Groovin' with Golson

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Groovin' with Golson
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Studio album by Benny Golson
Released 1959
Recorded August 28, 1959
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length 34:01
Label New Jazz
NJLP 8220
Producer Esmond Edwards
Benny Golson chronology
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet
(1959)The Curtis Fuller Jazztet1959
Groovin' with Golson
(1959)
Gettin' with It
(1959)Gettin' with It1959

Groovin' with Golson is the sixth album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "the hard bop music does indeed groove in its own fashion".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated

  1. "My Blues House" - 9:25
  2. "Drum Boogie" (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) - 3:59
  3. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:25
  4. "The Stroller" - 9:18
  5. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:54

Personnel

References

  1. Benny Golson discography accessed June 26, 2012
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2012