Benny Golson

Quartet date with Curtis Fuller, Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, and Al Harewood. Includes the original recording of Staccato Swing and the title cut. Golson writing for a small group at the height of his early Riverside and New Jazz period.

Sextet date with Curtis Fuller, Barry Harris, Jymie Merritt, and Philly Joe Jones. Recorded November 1958, weeks after Golson had joined the Jazz Messengers. Includes Strut Time and a definitive reading of his Are You Real.

A quintet date with Curtis Fuller, Ray Bryant, Paul Chambers, and Art Blakey, cut August 1959 at Van Gelder Studios. Includes the original release of Drum Boogie and Golson's reading of My Blues House.

Golson's debut as a leader, cut October 1957 with Art Farmer, Julius Watkins, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Charlie Persip, and a few extra horns. The first appearance of Whisper Not on record under his own name.

Quintet date with Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, and Art Taylor, cut January 1962 between Jazztet records. Includes Sock Cha Cha and a reflective reading of Just by Myself. The most intimate small-group date Golson cut in this period.

The debut record of the sextet Golson co-led with Art Farmer. With Curtis Fuller on trombone, McCoy Tyner on piano, Addison Farmer on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums. Includes Killer Joe and the first recording of I Remember Clifford by the Jazztet.

Quintet of Philadelphia natives: Lee Morgan on trumpet, Ray Bryant on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums. Cut November 1958 just as Golson was joining the Jazz Messengers. Includes Stablemates and You're Not the Kind.