Benny Golson Discography
1957 (age 28)
The Benny Golson Quintet And Band
Art Farmer, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Charles Persip, drums; plus James Cleveland, trombone #2,4,7; Julius Watkins, French horn #2,4,7; Gigi Gryce, alto sax #2,4,7; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax #2,4,7.
NYC, October 14 and 17, 1957
| 1. | Something In B Flat | Contemporary C3552 |
| 2. | Whisper Not | - |
| 3. | Step Lightly | - |
| 4. | Just By Myself | - |
| 5. | Blues It | - |
| 6. | You're Mine You | - |
| 7. | Capri | - |
| 8. | B.G.'s Holiday | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-164-2 |
* Contemporary C3552 Benny Golson's New York Scene 1958
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-164 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-164-2 - 1988
Benny Golson Sextet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 19 and 23, 1957
| Out Of The Past | Riverside RLP 12-256, RLP 1124 | |
| Reunion | - | |
| Venetian Breeze | - | |
| Hymn To The Orient | Riverside RLP 12-256 | |
| Namely You | Riverside RLP 12-256, RLP 12-284 | |
| Blues On Down | Riverside RLP 12-256 |
* Riverside RLP 12-256 Benny Golson Sextet - The Modern Touch 1958
= Jazzland AM 85, AS 985 Benny Golson - Reunion 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1797-2 Benny Golson Sextet - The Modern Touch 1992
= Milestone M-47048 Benny Golson - Blues On Down 1978
* Riverside RLP 1124 Sonny Rollins, Benny Golson - Saxes In Stereo
* Riverside RLP 12-284 Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt 1958
1958
Benny Golson Quintet
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Barry Harris, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 12, 1958
| Strut Time | Riverside RLP 12-290 | |
| Jubilation | - | |
| Symptoms | - | |
| Are You Real? | - | |
| Cry A Blue Tear | - | |
| This Night | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-290 The Other Side Of Benny Golson 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1750, OJCCD-1750-2 - 1990
= Milestone M-47048 Benny Golson - Blues On Down 1978
Benny Golson And The Philadelphians
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 17, 1958
| You're Not The Kind | United Artists UAL 4020 | |
| Blues On My Mind | - | |
| Stablemates | - | |
| Thursday's Theme | - | |
| Afternoon In Paris | - | |
| Calgary | - |
* United Artists UAL 4020, UAS 5020 Benny Golson & The Philadelphians 1959
= United Artists UAL 4076, UAS 5076 Benny Golson And The Philadelphians 1960
= Swing (US) SW 8418 Benny Golson With Roger Guerin, Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan, Ray Bryant, Philly Joe Jones - Recorded In Paris And New York 1958
= Blue Note CDP 7243 4 94104 2 8 Benny Golson And The Philadelphians 1998
1959 (age 30)
Benny Golson Quintet Featuring Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Tom Bryant, bass; Al Harewood, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 20, 1959
| 1802 | Staccato Swing | New Jazz NJLP 8235 |
| 1803 | Autumn Leaves | - |
| 1804 | Blues After Dark | - |
| 1805 | Soul Me | - |
| 1806 | A Bit Of Heaven | Prestige P-24046; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1850-2 |
| 1807 | Jam For Bobbie | New Jazz NJLP 8235 |
* New Jazz NJLP 8235 Benny Golson - Gone With Golson 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1850-2 - 1994
* Prestige P-24046 Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige 1974
Benny Golson Quintet
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 28, 1959
| 1833 | My Blues House | New Jazz NJLP 8220 |
| 1834 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | - |
| 1835 | The Stroller | - |
| 1836 | Yesterdays | New Jazz 45-503, NJLP 8220 |
| 1837 | Drumboogie | - |
* New Jazz NJLP 8220 Benny Golson - Groovin' With Golson 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-226 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-226-2 - 1992
* New Jazz 45-503 Benny Golson - Yesterdays / Drumboogie 1959
The Benny Golson Quintet
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 23, 1959
| 1968 | April In Paris | New Jazz NJLP 8248 |
| 1969 | Tippin' On Thru | - |
| 1970 | Blue Streak | - |
| 1971 | Baubles, Bangles And Beads | - |
| 1972 | Bob Hurd's Blues | - |
* New Jazz NJLP 8248 Benny Golson - Gettin' With It 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1873-2 - 1995
1960
Benny Golson Solo/Duo/Trio/Quartet
Benny Golson, tenor sax.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, December 13, 1960
| 10575 | You're My Thrill | Argo LP-681 |
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Tommy Williams, bass.
