1929 - 2024
Benny Golson American Composer
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Details
| First Name |
Benny
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| Last Name |
Golson
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| Birthday |
25th January, 1929
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| Birthplace |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Died |
21st September, 2024
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Saxophonist
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| Occupation |
Composer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop
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| Music Genre |
Jazz
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| Year(s) Active |
1949–2024
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| Music Style |
Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Mainstream Jazz
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| Music Mood |
Intimate, Exuberant, Laid-Back/Mellow, Freewheeling, Elegant, Sophisticated, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Refined/Mannered, Complex, Stylish, Confident, Rollicking, Playful, Passionate, Energetic, Dramatic, Sax (Tenor)
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| Instrument |
Arranger, Composer
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| Instrument (text) |
Tenor saxophone, Saxophone
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| Official Websites |
https://www.bennygolson.com/
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Benny Golson (January 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024) was an American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a performer, before launching his solo career. Golson was known for co-founding and co-leading The Jazztet with trumpeter Art Farmer in 1959. From the late 1960s through the 1970s Golson was in demand as an arranger for film and television and thus was less active as a performer, but he and Farmer re-formed the Jazztet in 1982.
