Gone With Golson
by Benny Golson
- Type: Album
- Released: 1959
- Label: New Jazz
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:20
- Community rating: 3.94/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Demonstrating his immense dual talents as both a formidable tenor saxophonist and a remarkably sophisticated composer, this quintet outing heavily features the vibrant trombone work of Curtis Fuller. The meticulously crafted hard bop arrangements perfectly balance complex harmonic structures with a deep, accessible swing. The date solidified his reputation as one of the most consistently inventive structural architects of the late-1950s New York jazz scene.
Genres
Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental
Tracklist
- Staccato Swing (4:50)
- Autumn Leaves (6:50)
- Soul Me (6:39)
- Blues After Dark (8:37)
- Jam for Bobbie (9:22)
Credits
- Benny Golson - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Tommy Bryant - bass
- Al Harewood - drums
- Nat Hentoff - liner notes
- Ray Bryant - piano, written-by
- Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
- Curtis Fuller - trombone
- Joseph Kosma - written-by