| 10576 | My Heart Belongs To Daddy | - |
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Tommy Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
| 10577 | The Best Thing For You Is Me | - |
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Tommy Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
| 10578 | Impromptune | - |
* Argo LP-681 Benny Golson - Take A Number From 1 To 10 1961
= Mosaic MD7-225 The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions 2004
Benny Golson Quintet/Sextet/Septet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Tommy Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, December 14, 1960
| 10579 | Little Karin | Argo LP-681 |
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Tommy Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
| 10580 | Swing It | - |
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Tommy Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
| 10581 | I Fall In Love Too Easily | - |
* Argo LP-681 Benny Golson - Take A Number From 1 To 10 1961
= Mosaic MD7-225 The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions 2004
1961
Benny Golson Octet/Nonet/Tentet
Nick Travis, trumpet; Bill Elton, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Tommy Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 11, 1961
| 10582 | Out Of This World | Argo LP-681 |
Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, trumpet; Bill Elton, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Tommy Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
| 10583 | The Touch | - |
Art Farmer, Bernie Glow, Nick Travis, trumpet; Bill Elton, trombone; Willie Ruff, French horn; Hal McKusick, alto sax; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Sol Schlinger, baritone sax; Tommy Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
| 10584 | Time | - |
* Argo LP-681 Benny Golson - Take A Number From 1 To 10 1961
= Mosaic MD7-225 The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions 2004
1962
Benny Golson's Orchestra
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Ray Alonge, Bob Northern, French horn; Jerome Richardson, flute; Danny Bank, flute, baritone sax; Lou Cranston, Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Julius Held, Hanry Lokofsky, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, violin; Harold Goletta, viola; Charles McCracken, cello; Bill Evans, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Benny Golson, arranger, conductor.
NYC, April, 1962
| left channel: You're Driving Me Crazy / right channel: Moten Swing | Audio Fidelity AFLP 1978 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Autumn Leaves | - | |
| left channel: Lover Come Back To Me / right channel: Quicksilver | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - |
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; replaces Hubbard, Fuller, Shorter.
| left channel: Whispering / right channel: Groovin' High | - | |
| left channel: Indiana / right channel: Donna Lee | - | |
| left channel: How High The Moon / right channel: Ornithology | - | |
| If I Should Lose You | - |
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Ray Alonge, Bob Northern, French horn; Jerome Richardson, flute; Danny Bank, flute, baritone sax; Lou Cranston, Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Julius Held, Hanry Lokofsky, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, violin; Harold Goletta, viola; Charles McCracken, cello; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Benny Golson, arranger, conductor.
| left channel: St. Louis Blues / right channel: Walkin' | - |
* Audio Fidelity AFLP 1978, AFSD 5978 Benny Golson - Pop + Jazz = Swing 1962
Benny Golson's Sextet
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax; Bill Evans, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Benny Golson, arranger, conductor.
NYC, April, 1962
| Groovin' High | Audio Fidelity AFLP 2150 | |
| Donna Lee | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| If I Should Lose You | - |
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bill Evans, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Charlie Persip, drums; Benny Golson, arranger, conductor.
| Moten Swing | - | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Autumn Leaves | - | |
| Quicksilver | - | |
| Stella By Starlight | - |
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Wayne Shorter, tenor sax; Bill Evans, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums; Benny Golson, arranger, conductor.
| Walkin' | - |
* Audio Fidelity AFLP 2150, AFSD 6150 Benny Golson - Just Jazz! 1964
Benny Golson Quartet
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums.
