BENNY GOLSON SEXTET - The Modern Touch (1958-1992) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Benny Golson's second album as a leader (reissued on CD in the OJC series) is a solid hard bop date featuring the tenorman in a quintet with trumpeter Kenny Dorham, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Max Roach. The all-star group performs three Golson originals (none of which really caught on), a pair of Gigi Gryce tunes (best known is "Hymn to the Orient") and the standard "Namely You." Excellent playing on an above-average set that defines the modern mainstream of 1957 jazz. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1 Out Of The Past 6:22
Written-By – Benny Golson
2 Reunion 7:14
Written-By – Gigi Gryce
3 Venetian Breeze 5:38
Written-By – Golson
4 Hymn To The Orient 4:07
Written-By – Gryce aka Basheer Qusim
5 Namely You 4:43
Written-By – DePaul, Mercer
6 Blues On Down 11:34
Written-By – Golson
Credits
Bass – Paul Chambers
Drums – Max Roach
Piano – Wynton Kelly
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson
Trombone – J.J. Johnson
Trumpet – Kenny Dorham