Benny Golson

• 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