Modern Touch

Benny Golson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 14, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B000000Z88
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,279 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Modern" Has The Midas Touch, January 14, 2001

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Touch (Audio CD)

When your sophomore album features Kenny Dorham, J.J. Johnson, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Max Roach, you know you've arrived. Benny Golson's "The Modern Touch," recorded in December 1957, was only his second recording as a leader for the Riverside label, but by this point in his career he had already lent his compositional and arranging talents to dozens of other classic jazz albums. But in my opinion, Benny wouldn't hit his solo stride for another year-and-a-half, until his three amazing recordings from 1959 -- "Groovin' With Golson," "Gettin' With It" and "Gone With Golson" (see my reviews if you like). Don't get me wrong "The Modern Touch" is quite good, but Golson seems to get overshadowed by his high profile peers. Still, for Golson or Jazztet fans it is well worth getting, and since it's a limited edition (like most of his OJC discs), get with it soon.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great 50s jazz, April 21, 2006

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kevnm "kevnm" (Costa Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Modern Touch (Audio CD)

This is so musical, so wonderful. If you're exploring jazz, this disc makes obvious what people like about great tunes and arrangements, creative soloing, and virtuoso playing. Especially if you want something hip, but something non jazz experts can dig, try this very cool, very musical recording. Just great music.