Benny Golson - New York Scene

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:02
Size: 101,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:05)  1. Something In B Flat
(6:01)  2. Whisper Not
(6:54)  3. Step Lightly
(4:12)  4. Just By Myself
(6:52)  5. Blues  It
(4:22)  6. You're Mine You
(3:59)  7. Capri
(5:34)  8. B.G.'s  Holiday

Benny Golson's debut as a leader was recorded at a time when he was better known as a composer than a tenor saxophonist. This album, reissued during the CD era with "B.G.'s Holiday" added to the original LP program as a bonus track, features Golson in a quintet with fellow future Jazztet co-leader Art Farmer on trumpet, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Charlie Persip on five selections, and with the same group plus four horns on three other songs. The set is most significant for including an early version of Golson's "Whisper Not" (which soon became a jazz standard) along with "Step Lightly," as well as for the leader's inventive and swinging arrangements; plus, there are some excellent solos from Golson and Farmer. Overall, this underrated gem served as a strong start to Benny Golson's influential solo career. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-scene-mw0000202937

Personnel: Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone); Sahib Shihab (baritone saxophone); Art Farmer (trumpet); Julius Watkins (French horn); James Cleveland (trombone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Charlie Persip (drums).

New York Scene

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