Benny Golson's New York Scene

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Benny Golson's New York Scene
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1959 [1]
RecordedOctober 14 & 17, 1957
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length38:24
Label Contemporary
C 3552
Producer Nat Hentoff
Benny Golson chronology
Benny Golson's New York Scene
(1959)
The Modern Touch
(1957)

Benny Golson's New York Scene is the debut album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Contemporary label. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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John S. Wilson's contemporaneous review was positive, noting that both quintet and nonet bands feature "Farmer playing with broad authority no matter what the fare at hand while Golson's warm, dark lines flare and glide through all the pieces." [6] Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "this underrated gem served as a strong start to Benny Golson's influential solo career". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated.
  1. "Something in B flat" (Ray Bryant) - 6:04
  2. "Whisper Not" - 6:01
  3. "Step Lightly" - 6:54
  4. "Just by Myself" - 4:12
  5. "Blues It" - 6:52
  6. "You're Mine, You" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 4:22
  7. "Capri" (Gigi Gryce) - 3:59
  8. "B.G.'s Holiday" - 5:34 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

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References

  1. Schwann Monthly Guide to Stereo Records, 1967
  2. Benny Golson discography accessed June 25, 2012
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 25, 2012
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 85. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 568. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. Wilson, John S. (1959) The Collector's Jazz: Modern, p.120. J. B. Lippincott.