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Born and raised in Philadelphia, Golson began learning the piano at age 9 and switched to the saxophone at age 14 ... which he needs to complete a collection of signatures of all of the 58 jazz ...

Benny Golson, a preeminent tenor saxophonist who was also the composer of such elegant jazz standards as “I Remember Clifford ...

Over his seven-decade musical career, Golson worked with some of the biggest luminaries in jazz, including Dizzy Gillespie, ...

After forming a lauded band and writing tunes like “I Remember Clifford,” “Whisper Not” and “Killer Joe,” he had a second career composing and arranging music for television.

Jazz great Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist and composer of standards such as Killer Joe and Along Came Betty, has died. He ...