Benny Golson (January 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024) was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of …

Benny Golson, saxophone player and composer of such classics as 'Whisper Not!' and other jazz standards invites you to have a look at his website. You'll find new releases, a discography, …

Sep 24, 2024 · Great jazz saxophonists Benny Golson and John Coltrane played music together as teenagers. Golson, who left his greatest mark as a composer, has died at age 95.

Sep 23, 2024 · Benny Golson, a master saxophonist revered as much for the durable standards he contributed to the jazz repertoire as for his eloquent tenor sound, died on Saturday at his …

Oct 9, 2024 · One of the last survivors of the golden age of bebop – the 1950s – tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson died on Saturday, 21 September at home in …

Sep 23, 2024 · Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist and composer who played with some of the biggest names in jazz and was a founder of one of the leading groups of the hard bop era, …

Sep 23, 2024 · Early on, Benny Golson was a member of Dizzy Gillespie 's band, and also worked with Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey and Johnny Hodges. As a composer, he wrote some …

Sep 23, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz great Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist and composer of standards such as “Killer Joe” and “Along Came Betty,” has died. He was 95. Golson died …

Over a seven-decade career, Mr. Golson exhibited a combination of grace, warmth and technical virtuosity influenced in part by his Philadelphia childhood friend John Coltrane. In 1959, Mr....

Sep 22, 2024 · Benny Golson, a preeminent tenor saxophonist who was also the composer of such elegant jazz standards as “I Remember Clifford,” “Along Came Betty” and “Whisper Not,” …