NYC, October 30, 1962
| 22471 | PB5293 | Alone Together | Mercury MG-20801 |
| 22472 | PB5294 | Turning Point | - |
| 22473 | PB5295 | Three Little Words | - |
* Mercury MG-20801, SR-60801 Benny Golson - Turning Point 1963
= Mosaic MD7-225 The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions 2004
Benny Golson Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, October 31, 1962
| 22474 | PB5296 | The Masquerade Is Over | Mercury MG-20801 |
| 22475 | PB5297 | Stella By Starlight | - |
* Mercury MG-20801, SR-60801 Benny Golson - Turning Point 1963
= Mosaic MD7-225 The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions 2004
Benny Golson Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, November 1, 1962
| 22476 | PB5298 | How Am I To Know | Mercury MG-20801 |
| 22477 | PB5299 | Dear Kathy | - |
* Mercury MG-20801, SR-60801 Benny Golson - Turning Point 1963
= Mosaic MD7-225 The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions 2004
Benny Golson Quartet
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 26, 1962
| 12081 | My Romance | Argo LP-716 |
| 12082 | Just By Myself | - |
| 12083 | Mad About The Boy | - |
| 12084 | Just In Time | - |
| 12085 | Sock Cha Cha | - |
| 12086 | Shades Of Stein | - |
* Argo LP-716, LPS-716 Benny Golson Quartet - Free 1963
= Cadet LP-716, LPS-716 - 1960s
= Mosaic MD7-225 The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions 2004
1964
Benny Golson And The International Jazz Orchestra
Benny Bailey, Bo Broberg, Bertil Lovgren, Bengt-Arne Wallin, trumpet; Jorgen Johansson, Georg Vernon, trombone; Willem Fock, Elis Karvall, Karl Nystrom, Bengt Olsson, French horn; Runo Eriksson, euphonium; Ulf Bergstrom, Bengt Christiansson, Borje Morelius, Yngve Sandstom, Gosta Stroberg, Niels Wharby, flute; Erik Bjorkhagen, Ingvar Holst, Alf Nilsson, Lars Skoglund, English horn, oboe; Rune Falk, clarinet, baritone sax; Claes Rosendahl, Torsten Wennberg, clarinet, sax; Bjarne Nerem, tenor sax; Roman Dylag, bass; Egil Johansen, drums; Benny Golson, arranger, conductor; + additional recording in Stockholm: Ake Persson, Eje Thelin, trombone; + additional recording in NYC: Grachan Moncur III, trombone; Cecil Payne, baritone sax.
Stockholm, Sweden, July 14, 1964;
Stockholm, Sweden, August, 1964;
NYC, fall 1964
| Stockholm Sojourn | Prestige PR 7361; Stateside (E) SL 10150 | |
| Tryst | Prestige PR 7361 | |
| Are You Real | Prestige PR 7361; Stateside (E) SL 10150 | |
| Goodbye | - | |
| Waltz For Debby | - | |
| My Foolish Heart | - | |
| A Swedish Villa | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| The Call | Stateside (E) SL 10150; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1894-2 |
* Prestige PR 7361, PRST 7361 The International Jazz Orchestra Under The Direction Of Benny Golson - Stockholm Sojourn 1965
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1894-2 - 1997
* Stateside (E) SL 10150 The International Jazz Orchestra Under The Direction Of Benny Golson - Stockholm Sojourn 1965
1967
Benny Golson
Benny Golson, tenor sax, arranger, conductor; with orchestra including: Art Farmer, trumpet, flugelhorn; Richard Tee, piano; Eric Gale, guitar; Jimmy Tyrell, bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Warren Smith, percussion.
