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| 1. | Brown Immortal
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| 2. | Five Spot After Dark
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| 3. | Dear Old Stockholm
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| 4. | Matinee
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| 5. | You're the First to Know
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| 6. | Lullaby of Birdland
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| 7. | Tito Puente
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| 8. | Horizon Ahead
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| 9. | Ever More
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Jazz / Hard Bop
Benny Golson - Sax (Tenor)
Carlos "Patato" Valdes - Percussion
David Tan - Photography
Fred Bouchard Liner Notes
Jamie Putnam Art Direction
Joe Farnsworth Drums
John Swana - Trumpet
Linda Kalin Design
Makoto Kimata Producer
Mike LeDonne - Piano
Peter Washington - Bass
Phil Klum Mixing, Engineer
Ron Blake - Sax (Tenor)
Tito Puente - Percussion
William Claxton Photography
Benny Golson was moved by the death of bop trumpeter Clifford Brown to pen the classic "I Remember Clifford." Now presented with the opportunity to do an album in honor of his old friend, Golson assembles a sextet and presents an album that takes the idea of "I Remember Clifford," thoroughly updates it, and extends it across an hour of great music on this disc. Redoing his best-known tune as "Brown Immortal," Benny also does a remake of "Five Spot After Dark," long a set list staple. Golson's horn is pure honey, sounding every bit as wonderful at age 69 as many players would hope to be at half his age. Trading solos with tenor saxman Ron Blake, trumpeter John Swana, and pianist Mike LeDonne, Peter Washington adds fine string bass support while Joe Farnsworth pushes the beat along, kicking in all the right places and never overplaying. Tito Puente and Carlos "Patato" Valdes make guest appearances on Golson's "Tito Puente," but where Golson and company really shine are on new tracks like "Horizon Ahead" and the closer, "Ever More." These two spirited tracks show that Golson's playing is still edgy when need be and still philosophical on tracks like "Lullaby of Birdland" and the ballad "You're the First to Know." With some great music on tap, there's no level at which this album does not succeed. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
Benny Golson
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jan 25, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Post-Bop
Benny Golson is a talented composer/arranger whose tenor playing has continued to evolve with time. After attending Howard University (1947-1950) he worked in Philadelphia with Bull Moose Jackson's R&B band (1951) at a time when it included one of his writing influences, Tadd Dameron on piano. Golson played with Dameron for a period in 1953, followed by stints with Lionel Hampton (1953-1954), and Johnny Hodges and Earl Bostic (1954-1956). He came to prominence while with Dizzy Gillespie's globetrotting big band (1956-1958), as much for his writing as for his tenor playing (the latter was most influenced by Don Byas and Lucky Thompson). Golson wrote such standards as "I Remember Clifford" (for the late Clifford Brown), "Killer Joe," "Stablemates," "Whisper Not," "Along Came Betty," and "Blues March" during 1956-1960. His stay with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1958-1959) was significant, and during 1959-1962 he co-led the Jazztet with Art Farmer. From that point on Golson gradually drifted away from jazz and concentrated more on working in the studios and with orchestras including spending a couple of years in Europe (1964-1966). When Golson returned to active playing in 1977, his tone had hardened and sounded much closer to Archie Shepp than to Don Byas. Other than an unfortunate commercial effort for Columbia in 1977, Golson has recorded consistently rewarding albums (many for Japanese labels) since that time including a reunion with Art Farmer and Curtis Fuller in a new Jazztet. Through the years he has recorded as a leader for Contemporary, Riverside, United Artists, New Jazz, Argo, Mercury, and Dreyfus among others. Returning once again to the spirit of the original Jazztet, Golson released New Time, New 'Tet on Concord Records in 2009.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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