Stardust (Benny Golson album) explained

Stardust
Type:	Album
Artist:	Benny Golson featuring Freddie Hubbard
Cover:	Stardust (Benny Golson album).jpg
Released:	1987
Recorded:	June 22 & 23, 1987
Studio:	Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	67:03 CD release with additional tracks
Label:	Denon CY-1838
Producer:	Tatsunori Konno
Chronology:	Benny Golson
Prev Title:	This Is for You, John
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Benny Golson's New York Orchestra
Next Year:	1989

Stardust is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard that was recorded in 1987 and originally released on the Japanese Denon label.^[1] The album was reissued on the LRC label in 2006.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "Hubbard was in prime form during this period, and the repertoire provides inspiration for some excellent hard bop-oriented solos. Worth searching for.".

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted

1. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 9:18
2. "Double Bass" (Ron Carter) – 9:20
3. "Gipsy Jingle-Jangle" – 4:41
4. "Povo" (Freddie Hubbard) – 12:13
5. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 7:29
6. "Sad to Say" – 10:16 Additional track on CD release
7. "Far Away" (Hubbard) – 13:46 Additional track on CD release

Personnel

• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Mulgrew Miller – piano
  • Ron Carter - bass Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums

Production

• Tatsunori Konno – producer
• Ed Rak – engineer

Notes and References

1. https://www.jazzdisco.org/benny-golson/catalog/#denon-yf-7142-nd Jazzdisco: Benny Golson catalog
2. http://lrc-groovemerchantrecords.com/id30.html LRC Ltd. Catalog