"Killer Joe" , in my humble opinion, ranks right up there with Miles' "All Blues" as among the coolest Jazz compositions ever since I heard it on my copy of the Benny Golson/Art Farmer septet many years ago. It never goes out of style, and this version is terrific!! Benny is a true artist!!

Not only does Benny play great, but he speaks beautifully.

The drummer is Ocie Davis; pianist Fredrick Sanders; bassist David Pulphus.

he's such a great storyteller. love him!

A "SWEET CONVERSATION" ......and "ALONG CAME BEAUTY !!!!" Thanks it's so great !!

Thank you, Benny Golson and AHM! This is STILL my favorite composition of Benny's. I lived in Europe in the 90s and I saw Benny in a nice jazz club near the German city of Ingolstadt called, "Birdland". I don't remember everyone who was in the group, but it was at least a quintet or sextet, but I DO remember the guitarist - it was Kenny Burrell. Benny asked the audience if they would like to hear one of his compositions and immediately I yelled, "Along Came Betty", and they played it. Benny Golson and Kenny Burrell in the same group...WOW!!! Benny, if you're watching, I recently added my solo-guitar rendition of your tune on my KZfaq channel. I hope you like it...do you remember being in Ingolstadt when I saw you that night?

Benny Golson! Among my favorites musicians 🎷❤

This has gotta be Benny's most diverse & interesting solo on his own tune .

I love this tune and it's great to hear BG let us in on the back story. I know some folks like to do it in a latin style but I feel it so much more when it's swingin!

That bass player is amazing!!

Such a great composition. The genius of Benny Golson...

A gentleman and a fine musician....🎶🎷🎵👏

Loving the bass solo in Along Came Betty!

Slurring, cool playing by master composer and sax player BG! Thanks for up!

Along Came Betty Pritchett. Benny Golson: what a guy.

I always thought the song was about Betty Carter. Now I know the real story.

One of the great jazz composers.

Brilliant tune and playing by Benny

It is simply tension and release brother, nothing more nothing less. He's speaking to you, and you've just got to listen to him.

I just love it, was dads dj when i was younger learned to enjoy good tunes.

These guys are masters, accolades!

Very nice. Thanks for sharing such a great treasure.

This is great!! Thank you!

Great song , learned in a lot of school, the story is also unique thanks for sharing itjpascal

Your statement says it all, pretty much. If you've never felt jazz or understood it, you will likely never get there. It's cool. I'm sure there is music that you do dig. Like some hip cat once said...."Everything ain't for everybody".

As Louis Armstrong was quoted, 'if you gotta ask, you'll never know'..haha. But to try to put it in a nutshell, jazz is an american artform developed originally in new orleans that is based on individual improvisation over a musical structure. The structure can be anything from a 12-bar blues, to a 32-bar jazz standard, or a song from american popular culture...or really any song! Good jazz, like all good music, requires musicians with sensitive and sympathetic ears, and a similar audience.

Great Tone

Awesome.

Yeah, and think about how many styles are inspired by jazz! I actually can't think of any that isn't. I even heard like Black Metal musicians saying their had their formal foundations in jazz!

Yes

Actually, I think I'd take one step further back and talk about the influence of the blues on both jazz, rock, and gospel!

Betty must have been something but Bobbie is even better because she shares a life with such a passionate man.

Definitely a clever individual.

+Ben Tunnicliffe Yes, that’s some fine bass playing from David Pulphus, I’m glad you found out about him. Do you know who's on piano & drums? David Pulphus' site mentions the DVD which was produced from this Master Class, but he doesn't say who the other guys are. I love the look on Benny's face as he's digging the piano solo on Along Came Betty @ about 9:41.

Le jazz est mon paradis

Piano player got in the way of Benny's solo in the second tune

Blue 'n' Boogie starts at: 17:39

Great stories...back then before 60s there was much more real clubs of jazz NO STARBUCKS OR SPORT BARS

Anyone know kinda of neck strap he is using?

Muito bom

Bassist manhandles that thing

Bad Cat baby.

whose the drummer? real swingin'!

It is the best music...lol

Oh Yeah.....

who's in the band? more then benny.

Not sure if I like the recording placement of him. He's right up close in both ears. Swings hard but struggling to hear Benny.

I thought that was really good comping !

30:51 killer Joe.

Jazz is the blues. Like Charles Mingus said "Charlie Parker was a blues player".

ok, i'm going to risk everyone's wrath. i always find benny's compositions a bit odd and uninspiring. however, that always changes when i hear him playing them, and then they make perfect sense

Well do something else

How can a great player forget about his whole family back home in Pennsylvania !! I'm puzzled and I always heard about this man and never met him but money is the root of all evil so he probably thought we were going to ask for it all . Never turn you back on your family because at the end you have to be judged by the almighty for your sins !! A man we never met sad.