The Modern Touch Explained

The Modern Touch
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Benny Golson Sextet
Cover:	The Modern Touch.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	December 19 & 23, 1957 Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:37
Label:	Riverside RLP 12-256
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Chronology:	Benny Golson
Prev Title:	Benny Golson's New York Scene
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	The Other Side of Benny Golson
Next Year:	1958

The Modern Touch is the second album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Excellent playing on an above-average set that defines the modern mainstream of 1957 jazz."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated

1. "Out of the Past" - 6:22
2. "Reunion" (Gigi Gryce) - 7:14
3. "Venetian Breeze" - 5:38
4. "Hymn to the Orient" (Gryce) - 4:07
5. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) - 4:42
6. "Blues on Down" - 11:34

Personnel

• Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
  • • Kenny Dorham - trumpet J. J. Johnson - trombone Wynton Kelly - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Max Roach - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/benny-golson/catalog/#riverside-rlp-12-256 Benny Golson discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed June 25, 2012.