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

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

| 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.

  1. "My Blues House" - 9:25
  2. "Drum Boogie" (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) - 3:59
  3. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:25
  4. "The Stroller" - 9:18
  5. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:54

Personnel

References