| Up Jumped Benny | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | May 23, 1996 | |||
| Venue | Jazz Club Uster, Uster, Zurich, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 71:26 | |||
| Label | Arkadia Jazz 70741 | |||
| Producer | Makoto Kimata | |||
| Benny Golson chronology | ||||
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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. [1] [2] [3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell said "Benny Golson had not appeared on an American jazz label in a long time, so Bob Karcy of Arkadia Jazz stepped in where others feared to tread, issuing this live gig from a jazz club somewhere in Switzerland on the last day of a tour ... Stanley Crouch's liner notes are full of his usual respect-your-elders blather and the sound quality is boxy, but Golson's fans will feel fortunate to have this". [4]
JazzTimes' Harvey Pekar observed "In addition to being among the great jazz composer-arrangers, Golson’s a superb tenor saxophonist ... The group takes a couple of tunes at a rapid clip but most are done at medium and slow tempos. On them Golson’s warm tone and inventiveness come to the fore. And he can still cook". [6]
All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted