Up Jumped Benny | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1997 | |||
Recorded | May 23, 1996 | |||
Venue | Jazz Club Uster, Uster, Zurich, Switzerland | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 71:26 | |||
Label | Arkadia Jazz 70741 | |||
Producer | Makoto Kimata | |||
Benny Golson chronology | ||||
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Up Jumped Benny is a live album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1996 and originally released by the Arkadia Jazz label.[1][2][3]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell said "Benny Golson had not appeared on an American jazz label in a long time, so Bob Karcy of Arkadia Jazz stepped in where others feared to tread, issuing this live gig from a jazz club somewhere in Switzerland on the last day of a tour ... Stanley Crouch's liner notes are full of his usual respect-your-elders blather and the sound quality is boxy, but Golson's fans will feel fortunate to have this".[4]
JazzTimes' Harvey Pekar observed "In addition to being among the great jazz composer-arrangers, Golson’s a superb tenor saxophonist ... The group takes a couple of tunes at a rapid clip but most are done at medium and slow tempos. On them Golson’s warm tone and inventiveness come to the fore. And he can still cook".[6]
All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted