Benny Golson - Golden Standards, Vol. 2 (2024)

Description



At the peak of his musical powers, Benny Golson recorded a number of projects for Arkadia Records. Among those recording sessions, he performed 17 of his original compositions, including his most famous songs, many of which became Jazz Standards. This commemorative release presents a retrospective of his historic career starting 70 years ago when he joined the Tadd Dameron band in 1953, then forming The Jazztet with Art Farmer in 1959.

Inspired by his friend, noted trumpeter Clifford Brown, who died in a car accident in 1956 at the age of 25, he wrote one of his most famous songs, I Remember Clifford, followed by numerous standards including Stablemates, Killer Joe, Blues March, Whisper Not, Along Came Betty and Are You Real?, all of which are included in this project

Benny Golson – tenor saxophone (all tracks)
Art Farmer – trumpet (1, 7, 9)
Curtis Fuller – trombone (1, 7, 9)
Geoff Keezer – piano (1, 7, 9)
Dwayne Burno – upright bass (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Carl Allen – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 9)
Ray Drummond – upright bass (6)
Marvin “Smitty” Smith – drums (6)
Shirley Horn – vocals (3)
Ron Carter – upright bass (3)
Mulgrew Miller – piano (3)
Monty Alexander – piano (6)
Kevin Hays – piano (2, 5, 8)
Joe Farnsworth – drums (1, 4, 7, 9)
Nat Adderley – trumpet (6)
Mike LeDonne – piano (4)

Tracklist:
1 Along Came Betty
2 Stablemates (Live)
3 One Day, Forever
4 Touch Me Lightly
5 Whisper Not (Live)
6 Mississippi Windows
7 Are You Real?
8 I Remember Clifford (Live)
9 Killer Joe