Benny Golson
Nineteen records covering Benny Golson's first stretch as a leader: the late-1950s solo and co-led dates that preceded The Jazztet, and the Argo and Mercury years with the Jazztet co-led with Art Farmer. Split into two parts to keep the album browse manageable.
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This era has been split into two parts to keep each browse view manageable. Each part has full reviews, personnel details, Apple Music audio previews, and album art.
Ten records covering Golson's first stretch as a leader, before the formation of The Jazztet. The Riverside dates, the United Artists Philadelphians session, the Paris recordings, and the early New Jazz sides that established the writing voice he would carry through the rest of his career.
Nine records covering the Jazztet years, the group Golson co-led with Art Farmer from 1960 to 1962. The Argo sessions (Meet the Jazztet, Big City Sounds, Gettin' With It), the Mercury dates, and the Audio Fidelity sessions that closed the run before Golson left jazz for studio and film work.