Groovin' With Golson

by Benny Golson

Groovin' With Golson cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: New Jazz
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:12
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The tenor saxophonist directs an elite quintet featuring drummer Art Blakey and trombonist Curtis Fuller for the New Jazz label. The date heavily spotlights his highly sophisticated compositional skills, presenting an early, definitive rendition of his enduring jazz standard 'Yesterdays'.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. My Blues House (9:29)
  2. Drumboogie (4:01)
  3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (5:27)
  4. The Stroller (9:18)
  5. Yesterdays (5:55)

Credits

  • Benny Golson - primary artist, tenor saxophone
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Esmond Edwards - cover
  • Art Blakey - drums
  • Ira Gitler - liner notes
  • Ray Bryant - piano
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
  • Curtis Fuller - trombone

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