probably Mayfair Studios, NYC, before April 12, 1967
| 102620 | Music To Watch Girls By | Verve V/V6-8710 |
| 102621 | Music To Think By | - |
| 102622 | The Magnificent Seven | - |
| 102623 | Right Any Time Of The Day | - |
| 102624 | Happiness Is | - |
| 102625 | Fried Bananas | - |
| 102626 | No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) | - |
| 102627 | The Disadvantages Of You | - |
| 102628 | The Swinger | - |
| 102629 | The Golden Glow | - |
| 102630 | Cool Whip | - |
| 102631 | Wink | - |
* Verve V/V6-8710 Benny Golson - Tune In Turn On 1967
= Verve 314 559 793-2 - 1999
1977 (age 48)
Benny Golson Quintet
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor, soprano sax; Patrice Rushen, piano; Robert Magnusson, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11 and 12, 1977
| Stablemates | CBS/Sony (J) 25AP-796 | |
| Ease Away Walk | - | |
| Are You Real | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| Along Came Betty | - | |
| Blues Alley | - |
* CBS/Sony (J) 25AP-796 Benny Golson - Are You Real 1977
= Musical Heritage Society 512796 -
Benny Golson's Fusion Group
Al Aarons, Bobby Bryant, Buddy Childers, Chuck Findley, trumpet; George Bohanon, Frank Rosolino, Britt Woodman, trombone; Maurice Spears, bass trombone; Jerome Richardson, alto flute; Ernie Watts, alto sax, flute; Benny Golson, tenor, soprano sax, electric piano, humming, arranger; Paul C. Shure, concertmaster; Murray Adler, Israel Baker, Bonnie Douglas, Elliot Fisher, James Getzoff, Janice A. Gower, William H. Henderson, Nathan Kaproff, Janet Lakatos, Betty LaMagna, Robert Sushel, violin; Rollice E. Dale, Pamela Goldschmith, Al Harshman, David Schwartz, viola; Armand Kaproff, Ed Lustgarten, cello; Bobby Lyle, electric piano; Tyrone G. Kersey, Clavinet; Roland Chambers, Bobby Eli, Dennis Harris, Ray Parker Jr., Greg Poree, guitar; Stanley Clarke, Scott G. Edwards, Michael "Sugie Bear" Foreman, bass; Charles Collins, James Gadson, drums; Pancho Sanchez, Larry Washington, congas; Willie Bobo, timbales, claves, narrator; Drake Frye, lead vocal; Mortonette Jenkins, lead vocal, background vocal; Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Linda Evans, Brenda Lucille Gooch, Barbara Ingram, Jan Ellen Jones, background vocal; Ted Lange, narrator.
Los Angeles, CA, 1977
| Hesitation | Columbia PC 34678 | |
| Walkin' And Stalkin' | - | |
| Love Uprising | - | |
| The New Killer Joe Rap | - | |
| The New Killer Joe | - | |
| I'll Do It All With You | - | |
| Easy All Day Long | - | |
| Timbale Rock | - | |
| Tomorrow, Paradise | - |
* Columbia PC 34678 Benny Golson - Killer Joe 1977
1978
Benny Golson's Fusion Group
Benny Golson, tenor, soprano sax, arranger; John Barnes, Bobby Lyle, keyboards; Michael J. Boddicker, synthesizer; Benorce Blackmon, Dennis Budimir, Ray Parker Jr., guitar; David Shields, bass; James Gadson, drums, lead vocal; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion; Mortonette Jenkins, Clydie King, lead vocal; Jessica Smith, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, background vocal.
