Groovin' with Golson explained

Groovin' with Golson
Type:	Album
Artist:	Benny Golson
Cover:	Groovin' with Golson.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	August 28, 1959
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.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "the hard bop music does indeed groove in its own fashion".^[2]

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

• Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller - trombone Ray Bryant - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Blakey - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/benny-golson/catalog/#new-jazz-njlp-8220 Benny Golson discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2012