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Jazz Legends

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Benny Golson
Julian Joseph talks to tenor saxophonist and composer Benny Golson , who worked with Dizzy Gillespie and Art Blakey , and co-led the Jazztet with trumpeter Art Farmer. From the archive a recording with Roots, the group featuring Golson, Nathan Davis , Chico Freeman and Arthur Blythe (saxophones), Kirk Lightsey (piano), BusterWilliams (bass) and Ed Thigpen (drums).

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Benny Golson
Talks:
Julian Joseph
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Benny Golson
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Art Blakey
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Nathan Davis
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Chico Freeman
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Arthur Blythe
Piano:
Kirk Lightsey
Piano:
Ed Thigpen
Source: Radio Times

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