Los Angeles, CA, 1978
| Blue's March (I'm Marchin') | Columbia JC 35359 | |
| Love Is The Key | - | |
| I'm Always Dancin' To The Music | - | |
| You | - | |
| Georgia On My Mind | - | |
| High On Sunshine | - | |
| Don't Ask My Neighbors | - | |
| Happy I'm Happy | - |
* Columbia JC 35359 Benny Golson - I'm Always Dancin' To The Music 1978
1980 (age 51)
Benny Golson Septet Featuring Curtis Fuller
Oscar Brashear, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, Thurman Green, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor, soprano sax; Bill Mays, piano; Bob Magnusson, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 and 22, 1980
| California Message | Baystate (J) RJL-8013 | |
| Soul Talk | - | |
| Blues March | - | |
| The Berliner | - | |
| Whisper Not | - | |
| Free Again | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - |
* Baystate (J) RJL-8013 Benny Golson Featuring Curtis Fuller - California Message 1981
= Timeless (Du) SJP 177 -
1981
Benny Golson Quintet Featuring Curtis Fuller
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Bill Mays, piano; Bob Magnusson, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 19 and 20, 1981
| One More Mem'ry | Baystate (J) RJL-8026 | |
| Out Of The Past | - | |
| Sweetness | - | |
| Five Spot After Dark | - | |
| Touch Me Lightly | - | |
| Sad To Say | - | |
| Once Again | - |
* Baystate (J) RJL-8026 Benny Golson Quintet Featuring Curtis Fuller - One More Mem'ry 1982
= Timeless (Du) SJP 180 - 1984
1982
Benny Golson Sextet With Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Cecil McBee, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 7-8, 1982
| I'll Remember April | Baystate (J) RJL-8054 | |
| Time Speaks | - | |
| No Dancin' | - | |
| Jordu | - | |
| Blues For Duane | - | |
| Theme For Maxine | - |
* Baystate (J) RJL-8054 Benny Golson With Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw - Time Speaks: Dedicated To The Memory Of Clifford Brown 1983
= Timeless (Du) SJP 187, CDSJP 187 Benny Golson/Freddie Hubbard/Woody Shaw/Kenny Barron/Cecil McBee/Ben Riley - Time Speaks: Dedicated To The Memory Of Clifford Brown 1985
= Baystate (J) R32J-1058 Benny Golson With Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw - Time Speaks: Dedicated To The Memory Of Clifford Brown 1987
1983
Benny Golson And Pharoah Sanders With The All American Trio
Benny Golson, Pharoah Sanders, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Vanguard Studios, NYC, December 20 and 21, 1983
| Jam The Avenue | Baystate (J) RJL-8092 | |
| Greensleeves | - | |
| Origin | - | |
| A Change Of Heart | - | |
| Times Past (This Is For You, John) | - | |
| Page 12 | - | |
| Vilia | - |
* Baystate (J) RJL-8092 Benny Golson, Pharoah Sanders, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette - This Is For You, John 1984
= Timeless (Du) SJP 235, CD SJP 235 - 1987
1987
Benny Golson - Freddie Hubbard Quintet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Marvin Smitty Smith, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, June 22 and 23, 1987
| Stardust | Denon (J) YF-7142-ND | |
| Povo | - | |
| Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | - | |
| Gipsy Jingle-Jangle | - | |
| Double Bass | - |
same session.
| Stardust | ||
| Double Bass | ||
| Gipsy Jingle-Jangle | ||
| Povo | ||
| Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | ||
| Sad To Say | Denon (J) CY-1838-EX, 33CY-1838 EX | |
| Far Away | - |
* Denon (J) YF-7142-ND, 33CY-1838 EX Benny Golson-Freddie Hubbard - Stardust 1987
= Denon (J) CY-1838-EX Benny Golson Featuring Freddie Hubbard - Stardust 1987
Freddie Hubbard - Benny Golson Quintet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, June 22 and 23, 1987
| Double Bass | Groove Merchant GM 26103 | |
| Gypsy Jingle Jangle | - | |
| Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | - | |
| Sad To Say | - | |
| Far Away | - |
same session.
