Favorite Benny Golson Composition

[Jazzmoose]

Had to go with the obvious, Whisper Not. But I'm glad to see Killer Joe on the list!!

[Bright Moments]

i remember clifford! (now in the lead!) B-)

[Jim R]

"Along Came Betty", with "Whisper Not" and "Are You Real" not far behind.

I remember meaning to vote on this in July, 2003. I guess I needed a little extra time.

[sidewinder]

'Stablemates' on the basis of some incredible recorded versions out there, not least Miles' for Prestige. I can never get bored with the unusual and unpredictable changes on this one.

[B. Goren.]

Amother vote for Whisper Not. And if we are talking about favorite versions, I prefer Lee Morgan's version (Mosaic set, disc 1).

[Dave James]

I'm a major sucker for a good ballad, so "Clifford" gets my vote. "Whisper Not" runs it a close second. "Along Came BettY" ain't bad either.

Up over and out.

[jazzbo]

I must be continuing my weird off the beaten pathness. . .I would choose "Out of the Past."

[blue-note-ojc]

I voted for I Remember Clifford. One of my favorite compositions by anyone. I have a number of recordings with Benny Golson on it and he never solos on any of them.

Whisper Not would be second. I agree that the Shelly Manne at the Blackhawk is my favorite recording of that song.

Tom

[Shawn]

Hard choice. I was stuck evenly between Whisper Not & Stablemates....finally flipped a coin and went with Whisper Not.

[tooter]

Seems to me that "Whisper Not" didn't have to be written at all, it was just plucked out the air where it had always existed - it sounds so natural somehow. Level pegging now between IRC and WN. Lots of other good tunes on his list though - "Five Spot After Dark", for instance, not mentioned yet?

[cannonball-addict]

I think that the original version of Killer Joe is too often relegated to a lower place on the jazz pecking order just because its too simple. You gotta love the hipness of that vamp. And the bridge ain't too shabby either.

I love the Toots Thielemans version from East Coast, West Coast as well as the original. I also like this new one from Terminal 1.