Gone with Golson
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{{Infobox album
| name = Gone with Golson
| type = Album
| artist = Benny Golson
| cover = Gone with Golson.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1959
| recorded = June 20, 1959
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:33
| label = New Jazz
NJLP 8235
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Benny Golson
| prev_title = Benny Golson and the Philadelphians
| prev_year = 1958
| next_title = The Curtis Fuller Jazztet
| next_year = 1959
}}
Gone with Golson is the fifth album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the New Jazz label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/benny-golson/catalog/album-index/#new-jazz-njlp-8235 Benny Golson discography] accessed June 25, 2012
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=568}}
}}
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow described the album as "a fine example of hard bop of the late '50s".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/gone-with-golson-mw0000173741 Allmusic Review] accessed June 25, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Benny Golson, except where noted.
- "Staccato Swing" (Ray Bryant) – 4:49
- "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) – 6:48
- "Soul Me" – 6:37
- "Blues After Dark" – 8:37
- "Jam for Bobbie" – 9:21
- "A Bit of Heaven" (Curtis Fuller) – 4:21 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
References
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Category:New Jazz Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Esmond Edwards