Biography
Multitalented
and internationally famous jazz legend, - a composer, arranger,
lyricist, producer - and tenor saxophonist of world note, Benny Golson
was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 1929.
Raised with an
impeccable musical pedigree, Golson has played in the bands of world
famous Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Earl Bostic and
Art Blakey.
Few jazz musicians can claim to be true innovators
and even fewer can boast of a performing and recording career that
literally redefines the term "jazz". Benny Golson has made major
contributions to the world of jazz with such jazz standards as: Killer
Joe, I Remember Clifford, Along Came Betty, Stablemates, Whisper Not,
Blues March, Five Spot After Dark, Are you Real?
Benny Golson is
the only living jazz artist to have written 8 standards for jazz
repertoire. These jazz standards have found their way into countless
recordings internationally over the years and are still being recorded.
He
has recorded over 30 albums for many recording companies in the United
States and Europe under his own name and innumerable ones with other
major artists. A prodigious writer, Golson has written well over 300
compositions.
For more than 50 years, Golson has enjoyed an
illustrious, musical career in which he has not only made scores of
recordings but has also composed and arranged music for:
Count
Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sammy Davis Jr., Mama Cass Elliott,
Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Shirley
Horn, David Jones and the Monkees, Quincy Jones, Peggy Lee, Carmen
McRae, Anita O'Day, Itzhak Perlman, Oscar Peterson, Lou Rawls, Mickey
Rooney, Diana Ross, The Animals (Eric Burden), Mel Torme, George
Shearing, Dusty Springfield
His prolific writing includes scores for hit TV series and films:
M*A*S*H,
Mannix, Mission Impossible, Mod Squad, Room 222, Run for Your Life, The
Partridge Family, The Academy Awards, The Karen Valentine Show,
Television specials for ABC, CBS and NBC Television specials for BBC in
London and Copenhagen, Denmark Theme for Bill Cosby's last TV show, A
french film 'Des Femmes Disparaissent" (Paris)
He has written
music for national radio and television spots for some of the major
advertising agencies in the country. Some of these commercials were for:
Borateem,
Canada Dry, Carnation, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Clorox, Dodge, General
Telephone, Gillette, Heinz Foods, Jack in The Box, Liquid Plum'r,
MacDonald's, Mattel Toys, Monsanto, Nissan, Ohrbachs, Ore-Ida Frozen
Potatoes, Parliament Cigarettes, Pepsi Cola, Texaco
Benny Golson
has absolute mastery of the jazz medium. He has not only blazed a trail
in the world of jazz but is passionate abuot teaching jazz to young and
old alike. He has lectured at the Lincoln Center through a special
series by Wynton Marsalis. He has lectured to doctoral candidates at New
York University and to the faculty at National University at San Diego.
Honored
with doctorates from William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ and Berklee
School of Music, Boston, MA, Dr. Golson has also conducted workshops and
clinics at at various universities throughout the United States.
Golson's
musical odyssey has taken him around the world. In 1987 he was sent by
the US State Department on a cultural tour of Southeast Asia, New
Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Burma, Singapore. Later, Philip Morris
International sent him on an assignment to Bangkok, Thailand to write
music for the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra.
A live performer who
consistently knocks audiences off their feet, Benny Golson has given
hundreds of performances in USA, Europe, South America, Far East and
Japan for decades.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/benny-golson/
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Biografía
Leyenda
del jazz multitalentosa y de fama internacional, compositor,
arreglista, letrista, productor y saxofonista tenor de renombre mundial,
Benny Golson nació en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, el 25 de enero de 1929.
Criado
con un pedigrí musical impecable, Golson ha tocado en las bandas del
mundialmente famoso Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Earl
Bostic y Art Blakey.
Pocos músicos de jazz pueden afirmar ser
verdaderos innovadores y aún menos pueden presumir de una carrera
interpretativa y discográfica que literalmente redefine el término
"jazz". Benny Golson ha hecho importantes contribuciones al mundo del
jazz con estándares de jazz como: Killer Joe, I Remember Clifford, Along
Came Betty, Stablemates, Whisper Not, Blues March, Five Spot After
Dark, Are you Real?
Benny Golson es el único artista de jazz vivo
que ha escrito 8 estándares para repertorio de jazz. Estos estándares
de jazz se han abierto camino en innumerables grabaciones a nivel
internacional a lo largo de los años y aún se están grabando.
