| Winchester Special | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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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]
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| 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]
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