1957 BENNY GOLSON LP Contemporary, ART FARMER, WYNTON KELLY, GIGI GRYCE, more
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24
$ 24
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Sep 6, 2017
Sold Date
Aug 30, 2017
Start Date
$ 10
Start price
8
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USA
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Description
Fantastic LP...background noise here and there.
Cover...great art photo, spine starting to split.
His first solo LP...ALL STAR Players.
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.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [4]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."[5] Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "this underrated gem served as a strong start to Benny Golson's influential solo career".[3]
Track listing
"Something in B flat" (Ray Bryant) - 6:04
- "Whisper Not" - 6:01
- "Step Lightly" - 6:54
- "Just by Myself" - 4:12
- "Blues It" - 6:52
- "You're Mine, You" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 4:22
- "Capri" (Gigi Gryce) - 3:59
- "B.G.'s Holiday" - 5:34 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
- Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
- Art Farmer - trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland - trombone (tracks 2, 4 & 7)
- Julius Watkins - French horn (tracks 2, 4 & 7)
- Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 7)
- Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 7)
- Wynton Kelly - piano
- Paul Chambers - bass
- Charlie Persip - drums
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