Golden Boy (full title Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers Play Selections From the New Musical Golden Boy) is a 1963Art Blakey discography, accessed June 21, 2013. album by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, performing compositions by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse written for the Broadway musical Golden Boy. The LP was originally released on the Colpix label.Art Blakey chronology, accessed June 21, 2013.Nate Chinen, "Giving a Great 1960s Jazz Album Its Groove Back", The New York Times, December 4, 2009.
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars.Allmusic listing, accessed July 28, 2023.
Track listing All compositions by Lee Adams and Charles Strouse "Theme from Golden Boy" - 5:35 "Yes I Can" - 5:25 "Lorna's Here" - 5:09 "This Is the Life" - 5:56 "There's a Party" - 5:00 "I Want to Be with You" - 4:03
Personnel Art Blakey - drums Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan - trumpet Curtis Fuller - trombone, arranger Julius Watkins - French horn Bill Barber - tuba James Spaulding - alto saxophone Wayne Shorter - tenor saxophone, arranger Charles Davis - baritone saxophone Cedar Walton - piano, arranger Reggie Workman - bass
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