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Benny Golson

American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024)

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בני גולסון

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ベニー・ゴルソン

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베니 골슨

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Бенни Голсон

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班尼·高爾森

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Identity & names
Given name
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Benny

Family name
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Golson

Life & background
Date of birth
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January 24, 1929

Date of death
date on which the subject died

September 20, 2024

Country of citizenship
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United States

Place of birth
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Philadelphia

Place of death
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New York City

Music & creative work
Instrument
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saxophone

Instrument
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tenor saxophone

Record label
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Prestige

Notable work
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Killer Joe

Awards & recognition
Award received
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Guggenheim Fellowship

Award received
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NEA Jazz Masters

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Benny Golson: Albums & Discography

Popular albums and track listings from the Benny Golson catalog.

  1. Terminal 1(2004)

    Available in store

    Tracklist

    1. 1Terminal 18:12
    2. 2Killer Joe6:54
    3. 3Caribbean Drifting6:27
    4. 4Park Avenue Petite7:47
    5. 5Blues March6:54
    6. 6Sweet Georgia Brown5:34
    7. 7Cherry8:31
    8. 8In Your Own Sweet Way10:29
    9. 9Touch Me Lightly8:27
  2. The Complete Argo / Mercury Art Farmer / Benny Golson / Jazztet Sessions(2004)

    Available in store

    Tracklist

    1. 1Disc I: The Jazztet
    2. 1-1Serenata3:30
    3. 1-2It Ain't Necessarily So4:28
    4. 1-3Avalon3:28
    5. 1-4I Remember Clifford3:10
    6. 1-5Blues March5:17
    7. 1-6It's All Right With Me3:54
    8. 1-7Park Avenue Petite3:41
    9. 1-8Mox Nix4:08
    10. 1-9Easy Living3:34
    11. 1-10Killer Joe4:58
    12. 1-11The Cool One3:02
    13. 1-12Blues On Down6:00
    14. 1-13Hi-Fly5:50
    15. 1-14My Funny Valentine4:38
    16. 16Disc II: The Jazztet
    17. 2-1Wonder Why5:53
    18. 2-2Con Alma4:59
    19. 2-3Lament3:31
    20. 2-4Bean Bag4:52
    21. 2-5Five Spot After Dark3:18
    22. 2-6Bel4:05
    23. 2-7Milano4:49
    24. 2-8Django4:50
    25. 2-9New York 197:04
    26. 2-10Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West8:38
    27. 2-11Odds Against Tomorrow11:27
    28. 28Disc III: The Jazztet
    29. 3-1Junction5:50
    30. 3-2Farmer's Market8:33
    31. 3-3Darn That Dream4:24
    32. 3-4Shutterbug4:47
    33. 3-5'Round Midnight10:11
    34. 3-6A November Afternoon6:14
    35. 3-7Tonk6:49
    36. 3-8Rue Prevail4:25
    37. 3-9Richie's Dilemma5:11
    38. 3-10Whisper Not5:20
    39. 3-11Tonk (45 Take)3:01
    40. 40Disc IV: The Jazztet
    41. 4-1Just In Time5:24
    42. 4-2Ruby, My Dear5:10
    43. 4-3In Love In Vain7:15
    44. 4-4Sonny's Back4:04
    45. 4-5Sonny's Back (45 Take)2:48
    46. 4-6Space Station5:14
    47. 4-7Domino7:03
    48. 4-8Another Git Together6:15
    49. 4-9Along Came Betty5:29
    50. 4-10This Nearly Was Mine6:26
    51. 4-11Reggie4:30
    52. 4-12Another Git Together (45 Take)2:55
    53. 53Disc V: The Art Farmer Quartets
    54. 5-1So Beats My Heart For You4:41
    55. 5-2Goodbye, Old Girl4:31
    56. 5-3Who Cares?5:26
    57. 5-4Out Of The Past5:17
    58. 5-5Younger Than Springtime5:39
    59. 5-6The Best Thing For You Is Me4:13
    60. 5-7I'm A Fool To Want You5:30
    61. 5-8That Ole Devil Called Love4:15
    62. 5-9Punsu5:10
    63. 5-10The Day After2:23
    64. 5-11Lullaby Of The Leaves4:15
    65. 5-12Kayin'3:54
    66. 5-13Tonk4:35
    67. 5-14Blue Room3:55
    68. 5-15Change Partners5:20
    69. 5-16Nobody's Heart4:04
    70. 70Disc VI: The Benny Golson Quartets
    71. 6-1How Am I To Know?3:47
    72. 6-2The Masquerade Is Over4:38
    73. 6-3Dear Kathy4:46
    74. 6-4Three Little Words4:38
    75. 6-5Turning Point3:56
    76. 6-6Stella By Starlight4:50
    77. 6-7Alone Together7:30
    78. 6-8Sock Cha7:02
    79. 6-9Mad About The Boy7:16
    80. 6-10Just By Myself5:47
    81. 6-11Shades Of Stein4:30
    82. 6-12My Romance7:28
    83. 6-13Just In Time5:56
    84. 84Disc VII: The Ensembles
    85. 7-1You're My Thrill1:35
    86. 7-2My Heart Belongs To Daddy4:11
    87. 7-3The Best Thing For You Is Me2:48
    88. 7-4Impromtune3:03
    89. 7-5Little Karin3:35
    90. 7-6Swing It4:26
    91. 7-7I Fall In Love Too Easily4:46
    92. 7-8Out Of This World3:50
    93. 7-9The Touch5:16
    94. 7-10Time3:34
    95. 7-11Street Of Dreams4:18
    96. 7-12Rain Check3:40
    97. 7-13Rue Prevail4:07
    98. 7-14The Sweetest Sounds4:36
    99. 7-15My Romance4:58
    100. 7-16Fly Me To The Moon2:52
    101. 7-17Naima5:22
    102. 7-18Ruby4:37
  3. European Tour 2019(2020)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Horizon Ahead10:43
    2. 2Tiny Capers10:25
    3. 3I Remember Clifford9:44
    4. 4All The Things You Are6:24
    5. 5Along Came Betty9:22
    6. 6Now's The Time2:11
    7. 7Blues March8:34
  4. Masters Legacy Series Volume 3(2020)

