小简介\r \r 出生：1929/01/25 宾州 费城 \r \r Benny Golson除了吹萨克斯风很不错之外，也是一位很出色的作曲者（像是较为人所知的曲子I Remember Clifford与Whisper Not），他对於各种风格的现代爵士乐都很熟悉，无论是bebop或是Swing风格，他都很精专。 \r \r 他就读与Howard大学（1947-50年），1951年时在费城Bull Moose Jackson的节奏蓝调乐团合作，这一年他还认识对他在作曲上影响很大的钢琴手Tadd Dameron。在1953-54年时，他是Lionel Hampton乐队的一员。 \r \r 1956-58年时在Dizzy Gillespie的乐队里演奏。还有一个重要的时期是待在Jazz Messengers乐团里 (1958-59年)。1959-62年之间与小号手Art Farmer共同带领乐团（此时有专辑Benny Golson`s New York Scene）。60年代开始他将重心摆在电影与电视的配乐方面。1964-66年期间居住在欧洲。1982年时与老搭档Art Farmer再度合作。\r \r \r Benny Golson is a talented composer/arranger whose tenor playing has continued to evolve with time. After attending Howard University (1947-50) he worked in Philadelphia with Bull Moose Jacksons R&B band (1951) at a time when it included one of his writing influences, Tadd Dameron on piano. Golson played with Dameron for a period in 1953 and this was followed by stints with Lionel Hampton (1953-54), Johnny Hodges and Earl Bostic (1954-56). He came to prominence while with Dizzy Gillespies globetrotting big band (1956-58), as much for his writing as for his tenor playing (the latter was most influenced by Don Byas and Lucky Thompson). Golson wrote such standards as I Remember Clifford (for the late Clifford Brown), Killer Joe, Stablemates, Whisper Not, Along Came Betty and Blues March during 1956-60. His stay with Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers (1958-59) was significant and during 1959-62 he co-led the Jazztet with Art Farmer. From that point on Golson gradually drifted away from jazz and concentrated more on working in the studios and with orchestras including a couple years (1964-66) in Europe. When Benny Golson returned to active playing in 1977, his tone had hardened and sounded much closer to Archie Shepp than to Don Byas. Other than an unfortunate commercial effort for Columbia (1977), Golson has recorded consistently rewarding albums (many for Japanese labels) since that time including a reunion with Art Farmer and Curtis Fuller in a new Jazztet. Through the years he has recorded as a leader for Contemporary, Riverside, United Artists, New Jazz, Argo, Mercury and Dreyfus among others.\r