Ha
grabado más de 30 álbumes para muchas compañías discográficas en los
Estados Unidos y Europa bajo su propio nombre e innumerables con otros
artistas importantes. Un escritor prodigioso, Golson ha escrito más de
300 composiciones.
Durante más de 50 años, Golson ha disfrutado
de una ilustre carrera musical en la que no solo ha realizado decenas de
grabaciones, sino que también ha compuesto y arreglado música para:
Count
Basie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Sammy Davis Jr., Mama Cass Elliott,
Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Shirley
Horn, David Jones y los Monkees, Quincy Jones, Peggy Lee, Carmen McRae,
Anita O'Day, Itzhak Perlman, Oscar Peterson, Lou Rawls, Mickey Rooney,
Diana Ross, Los Animales (Eric Burden), Mel Torme, George Shearing,
Dusty Springfield
Su prolífica escritura incluye partituras para exitosas series de televisión y películas:
M
* A * S*H, Mannix, Misión Imposible, Mod Squad, Room 222, Run for Your
Life, The Partridge Family, Los Premios de la Academia, The Karen
Valentine Show, Especiales de televisión para ABC, CBS y NBC Especiales
de televisión para BBC en Londres y Copenhague, Dinamarca Tema del
último programa de televisión de Bill Cosby, Una película francesa 'Des
Femmes Disparaissent" (París)
Ha escrito música para anuncios de
radio y televisión nacionales para algunas de las principales agencias
de publicidad del país. Algunos de estos comerciales fueron para:
Borateem,
Canadá Seco, Clavel, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Clorox, Dodge, Teléfono
General, Gillette, Heinz Foods, Jack in The Box, Ciruela Líquida,
MacDonald's, Juguetes Mattel, Monsanto, Nissan, Ohrbachs, Papas
Congeladas Ore-Ida, Cigarrillos Parliament, Pepsi Cola, Texaco
Benny
Golson tiene un dominio absoluto del medio jazz. No solo ha abierto un
camino en el mundo del jazz, sino que le apasiona enseñar jazz a jóvenes
y mayores por igual. Ha dado conferencias en el Lincoln Center a través
de una serie especial de Wynton Marsalis. Ha dado conferencias a
candidatos a doctorado en la Universidad de Nueva York y en la facultad
de la Universidad Nacional de San Diego.
Honrado con doctorados
de William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ y Berklee School of Music,
Boston, MA, el Dr. Golson también ha realizado talleres y clínicas en
varias universidades de los Estados Unidos.
La odisea musical de
Golson lo ha llevado por todo el mundo. En 1987 fue enviado por el
Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos a una gira cultural por el
sudeste Asiático, Nueva Zelanda, Indonesia, Malasia, Birmania y
Singapur. Más tarde, Philip Morris International lo envió a Bangkok,
Tailandia, para escribir música para la Orquesta Sinfónica de Bangkok.
Benny
Golson, un intérprete en vivo que constantemente sorprende al público,
ha ofrecido cientos de presentaciones en Estados Unidos, Europa,
Sudamérica, Lejano Oriente y Japón durante décadas.
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/benny-golson/
Tracks:
01 - Whisper Not
02 - Jam for Bobbie
03 - Jubilation
04 - Thursday’s Theme
05 - Stablemates
06 - April in Paris
07 - The Best Thing for You Is Me
08 - Calgary
09 - Out of the Past
10 - Reunion
11 - Venetian Breeze
12 - Autumn Leaves
13 - Hymn to the Orient
14 - Blues On Down
15 - Are You Real
16 - Namely You
17 - Blues On My Mind
18 - Baubles, Bangles & Beads
19 - You’re Mine, You
20 - Blues It
21 - Capri
22 - Strut Time
23 - Symptoms
24 - Cry a Blue Tear
25 - Afternoon in Paris
26 - This Night
27 - Something in B Flat
28 - My Heart Belongs to Daddy
29 - Step Lightly
30 - Out of This World
31 - Just By Myself
32 - Staccato Swing
33 - You’re Not the Kind
34 - Blue Streak
35 - I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
36 - Drum Boogie
37 - My Blues House
38 - Time
39 - Blues After Dark
40 - Bob Hurd’s Blues
41 - The Touch
42 - I Fall in Love Too Easily
43 - Swing It
44 - Little Karin
45 - Impromptune
46 - The Stroller
47 - Yesterdays
48 - Tippin’ On Thru
49 - Soul Me
50 - You’re My Thrill
Release Date: 2021
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