| Double Bass | ||
| Gypsy Jingle Jangle | ||
| Povo | Lester Recording Catalog 26103 | |
| Love Is A Many Splendored Thing | ||
| Sad To Say | ||
| Far Away |
* Groove Merchant GM 26103 Freddie Hubbard, Benny Golson - The Jazz Masters 2008
= Lester Recording Catalog 26103 - 2009
1989 (age 60)
Benny Golson's New York Orchestra
Art Farmer, trumpet; Lew Soloff, #1 trumpet; Jon Faddis, #2 trumpet; Alan Rubin, #3 trumpet; Jim Pugh, #1 trombone; Birch Johnson, #2 trombone; Dave Taylor, bass trombone; Jerry Peel, #1 French horn; Bill Hamilton, #2 French horn; Tony Price, tuba; Trudy Kane, flute; Steve Taylor, oboe; Frank Morelli, bassoon; John Beal, contrabassoon; Mitchell Estrin, John Moses, Peter Simenauer, clarinet; Wendy Young, harpsichord; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Robbie Condor, synthesizer; Rufus Reid, bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums; Gordon Gottlieb, percussion; Adrienne Albert, Mary Sue Berry, Terry Textor, Marlene VerPlanck, vocal; Benny Golson, arranger, conductor.
National Edison Recording Studios, NYC, January 17-22, 1989
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F (BWV 1046): Allegro | Alfa Jazz (J) 29R2-38 | |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F (BWV 1046): Adagio | - | |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F (BWV 1046): Menuetto-Polacca | - | |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G (BWV 1048): Allegro-Moderato | - | |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G (BWV 1048): Adagio | - | |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G (BWV 1048): 2nd Allegro | - | |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 In D (BWV 1050): 2nd Allegro | - |
* Alfa Jazz (J) 29R2-38 Benny Golson's New York Orchestra Featuring Art Farmer, Mulgrew Miller, Rufus Reid, Marvin "Smitty" Smith - J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concertos No. 1, 3 & 5 1989
= Alfa Jazz (J) ALCR-210 - 1992
= M&I (J) MYCJ-30099 Benny Golson's New York Orchestra Featuring Art Farmer - Brandenburg Concertos 2001
Benny Golson Quartet
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
OK Village, Porto Maggiore, Italy, February 3, 1989
| Sweet And Lovely | Dreyfus Jazz (F) 191057-2 | |
| Along Came Betty | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| The Cup Bearers | - | |
| Jam The Avenue | - |
* Dreyfus Jazz (F) 191057-2 Benny Golson Quartet - Live 1989
= Dreyfus Jazz (F) FDM 36552-2 -
1990
Benny Golson Quartet
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
NYC, June 20 and 21, 1990
| Up, Jump, Spring | LRC Ltd. CDC 9018 | |
| Voyage | - | |
| Beautiful Love | - | |
| Goodbye | - | |
| Gypsy Jingle-Jangle | - | |
| Stablemates | - |
* LRC Ltd. CDC 9018 Benny Golson Quartet 1990
1991
Benny Golson Quintet Featuring Curtis Fuller
Jean-Loup Longnon, trumpet #8; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Kevin Hays, piano; James Genus, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
Paris, France, November 11, 12 and 13, 1991
| 1. | My Blues House | Dreyfus Jazz (F) 191132-2 |
| 2. | Domingo | - |
| 3. | In Your Own Sweet Way | - |
| 4. | Thinking Mode | - |
| 5. | Moment To Moment | - |
| 6. | Time Speaks | - |
| 7. | A La Mode | - |
| 8. | Blues March | - |
* Dreyfus Jazz (F) 191132-2 Benny Golson Quintet With Curtis Fuller - Domingo 1991
= Dreyfus Jazz (F) FDM 36557-2 -
1992
Benny Golson Sextet
Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, October 5 and 6, 1992
| Four | Alfa Jazz (J) ALCR-277 | |
| Heartstrings | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | - | |
| One Day, Forever | - | |
| Autumn Leaves | - | |
| So What | - | |
| Uptown Afterburn | - |
* Alfa Jazz (J) ALCR-277 Benny Golson - I Remember Miles 1993
= Alfa Jazz (J) ALCB-9540 - 1994
= Evidence ECD 22141-2 - 1996
1994
Benny Golson Funky Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley
Nat Adderley, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Monty Alexander, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.
