Gettin' with It explained

Gettin' with It
Type:Album
Artist:Benny Golson
Cover:Gettin' with It.jpg
Released:1960
Recorded:December 23, 1959
Studio:Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:Jazz
Length:37:16
Label:New Jazz
NJLP 8248
Producer:Esmond Edwards
Chronology:Benny Golson
Prev Title:Winchester Special
Prev Year:1959
Next Title:Meet the Jazztet
Next Year:1960

Gettin' with It is the seventh album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Reception

The contemporaneous DownBeat reviewer praised the entire band as: "certainly among the most creative and swinging men on their respective instruments". The AllMusic review calls it "one of Benny Golson's best dates as a leader because one not only gets to enjoy his always strong arrangements, but his consistently first-rate tenor sax solos. Highly recommended".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted

  1. "Baubles, Bangles & Beads" (Alexander Borodin, George Forrest, Robert Wright) – 6:16
  2. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 5:07
  3. "Blue Streak" – 6:55
  4. "Tippin' on Thru" – 6:40
  5. "Bob Hurd's Blues" – 12:18

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/benny-golson/catalog/#new-jazz-njlp-8248 Benny Golson discography
  2. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2012