• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD
• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK
• 5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
The complete Benny Golson Quartet LPs Free (Argo LP716) and Turning Point (Mercury SR60801), featuring two all-star trios. As a bonus, “Impromptune”, which was the only quartet selection from the album titled Take a Number From 1 to 10. All in all, this CD includes all existing quartet recordings made by Benny Golson during the Sixties.
PERSONNEL:
- BENNY GOLSON, tenor sax on all tracks, with:
- ON TRACKS (1-6): FREE
- TOMMY FLANAGAN, piano
- RON CARTER, bass
- ART TAYLOR, drums
- Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, December 26, 1962.
- ON TRACKS (7-13): TURNING POINT
- WYNTON KELLY, piano
- PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
- JIMMY COBB, drums
- New York, October 30-31 & November 1, 1962.
- (*) BONUS TRACK (14):
- Cedar Walton (p), Tommy Williams (b), Albert “Tootie” Heath (d).
- New York, December 13, 1960.
TRACKS:
- 01 SOCK CHA CHA
- 02 MAD ABOUT THE BOY
- 03 JUST BY MYSELF
- 04 SHADES OF STEIN
- 05 MY ROMANCE
- 06 JUST IN TIME
- 07 HOW AM I TO KNOW?
- 08 THE MASQUERADE IS OVER
- 09 DEAR KATHY
- 10 THREE LITTLE WORDS
- 11 TURNING POINT
- 12 STELLA BY STARLIGHT
- 13 ALONE TOGETHER
- 14 IMPROMPTUNE
- TOTAL TIME: 75:49 Min