39th Street Music, NYC, December 22 and 23, 1994
| Moanin' | Meldac Jazz (J) MECJ-30001 | |
| The Sidewinder | - | |
| Mississippi Windows | - | |
| Work Song | - | |
| Mack The Knife (funky arrange) | - | |
| Moritat (moder be-bop arrange) | - | |
| Blues March | - |
* Meldac Jazz (J) MECJ-30001 Benny Golson Funky Quintet Featuring Nat Adderley - That's Funky 1995
= Meldac Jazz (J) MECJ-20106 - 2001
= Meldac Jazz (J) TKCB-73061 - 2006
= Arkadia Jazz 70743 Benny Golson Funky Quintet - That's Funky
1996
Tenor Legacy
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Harold Ashby, tenor sax #1,3,7-9; James Carter, tenor sax #1,4-6; Branford Marsalis, tenor sax #2; Geoff Keezer, piano; Dwayne Burno, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
NYC, January 29 and 30, 1996
| 1. | Lester Leaps In (for Lester Young) | Key'stone (J) VACY-1008 |
| 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) | - |
* Key'stone (J) VACY-1008 Benny Golson Tenor Summit - Tenor Legacy 1996
= Key'stone (J) VACY-3007 - 1998
= VideoArts Music (J) VACZ-1056 - 2007
= VideoArts Music (J) VACZ-1409 - 2009
= Arkadia Jazz 70742 Benny Golson - Tenor Legacy
Benny Golson Quartet
Benny Golson, tenor sax; Kevin Hays, piano; Dwayne Burno, bass; Carl Allen, drums.
Jazz Club Uster, Uster, Zurich, Switzerland, May 23, 1996
| Up Jumped Spring | Arkadia Jazz 70741 | |
| Stablemates | - | |
| Talk Intro | - | |
| Tiny Capers | - | |
| Talk Intro | - | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| For Old Time's Sake | - | |
| Whisper Not | - | |
| Gypsy Jingle Jangle | - |
* Arkadia Jazz 70741 Benny Golson - Up Jumped Benny
Benny Golson Sextet
Art Farmer, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Geoff Keezer, piano; Dwayne Burno, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
Sandhausen Studios, Germany, November 6, 1996
| Blue Walk | Arkadia Jazz 70744 | |
| Killer Joe | - | |
| Are You Real | - | |
| Out Of The Past | - | |
| Blues Alley | - | |
| Along Came Betty | - |
* Arkadia Jazz 70744 Benny Golson - One Day, Forever
Benny Golson And Ed's Redeeming Qualities
Virgil Jones, Jimmy Owens, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, trumpet; Jim Pugh, David Taylor, Steve Turre, trombone; Jerome Richardson, Steve Wilson, alto sax; Don Braden, Bobby LaVell, tenor sax; Kenny Rogers, baritone sax; Bill Mays, piano; Mark Elf, guitar; Dwayne Burno, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums; Benny Golson, composer.
NYC, 1996
| Tea And Sympathy (The Comedians) | Milan 73138 35776-2 | |
| Manhattan Bound (Benny Golson) | - | |
| Looking For A Home (Benny Golson) | - | |
| Look Away (Stubborn All-Stars) | - | |
| City Walking (Benny Golson) | - | |
| Spoken Word (Ed's Redeeming Qualities) | - | |
| Morning Groove (Benny Golson) | - | |
| Something There (Benny Golson) | - | |
| Planet Robin (The Trouble Dolls) | - | |
| She Ate The Fly (Ed's Redeeming Qualities) | - | |
| I'm Just Feelin' It Now (Jane Kelly Williams) | - | |
| Rough At First (Benny Golson) | - | |
| Lonesome Bus (Mr. Henry) | - | |
| Buck Tempo (Ed's Redeeming Qualities) | - | |
| Another Turn In The Road (Benny Golson) | - | |
| More Bad Times (Ed's Redeeming Qualities) | - |
* Milan 73138 35776-2 Benny Golson And Ed's Redeeming Qualities - Ed's Next Move (Soundtrack) 1996
1997
Benny Golson Group
John Swana, trumpet; Ron Blake, Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mike LeDonne, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums; Tito Puente, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, percussion.