    Tracklist

    1. 1It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)5:51
    2. 2Lady Bird5:51
    3. 3Promise Of The Sun4:51
    4. 4Reminiscing I1:42
    5. 5Woody'N You4:20
    6. 6Embraceable You8:44
    7. 7Reminiscing II1:39
    8. 8Straight Street6:12
    9. 9For Heaven's Sake4:22
    10. 10Just You, Just Me7:40
    11. 11Reminiscing III1:05
    12. 12Charleston3:50
  5. Horizon Ahead(2016)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Don't Get Around Much Anymore6:14
    2. 2Jump Start3:10
    3. 3Horizon Ahead6:01
    4. 4Mood Indigo4:16
    5. 5Domingo8:40
    6. 6Lulu's Back In Town4:42
    7. 7Night Shade5:29
    8. 8Three Little Words5:57
    9. 9Spoken Introduction2:39
    10. 10Out Of The Darkness, And Into The Light_7:51
  6. New Time, New 'Tet(2009)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Grove's Groove8:33
    2. 2Airegin6:45
    3. 3From Dream To Dream7:35
    4. 4Whisper Not4:38
    5. 5Epistrophy8:46
    6. 6L'Adieu5:40
    7. 7Love Me In A Special Way7:07
    8. 8Gypsy Jingle-Jangle7:14
    9. 9Verdi's Voice7:26
    10. 10Uptown Afterburn7:08
  7. The Best Of Benny Golson(2009)

    Tracklist

    1. 1Whisper Not6:01
    2. 2Reunion7:20
    3. 3Are You Real5:41
    4. 4Blues After Dark8:38
    5. 5I Didn't Know What Time It Was5:26
    6. 6April In Paris5:07
    7. 7Along Came Betty (Live)9:36
    8. 8Five Spot After Dark7:34
    9. 9Killer Joe6:52
  8. Freddie Hubbard - Benny Golson(2008)

    Tracklist

    1. A1Double Bass
    2. A2Gypsy Jingle Jangle
    3. A3Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
    4. B1Sad To Say
    5. B2Faraway
  9. Quartets(2006)

  10. One Day, Forever(2001)

Benny Golson: Biography & Facts

American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024)

Names in other languages

  • de
    Benny Golson
  • da
    Benny Golson
  • en
    Benny Golson
  • es
    Benny Golson
  • fi
    Benny Golson
  • fr
    Benny Golson
  • he
    בני גולסון
  • it
    Benny Golson
  • ja
    ベニー・ゴルソン
  • ko
    베니 골슨
  • nds
    Benny Golson
  • pl
    Benny Golson
  • pt
    Benny Golson
  • ru
    Бенни Голсон
  • sv
    Benny Golson
  • th
    เบนนี กอลสัน
  • tr
    Benny Golson
  • cs
    Benny Golson
  • nl
    Benny Golson
  • ca
    Benny Golson
  • oc
    Benny Golson
  • nb
    Benny Golson
  • nn
    Benny Golson
  • hu
    Benny Golson
  • zh
    班尼·高爾森
  • fa
    بنی گلسن
  • en-gb
    Benny Golson
  • en-ca
    Benny Golson
  • zh-hant
    班尼·高爾森
  • sl
    Benny Golson
  • ast
    Benny Golson
  • azb
    بنی قلسن
  • cy
    Benny Golson
  • ga
    Benny Golson
  • sq
    Benny Golson
  • arz
    بينى جولسون
  • id
    Benny Golson
  • be-tarask
    Бэні Голсан
  • pt-br
    Benny Golson
  • eo
    Benny Golson
  • mul
    Benny Golson

Identity & names

Given name

first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names

Benny
Family name

part of full name of person

Golson

Life & background

Date of birth

date on which the subject was born

January 24, 1929
Date of death

date on which the subject died

September 20, 2024
Country of citizenship

the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen

United States
Place of birth

most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character

Philadelphia
Place of death

most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character

New York City

Music & creative work

Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

saxophone
Instrument

musical instrument that a person plays or teaches or used in a music occupation

tenor saxophone
Record label

brand and trademark associated with the marketing of subject music recordings and music videos

Prestige
Notable work

notable scientific, artistic or literary work, or other work of significance among subject's works

Killer Joe

Awards & recognition

Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

Guggenheim Fellowship
Award received

award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work

NEA Jazz Masters

Source: Wikidata (Q121535)