Benny Golson has passed away.
I still love ‘Killer Joe’ and ‘I Remember Clifford’
‘Blues March’ I listen to test my system.
He had a few tracks featured in the movie “The Terminal”
RIP
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Sad news. I did see him play a free open air gig with his quartet at Lincoln Center, NY, about 30 years ago. I think I saw him at NorthSea Jazz too. He had a stellar career as musician and composer - RIP.
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Pretty sure that this is the NorthSea performance by Golson that I saw - back in 2006.
Clifford Brown tribute with Eddie Henderson, Randy Brecker, Mike LeDonne, Buster Williams and Al Foster.
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I enjoyed the music from the Art Farmer period and Blakey but (as you might expect) latterly I found it difficult to follow his muse. But a good long life.
I live in Harwich so the North Sea Jazz festival was closer than the RFH or Barbican. I can see Stena’s terminal from my bedroom.
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RIP - other compositions to the ones mentioned above that were embraced by other musicians -
Along Came Betty
Stablemates
Whisper Not
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Just wow. What a cool photo!
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As you can likely guess, I’ll be listening to Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers tonight.
Sad. “Gone with Golson” playing as I type.
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