NYC, March 30 and 31, 1997
| Brown Immortal | Milestone MCD-9278-2 | |
| Five Spot After Dark | - | |
| Dear Old Stockholm | - | |
| Matinee | - | |
| You're The First To Know | - | |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | - | |
| Tito Puente | - | |
| Horizon Ahead | - | |
| Ever More | - |
* Milestone MCD-9278-2 Benny Golson Group - Remembering Clifford 1998
1998
Benny Golson And Curtis Fuller Quintet + 2
Curtis Fuller, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Jimmy McGriff, organ; Wayne Boyd, guitar; Dwayne Burno, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.
NYC, September 8 and 9, 1998
| South Street Jam | M&I (J) MYCJ-30012 | |
| My Funny Valentine | - | |
| Cherokee | - | |
| Five Spot After Dark | - | |
| Ornithology | - | |
| Lady Bird | - | |
| These Foolish Things | - | |
| Confirmation | - |
* M&I (J) MYCJ-30012 Benny Golson And Curtis Fuller Quintet + 2 - Legend Of Jazz Club 1999
= M&I (J) MYCJ-30267 - 2004
1999 (age 70)
Benny Golson's Orchestra With Shirley Horn
Robert Carlisle, John Clark, French horn; Elizabeth Mann, flute; Gerard Reuter, oboe; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Bill Mays, keyboards; Ron Carter, bass; Carl Allen, drums; Shirley Horn, vocal; unidentified string orchestra.
Avatar Studios, NYC and 39th Street Music, NYC, September 22, 1999
| One Day, Forever | Arkadia Jazz 70744 | |
| Sad To Say | - |
* Arkadia Jazz 70744 Benny Golson - One Day, Forever
2000
Lara Downes Solo
Lara Downes, piano; Benny Golson, composer.
Patrych Recording, NYC, October 11, 2000
| On Gossamer Wings | Arkadia Jazz 70744 |
* Arkadia Jazz 70744 Benny Golson - One Day, Forever
2004
Benny Golson Quintet
Eddie Henderson, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mike LeDonne, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Carl Allen, drums.
NYC, February 24, 25 and 26, 2004
| Terminal 1 | Concord Jazz CCD-2259-25 | |
| Killer Joe | - | |
| Caribbean Drifting | - | |
| Park Avenue Petite | - | |
| Blues March | - | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | - | |
| Cherry | - | |
| In Your Own Sweet Way | - | |
| Touch Me Lightly | - |
* Concord Jazz CCD-2259-25 Benny Golson - Terminal 1 2004
2008
Benny Golson's New Jazztet
Eddie Henderson, trumpet, flugelhorn; Steve Davis, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Mike LeDonne, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Carl Allen, drums; Al Jarreau, vocal #4.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 25, 26 and 27, 2008
| 1. | Grove's Groove | Concord Jazz CJA 31121-02 |
| 2. | Airegin | - |
| 3. | From Dream To Dream | - |
| 4. | Whisper Not | - |
| 5. | Epistrophy | - |
| 6. | L'Adieu | - |
| 7. | Love Me In A Special Way | - |
| 8. | Gypsy Jingle-Jangle | - |
| 9. | Verdi's Voice | - |
| 10. | Uptown Afterburn | - |
* Concord Jazz CJA 31121-02 Benny Golson - New Time, New 'Tet 2009