Brandon Vazquez, Trumpet; Eli Asher, Trumpet; Joe Ford, Alto Sax; Michael Cochrane, Piano; Calvin Hill, Bass; Steve Johns, Drums, perform the works of Benny Golson (b. 1929). Benny Golson is an American bebop/hardbop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. Early on he wrote for the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie. In 1959 he co-founded and co-lead the Jazztet with trumpeter Art Farmer. From the late 1960s through the 1970s Golson was in demand as an arranger for film and television. In 1982 he reformed the Jazztet and was again active as a performer. Many of his compositions have become classic jazz standards.
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