Gone with Golson

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Gone with Golson
File:Gone with Golson.jpg
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedJune 20, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length40:33
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8235
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Benny Golson chronology
Benny Golson and the Philadelphians
(1958)
Gone with Golson
(1959)
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet
(1959)

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

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStarHalf star[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described the album as "a fine example of hard bop of the late '50s".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Benny Golson, except where noted.

  1. "Staccato Swing" (Ray Bryant) – 4:49
  2. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:48
  3. "Soul Me" – 6:37
  4. "Blues After Dark" – 8:37
  5. "Jam for Bobbie" – 9:21
  6. "A Bit of Heaven" (Curtis Fuller) – 4:21 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Benny Golson discography accessed June 25, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 25, 2012
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