Benny Golson

Benny Golson

Aliases: Benny Golson Funky Quintet ‎
Benny Golson and The Philadelphians
Benny Golson Sextet
The International Jazz Orchestra Under the Direction of Benny Golson
Born: January 25, 1929
Country: United States
IPI: 00053140615
Comments: Jazz tenor saxophonist who plays principally bop and hard bop. Golson is also a composer and arranger.

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Popular Originals

Killer Joe

Released on Meet the Jazztet (1960)

Covered by (64 artists)

Out of the Past

The Modern Touch

Released on The Modern Touch (1958)

Covered by (9 artists)

Step Lightly

Benny Golson's New York Scene

Released on Benny Golson's New York Scene (1958)

Covered by (3 artists)

Little Karin

Take a Number from 1 to 10

Released on Take a Number from 1 to 10 (1961)

Covered by (2 artists)

Popular Covers by Benny Golson

Stablemates

Originally by The New Miles Davis Quintet

Released on Benny Golson and The Philadelphians (1959)

Mox Nix

Meet the Jazztet

Originally by Art Farmer Quintet

Released on Meet the Jazztet (1960)

Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West

The Jazztet and John Lewis

Originally by Bill Perkins, John Lewis, Jim Hall, Percy Heath, Chico Hamilton

Released on The Jazztet and John Lewis (1961)

Mack the Knife

That's Funky

Originally by Kurt Gerron

Released on That's Funky (2000)