Groovin' with Golson

Groovin' with Golson
Studio album by Benny Golson
Released	1959
Recorded	August 28, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:01
Label	New Jazz NJLP 8220
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Benny Golson chronology
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959) Groovin' with Golson (1959) Winchester Special (1959)

Groovin' with Golson is the sixth album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in 1959 and originally released on the New Jazz label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states, "the hard bop music does indeed groove in its own fashion".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted.

1. "My Blues House" - 9:25
2. "Drum Boogie" (Roy Eldridge, Gene Krupa) - 3:59
3. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:25
4. "The Stroller" - 9:18
5. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:54

Personnel

• Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
• Curtis Fuller - trombone
• Ray Bryant - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Blakey - drums

References

1. Benny Golson discography accessed June 26, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 26, 2012
3. DeMichael, Don (4 February 1960). "Benny Golson: Groovin' with Golson". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. pp. 26–27.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.