Dusty Groove review:
A really beautiful Japanese-only session from Benny Golson – and proof that, throughout the years, Golson could always continue to turn out wonderful material! Benny's working here with old bandmate Curtis Fuller on trombone – and the pair are supported by a trio who include Bill Mays on piano, Bob Magnusson on bass, and Roy McCurdy on drums – all held wonderfully in command by Golson, who's working here with a tightness that recalls Jazztet years, yet which also has him and Fuller opening up in nice long solos. There's a sense of warmth here that crackles wonderfully – that raspy Golson tone that we first grew to love in the late 50s, and which has only deepened with age by this point. The set includes the wonderful original tune "One More Mem'ry", plus great versions of Golson's "Sad To Say", "Touch Me Lightly", "Five Spot After Dark", "Once Again", and "Out Of The Past".
02 - Out Of The Past
03 - Sweetness
04 - Five Spot After Dark
05 - Touch Me Lightly
06 - Sad To Say
07 - Once Again
Curtis Fuller (tb) Benny Golson (ts) Bill Mays (p) Bob Magnusson (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
A&M Studios LA, August 19 & 20, 1981
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ReplyDeleteWhat a cool post - I love Benny Golson but have never even heard of this LP. Many thanks!!
ReplyDeletethank you very much
ReplyDeleteDon't know it either, Grumpy, so thanks for the chance to give it an ear.
ReplyDeleteNew to me too. Love Benny Golson with Curtis Fuller! Thank you very much. :)
ReplyDeletecouldn't or wouldn't a record company in the states do this?..kind of a shame these guys had to go to japan to make quality records
ReplyDelete..and oh yea, thanks
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion it stands as an indictment of the major US record companies that they abandoned straight ahaead jazz in the 70s and early 80s. Often it was Japanese and European companies who were recording American musicians in NYC and LA!
ReplyDeleteThank heavens for Baystate, Timeless, Steeplechase, Enja, Jazzcraft, East Wind, Strata East, Spotlite and many others and lets not forget the US independent companies like Muse and Xanadu who helped keep the music alive.
A similar situation happening even today on the reissue side, in particular with Soul and R&B - just about all the main players are English or Dutch; Ace, Proper, JSP, Chrono Classics, Charly - only Americans in the game are Collectables and they do a horrid job on almost every level! The earlier Collectables crap is almost unlistenable due to using cheap second hand copies for masters. They have improved a bit lately as they are finally paying for real masters.
ReplyDeleteYou introduced me to Golson, so I'm very happy to have this one, too!
ReplyDeleteKC & Grumpy:
ReplyDeleteIt's not just jazz & R&B where major labels have gone missing. They are also no longer issuing classical recordings. New recordings of classical music are being issued by a few non-US specialty labels & by symphony orchestras on in-house labels. The majors offer only classical CDs from their back catalogs.
This sad situation is discussed at length in "Have Studio Recordings Of Classical Music Become A Thing Of The Past?"
http://www.blogiversity.org/blogs/the__horn/archive/2012/07/16/have-studio-recordings-of-classical-music-become-a-thing-of-the-past.aspx
Grumpy, listening now, very pleasant, and mellow, i love it. thanks
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Lovely work from Golson. Thanks.
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vinyl>flac + scans
Great to have some 'new' Golson to listen to! Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteYeeeeeeeeeh Golson!! Superb! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks. I own an old vinyl copy
ReplyDeleteThanks, grumpy... missed this first time around.
ReplyDeleteThanks Grumpy. Was not familiar with this one.
ReplyDeleteThanks didnt know this one !
ReplyDeletethese guys are both so great, thanks for posting grumpy. I'm really looking fwd to hearing it.
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