11. Benny Golson Featuring Curtis Fuller
  12. Benny Golson, Pharoah Sanders, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette
  13. Benny Golson Quartet
  14. Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson
  15. Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Kenny Barron, Cecil McBee, Ben Riley
  16. Bob Brookmeyer, Richard Davis, Benny Golson, “Sir” Roland Hanna, Hank Jones, James Moody, Jimmy Owens, Mickey Roker & Frank Wess
  17. Curtis Fuller Jazztet with Benny Golson
  18. The Jimmy Amadie Trio With Special Guests Benny Golson, Randy Brecker, Lew Tabackin
  19. The Jazztet, Art Farmer & Benny Golson
  20. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers & Benny Golson
  21. Benny Golson; James Moody
  22. Shirley Horn, Benny Golson, Mulgrew Miller, Ron Carter & Carl Allen
  23. Benny Golson, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller, Geoff Keezer, Dwayne Burno & Joe Farnsworth
  24. The Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet
  25. Sahib Shihab, Benny Golson, Art Taylor, Phil Woods, Hank Jones & Paul Chambers
  26. Sahib Shihab, Benny Golson, Phil Woods, Hank Jones, Paul Chambers & Art Taylor
  27. Sahib Shihab, Benny Golson, Phil Woods, Bill Evans, Oscar Pettiford & Art Taylor
  28. Mulgrew Miller featured with Benny Golson
  29. The Floating Jazz Festival Trio, Junior Mance, Keter Betts, Jackie Williams With Special Guest Benny Golson
  30. The Floating Jazz Festival Trio, Junior Mance, Keter Betts, Jackie Williams, Benny Golson
  31. The Jazztet And John Lewis Featuring Art Farmer And Benny Golson
  32. Art Farmer / Benny Golson & Nancy Wilson Trio
  33. Benny Golson & Art Farmer
  34. Rhythmstick, Dizzy Gillespie feat. Phil Woods, Art Farmer, Benny Golson
  35. Joe Locke, Eddie Henderson, Benny Golson, Jaki Byard, Ron Carter, Ed Thigpen
  36. Benny Golson, Eddie Henderson, Benny Golson, Jaki Byard, Ron Carter, Ed Thigpen
  37. Don Braden, Nicholas Payton, Benny Golson, Jaki Byard, Ron Carter, Ed Thigpen
  38. Blue Mitchell, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Art Blakey
  39. Blue Mitchell, Benny Golson, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey
  40. Bob Brookmeyer, Richard Davis, Benny Golson, “Sir” Roland Hanna, Hank Jones, James Moody, Mickey Roker, Frank Wess
  41. Benny Golson featuring Freddie Hubbard
  42. Emmet Cohen feat. Benny Golson & Albert “Tootie” Heath
  43. Curtis Fuller Quintet feat. Benny Golson
  44. The Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet
  45. Antonio Ciacca Trio special guest Benny Golson
  46. Art Farmer feat. Benny Golson, Lee Morgan, Jimmy Cleveland & Curtis Fuller
  47. Benny Golson feat. Curtis Fuller
  48. Emmet Cohen feat. Albert “Tootie” Heath & Benny Golson
  49. Shirley Horn, Benny Golson & Mulgrew Miller feat. Ron Carter & Carl Allen
  50. Curtis Fuller's Quintet with Benny Golson, Tommy Flanagan, Jimmy Garrison, Al Harewood
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Works (60)

Wrote

  1. Feeling of the Heart
  2. Step Lightly (Junior's Arrival)
  3. Beauty and the Blues
  4. Stand By
  5. I Remember Clifford
  6. Five Spot After Dark
  7. Smile
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Composed

  1. Little Karin
  2. Shades of Stein
  3. Yesterday’s Thoughts
  4. Sad to Say
  5. Killer Joe
  6. Land of the Blue Veils
  7. Big Ben
  8. Blue Heart
  9. Four Eleven West
  10. Where Am I
  11. Tempo de Waltz
  12. Reggie of Chester
  13. Blues After Dark
  14. Latin Hangover
  15. Slightly Hep
  16. Mesabi Chant
  17. Tip Toeing
  18. Hasaan's Dream
  19. Just by Myself
  20. City Lights
  21. The Drum Thunder Suite: First Theme: Drum Thunder
  22. The Drum Thunder Suite: Second Theme: Cry a Blue Tear
  23. The Drum Thunder Suite: Third Theme: Harlem's Disciples
  24. Time Speaks
  25. No Dancin’
  26. Voices All
  27. Along Came Betty
  28. Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford
  29. Park Avenue Petite
  30. Junction
  31. Bean Bag
  32. Ray Minor Ray
  33. Blues On Down
  34. Starfire
  35. Time
  36. From the Bottom Up
  37. That’s Killer Joe
  38. The Cool One
  39. Are You Real?
  40. Fair Weather
  41. Blue Thoughts
  42. The Drum Thunder Suite
  43. Domingo
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Internationales Jazzfestival St. Ingbert 2006

Links (21)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.bennygolson.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13894589r
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134387635
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/benny_golson
  4. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318144
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83160892
  6. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83160892
  7. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6863vg4

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Benny%20Golson

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/100489

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/185752

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000135391

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326680/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/2656190

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121535

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/7313

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/78NDaMzmcDKjt7mkXs7AuG
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/16831

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/58317

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/3502594
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/58317