Gone With Golson

by Benny Golson

Gone With Golson cover art
  • 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

  1. Staccato Swing (4:50)
  2. Autumn Leaves (6:50)
  3. Soul Me (6:39)
  4. Blues After Dark (8:37)
  5. 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

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