Winchester Special

Winchester Special
Studio album by Lem Winchester and Benny Golson
Released	1959
Recorded	September 25, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:28
Label	New Jazz NJLP 8223
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Lem Winchester chronology
Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio (1958) Winchester Special (1959) Lem's Beat (1960)
Benny Golson chronology
Groovin' with Golson (1959) Winchester Special (1959) Gettin' with It (1959)

Winchester Special is an album by vibraphonist Lem Winchester with saxophonist Benny Golson recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
DownBeat	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "The music falls between bop and hard bop with consistently swinging solos that are generally fairly inventive. This was one of Winchester's three recordings for the New Jazz label; all are easily recommended to straight ahead jazz fans". ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Down Fuzz" (Lem Winchester) – 10:02
2. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 4:02
3. "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 7:00
4. "Mysticism" (Len Foster) – 7:31
5. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 4:11
6. "The Dude" (Winchester) – 6:42

Personnel

• Lem Winchester – vibraphone
• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-6)
• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Wendell Marshall – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

References

1. Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: New Jazz/Status 8200/8300 series accessed August 22, 2018
2. Jazzlists: Lem Winchester discography accessed August 22, 2018
3. Yanow, Scott. Lem Winchester / Benny Golson: Winchester Special – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 22, 2018.
4. DeMichael, Don (May 12, 1960). "Lem Winchester-Benny Golson: Winchester Special". DownBeat . Vol. 27, no. 10. p. 34.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1522. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.