Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929-2024) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 95
Benny Golson was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career.
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Art Farmer Bandmate in The Jazztet- Al Harewood Bandmate in Curtis Fuller's Quintet
Ray Drummond Bandmate in Curtis Fuller's Quintet
Albert Heath Bandmate in The Jazztet
Curtis Fuller Bandmate in Curtis Fuller's Quintet- Tom Wilson Produced Pop + Jazz = Swing and Tune In, Turn On
- Orrin Keepnews Produced The Modern Touch (1958)
Steven Spielberg Directed The Terminal (2004)
Andrew Niccol Produced The Terminal (2004)- Nat Hentoff Produced Benny Golson's New York Scene (1959)
Walter F. Parkes Produced The Terminal (2004)
Laurie MacDonald Produced The Terminal (2004)
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Golson was known for co-founding and co-leading The Jazztet with trumpeter Art Farmer in 1959. From the late 1960s through the 1970s Golson was in demand as an arranger for film and television and thus was less active as a performer, but he and Farmer re-formed the Jazztet in 1982.
