Groovin' with Golson
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{{Infobox album
| name = Groovin' with Golson
| type = Album
| artist = Benny Golson
| cover = Groovin' with Golson.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1959
| recorded = August 28, 1959
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 34:01
| label = New Jazz
NJLP 8220
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Benny Golson
| prev_title = The Curtis Fuller Jazztet
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = Winchester Special
| next_year = 1959
}}
Groovin' with Golson is the sixth 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/#new-jazz-njlp-8220 Benny Golson discography] accessed June 26, 2012
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = DownBeat
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=DeMichael |first=Don |date=4 February 1960 |title=Benny Golson: Groovin' with Golson |magazine=DownBeat |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=26–27}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|4|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 states, "the hard bop music does indeed groove in its own fashion".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/groovin-with-golson-mw0000093023 Allmusic Review] accessed June 26, 2012
Track listing
All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted.
- "My Blues House" - 9:25
- "Drum Boogie" (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) - 3:59
- "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:25
- "The Stroller" - 9:18
- "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:54
Personnel
References
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Category:New Jazz Records albums