Benny Golson

Born: 
01/25/1929
City: 
Philadelphia
Region: 
Pennsylvania
Country: 
USA
Years Active: 
1940's-present
Genre(s): 
Bebop
Hard Bop
Jazz
Instruments: 
Sax
Notable Equipment: 
Tenor Sax
Associated Artists: 
Art Farmer
Kenny Burrell
Ron Carter
Tommy Flanagan
Curtis Fuller
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Brother Jack McDuff
Art Taylor
Played With: 
Earl Bostic
Dizzy Gillespie
Lionel Hampton
Johnny Hodges
Bull Moose Jackson
The Jazz Messengers
Recorded With: 
Milt Jackson
Philly Joe Jones
Blue Mitchell
Lee Morgan
Sarah Vaughan

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Benny Golson is an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer and arranger.

Discography

Out There
Released: 1958
Sliding Easy
Released: 1959
Blues-ette
Released: 1959
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet
Released: 1959
Bags' Opus
Released: 1959
Drums Around the World
Released: 1959
Out of the Blue
Released: 1959
Gettin' With It
Released: 1960
Imagination
Released: 1960
Smooth as the Wind
Released: 1961
Pop + Jazz = Swing
Released: 1962
Free
Released: 1963

Concerts

Event Datesort descending Venue City Region Country
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/02/1960 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/03/1960 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/04/1960 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/05/1960 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/06/1960 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/07/1960 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
The Jazztet 01/10/1961 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
The Jazztet 01/11/1961 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
The Jazztet 01/12/1961 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
The Jazztet 01/13/1961 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
The Jazztet 01/14/1961 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
The Jazztet 01/15/1961 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 06/01/1961 Foster's House of Jazz Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 06/02/1961 Foster's House of Jazz Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 06/03/1961 Foster's House of Jazz Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 06/04/1961 Foster's House of Jazz Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/07/1962 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/08/1962 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/09/1962 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/10/1962 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/11/1962 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
Farmer-Golson Jazztet 08/12/1962 Minor Key Detroit Michigan USA
The Legacy of The Jazz Messengers 10/21/1998 Orchestra Hall Detroit Michigan USA
Benny Golson 01/17/2003 Bird of Paradise Ann Arbor Michigan USA
Benny Golson 01/18/2003 Bird of Paradise Ann Arbor Michigan USA