Vinyl records

Benny Golson vinyl records

4 albums with 56 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Bennie Golson. American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger, born in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 1929. Died September 21, 2024 in Manhattan, New York. While in high school in Philadelphia, Golson played with contemporaries including , , , , , and . After graduating from Howard University, Golson joined 's rhythm and blues band; , whom Golson came to consider the most important influence on his writing, was Jackson's pianist at the time. From 1953, Golson performed with the bands of , , , , and , briefly serving as the Messenger's music director. In 1956, after trumpeter died in a car accident, Golson composed "I Remember Clifford" as a tribute.