Benny Golson:
Tenor Legacy

1998 Grammy-award nominee! Best Jazz Instrumental Solo — Benny Golson, “Body & Soul”

LINER NOTES by W Royal Stokes CREDITS NOTES ON TUNES & GREAT TENORS by Benny Golson

Benny Golson Branford Marsalis James Carter Harold Ashby Tenor saxophone Geoff Keezer Piano Dwayne Burno Bass Joe Farnsworth Drums

Click on title to hear track #1-5:   1. Lester Leaps In        (for Lester Young)   2. Body and Soul        (for Coleman Hawkins)   3. St Thomas        (for Sonny Rollins)   4. Cry Me a River        (for Dexter Gordon)   5. My Favorite Things        (for John Coltrane)   6. Whisper Not        (for Benny Golson)   7. Girl from Ipanema        (for Stan Getz)   8. My Old Flame        (for Zoot Sims)   9. Lover Come Back to Me        (for Ben Webster) 10. In Memory Of...        (for Don Byas) Total Time: 61:22

Benny Golson leads this extraordinary session with Branford Marsalis, James Carter and Harold Ashby. The stellar rhythm section provides splendid support for thge four saxophonists on this album, which is dedicated to honoring the legacy of ten of the all-time greats of the tenor.

Also available from Benny Golson, Up Jumped Benny.