While in high school in philadelphia, pennsylvania golson played with several other promising young musicians, including john coltrane, red garland, jimmy heath, percy heath, philly joe jones, and red rodney. One is by art blakey, from the jazz messengers album moanin, and the other is by lex humphries, from art farmer and benny golson album meet the jazztet. Blues march, theme by benny golson written in fclef, with chords for c instruments. Blues march benny golson trombone transcribed by cory grossman for as played by curtis fuller from meet the jazztet, 1960 geffen records trans. Jul 03, 2019 benny golson has enjoyed an illustrious, musical career in which he has not only made scores of recordings but has also composed and arranged music golsin giants such as john coltrane, miles davis, sammy davis jr. Check out blues march by benny golson on amazon music. Writtenout solos provided for tenor, trumpet and alto, a sweet shout chorus, a sax section soli. Music profile for benny golson, born 25 january 1929.
Benny golson is the only living jazz artist to have written 8 standards for jazz repertoire. Benny golson s new york scene contemporary, 1957 the modern touch riverside, 1957 the other side of benny golson riverside, 1958 benny golson and the philadelphians united artists, 1958 gone with golson new jazz, 1959 groovin with golson new jazz, 1959 gettin with it new jazz, 1959 winchester special new jazz, 1959 with lem. Benny golson born january 25, 1929 is an american bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. American bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger, born in philadelphia, pa on january 25, 1929. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Blues march by score and parts sheet music for jazz band. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. Detailed description jazz band grade 3 mediumeasy arranged by benny golson chris sharp. It was first recorded for blue mitchells riverside album big 6 on july 2 and 3, 1958, and has become a jazz standard. A night in tunisia transcribed off of the november 30, 1958 live performance of art blakey and the jazz messengers musical director benny golson. Sonny rollins airegin is given the jazztet treatment in a performance highlighted by eddie hendersons crackling trumpet solo and. Golson 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. The standard soundfont is not great, so it doesnt sound fantastic in this default player.
The complete argomercury art farmerbenny golsonjazztet. Blues march first appeared on the 1958 album by art blakeys jazz messengers entitled moanin. Notes to the conductor benny golson is a worldrenowned composerarranger and tenor saxophonist who has composed several very important compositions that are considered jazz standards. Although the jazztet was formed in 1959, trumpeter art farmer and tenor saxophonist benny golson had been interested in forming a band with each other for. Emi music publishing, ascap, rumblefish publishing. Art farmer benny golson jazztet blues march 1993, cd. Buy blues march sheet music by art blakey for bflat. Benny golson and the philadelphians by benny golson on amazon. Blues march two intros two intros to a famous tune. Blues march 3 horn combo, benny golson jazz sextet, jazz.
Youll find new releases, a discography, his bio, stories about his childhood adventures with john coltrane and more. This set can help raise your playing to a higher level of proficiency. He came to prominence with the big bands of lionel hampton and dizzy gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career. Mexico, im finger popping and hip shaking, the maharajah and the blues. Golson is known for cofounding and coleading the jazztet with trumpeter art farmer in 1959.
It was first recorded for blue mitchells riverside album big 6 on july 2 and 3, 1958, and has become a jazz. Find blues march, 3 horn combo, benny golson jazz sextet, jazz combo small ensembles, new releases 2020 and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. The benny golson songbook features recordings of golson s work from the late 1950s and early 1960s by art blakey, lee morgan, dizzy gillespie, milt jackson, and golson himself, including several. Albums include meet the jazztet, groovin with golson, and the modern touch. Benny golson, saxophone player and composer of such classics as whisper not. Benny golson was an important composer and arranger, it is enough to mention stablemates, i remember clifford, whisper not. Legendary tenor saxophonist benny golson visited clasijazz and even played this song with hazte socio. His parents bought him a saxophone, and between 1947 and 1950 young benny.
A prodigious writer, golson has written well over 300 compositions. It was influenced by new orleans marching bands, and starts in long meter form and transforms back into regular time. Although one wishes that both sets could have been reissued in full the cd is just 62 minutes long, it is a joy to have free available again. Blues march art farmer, benny golson song info allmusic. Get the pdf audio of the tracks is after the break. Written solos are provided for tenor sax, trumpet and alto sax, theres a sweet shout chorus, a sax section soli and a big ending completing the package. While in high school in philadelphia, golson played with several other promising young musicians, including john coltrane, red garland, jimmy heath, percy heath, philly joe jones, and red rodney. Benny golson and the philadelphians is a welcome reissue from the folks at blue notecapitol. Blues march, along with killer joe, i remember clifford, stablemates, and whisper not are only a few of his. I remember clifford killer joe blues march whisper. June 22, 1982 tokyo, japan benny golsons blues march performed by art blakey and his all star jazz messengers.
Buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet music. Provided to youtube by believe sas blues march art blakey benny golson benny golson art blakey the best jazz, vol. At 120 bpm, this swing march begins with trumpet, alto and tenor on the melody, and then builds. Art blakey drums lee morgan trumpet benny golson tenor saxophone bobby timmons piano jymie merritt bass. Marvin smitty smith drums september 7, 1999 nyc composed by benny golson.
Benny golson composed this octet chart in 1957 and it was featured on the dizzy. However, this fact and the results are outside this tenor saxophone solography. Benny golson has made major contributions to the world of jazz with such jazz standards as. Along with moanin, two of golson s charts, along came betty and blues march, not only became standards in blakeys live repertoire but found their way to the heart of the jazz songbook. The benny golson songbook night lights classic jazz. Apr 11, 2015 the compositions of benny golson is part of the jazz mastercomposers series that riverside put out in 1962 and 1963 to highlight, as the liner notes put it. Song information for blues march art farmer, benny golson on allmusic. Whisper not, along came betty, and blues march during 19561960.
Cass caswells jazzmaster recreates this modern jazz march by benny golson. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of dlg digital. The jazztets appearance at the newport jazz festival came on the heels of the bands highly successful debut, meet the jazztet. As an improviser, golson s smooth tone and fluid lines contrast with and complement the aggressive playing of lee morgan. Benny golson on imdb benny golson recreates his great. This set was produced by benny golson, himself, in a new york studio with his own handpicked musicians, so you know the feel and general approach is 100% authentic. Benny golson has enjoyed an illustrious, musical career in which he has not only made scores of recordings but has also composed and arranged music golsin giants such as john coltrane, miles davis, sammy davis jr. The along came benny concert is the culmination of a yearlong celebration at harvard of the jazz performercomposer, which focused in the fall on the literature of mary lou williams and guest appearance of geri allen, and in the spring on benny golson. Composed by the great benny golson, this classic jazz standard will enhance your library. Born in philadelphia in 1929, benny golson began his career studying the piano, but everything changed when he heard tenor saxophonist arnett cobb playing flying home with lionel hamptons band. Killer joe, i remember clifford, along came betty, stablemates, whisper not, blues march, five spot after dark, are you real. Originally made by tom wilson for the transition label while golson was a member of the jazz messengers, benny celebrates his philadelphia heritage by using a band made up of musicians born and raised in the city of brotherly love lee morgan, ray bryant, percy heath and philly joe jones. Benny golson born january 25, 1929 is an american bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger.
Blues march benny golson trombone transcribed by cory grossman for as played by curtis fuller from meet the jazztet, 1960 geffen records. Benny golson is an american bebophard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Composed by the great benny golson, this classic jazz standard will enhance your jazz library. At 120 bpm, this swingmarch begins with trumpet, alto and tenor on. As an improviser, golsons smooth tone and fluid lines contrast with and complement the aggressive playing of lee morgan. Mar 12, 2012 stablemates was written in 1955 by benny golson, one of the great composers in jazz and a killer tenor saxophonist. In addition to i remember clifford, many of golsons compositions have become jazz standards including blues march, whisper not. Writtenout solos provided for tenor, trumpet and alto, a sweet shout chorus, a sax.
At about 120 bpm, this swing march begins with trumpet, alto and tenor on the melody and then builds. The complete argomercury art farmer benny golson jazztet sessions format. It was first recorded for blue mitchells riverside album big 6 on july 2 and 3, 1958, and has become a jazz standard composition and recording. Song information for blues march art farmer, benny.
This 1998 cd reissues tenorsaxophonist benny golson s excellent free album of 1962 plus seven of the ten selections from his take a number from 1 to 10 project of 1960. Blues march art blakey and all star jazz messengers 1982. Dominating this session is saxophonist benny golson, with an impressive four of the albums six tunes. We always appreciated benny golsons warm tenor saxophone sound and soon. The compositions of benny golson is part of the jazz mastercomposers series that riverside put out in 1962 and 1963 to highlight, as the liner notes put it. Benny golson born in philadelphia, on january 25, 1929 is a talented composerarranger whose tenor playing has continued to evolve with time. The changes to this song are not easy, but they are well worth learning to blow on. Blues march, along with killer joe, i remember clifford.
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