| Remembering Clifford | ||||
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| Studio album by Benny Golson Group | ||||
| Released | May 19, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | March 30 & 31, 1997 | |||
| Studio | Sound on Sound, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 65:40 | |||
| Label | Milestone MCD 9278 | |||
| Producer | Makoto Kimata | |||
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Remembering Clifford is an album by the saxophonist/composer Benny Golson, recorded in 1997 and released on the Milestone label the following year. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
The AllMusic review by Cub Koda stated: "Benny Golson was moved by the death of bop trumpeter Clifford Brown to pen the classic 'I Remember Clifford'. Now presented with the opportunity to do an album in honor of his old friend, Golson assembles a sextet and presents an album that takes the idea of 'I Remember Clifford', thoroughly updates it, and extends it across an hour of great music on this disc ... With some great music on tap, there's no level at which this album does not succeed". [5]
JazzTimes' Bill Bennett observed: "Benny Golson has produced some of the finest compositions in the hard bop tradition, foremost among them his elegy for Brownie, 'I Remember Clifford'. Trading on that is surely Golson’s right, even after 40 years-perhaps because after 40 years-we know for a fact that the tune is a certifiable classic". [7]
All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted
Benny Golson is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career. Golson is known for co-founding and co-leading The Jazztet with trumpeter Art Farmer in 1959. From the late 1960s through the 1970s Golson was in demand as an arranger for film and television and thus was less active as a performer, but he and Farmer re-formed the Jazztet in 1982.
Out of the Blue is an album led by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded and released in 1959 on the Riverside label.
Birks' Works is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label. The original album featured 10 tracks and was reissued as Birks Works: The Verve Big Band Sessions, a 2 CD compilation featuring unreleased tracks, alternate takes and tracks from Gillespie's previous 1956 albums Dizzy in Greece and World Statesman.
Benny Golson and the Philadelphians is an album by saxophonist Benny Golson which was recorded in November and December 1958. Originally released on the United Artists label, the album was re-issued in 1998 on the Blue Note label with four additional bonus tracks.
Stockholm Sojourn is an album by the International Jazz Orchestra directed by Benny Golson which was recorded in Sweden in 1964 and originally released on the Prestige label.
Jazz Lab is an album by American jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Gigi Gryce, released in 1957 by Columbia.
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller with saxophonist Benny Golson, recorded in 1959 and released on the Savoy label.
1958 – Paris Olympia is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers recorded at L'Olympia in 1958 and originally released on the French Fontana label.
Dizzy Atmosphere is an album featuring members of Dizzy Gillespie's Orchestra including trombonist Al Grey, saxophonist Billy Mitchell and trumpeter Lee Morgan recorded in 1957 and released on the Specialty label.
Generations is an album by saxophonists Pepper Adams and Frank Foster which was recorded and released on the Muse label in 1985.
Means of Identification is an album by trumpeter Valery Ponomarev which was recorded in 1985 and released on the Reservoir label in 1987.
Time Speaks, subtitled Dedicated to the Memory of Clifford Brown, is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1982 and released on the Japanese Baystate label the following year. The album features trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw performing tunes associated with, or inspired by, Clifford Brown and was reissued on the Dutch Timeless label in 1984.
California Message is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1980 and released on the Japanese Baystate label the following year. The album features trombonist Curtis Fuller, Golsons colleague from The Jazztet who also played with The Jazz Messengers, and was reissued on the Dutch Timeless label in 1984.
Domingo is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in Paris in 1991 and released on the French Dreyfus label.
I Remember Miles is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson, featuring compositions associated with or inspired by Miles Davis, that was recorded in 1992 and originally released by the Japanese Alfa Jazz label before being reissued in the US on Evidence Music in 1996.
That's Funky is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1994 and originally released by the Japanese Meldac Jazz label before being reissued by Arkadia Jazz in 2001.
Up Jumped Benny is a live album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1996 and originally released by the Arkadia Jazz label.
One Day, Forever is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded between 1996 and 2000 and released by the Arkadia Jazz label in 2001.
Terminal 1 is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 2004 and released by the Concord label.
Spirit is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1983.