New Time, New 'Tet is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 2008 and released on the Concord label the following year.Concord Records discography: album details accessed February 26, 2019Benny Golson website: discography accessed February 26, 2019Jazzdisco: Benny Golson catalog accessed February 26, 2019
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos said "the watchwords for this recording are erudite, refined, intelligent, and above all, sophisticated. Appreciative veteran jazz lovers will want this excellent set of straight-ahead jazz from one of the true masters who needs to reclaim or affirm nothing in his decades as one of the true legends in American music".
All About Jazz's George Kanzler stated "He has displayed an unfailing gift for suave melodies combined with elaborate and sophisticated harmonies, all spiced with rhythms ranging from sultry saunters to high-stepping marches. And his playing, like his compositions, never relinquishes melody, no matter how baroque or extravagant his bebop-inspired harmonic flights may soar.".Kanzler, G., All About Jazz Review, accessed February 26, 2019
JazzTimes' Perry Tannenbaum observed "Surprises are strewn along our path as Golson temporarily disregards Broadway in favor of Verdi and Chopin".Tannenbaum, P., JazzTimes Review, accessed February 26, 2019
Track listing All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted "Grove's Groove" (Steve Davis) – 8:33 "Airegin" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:45 "From Dream to Dream" – 7:35 "Whisper Not" – 4:38 "Epistrophy" (Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke) – 8:46 "L'Adieu" (Frédéric Chopin) – 5:40 "Love Me in a Special Way" (El DeBarge) – 7:07 "Gypsy Jingle-Jangle" – 7:14 "Verdi's Voice" (Giuseppe Verdi) – 7:26 "Uptown Afterburn" – 7:08
Personnel Benny Golson – tenor saxophone Eddie Henderson – trumpet Steve Davis – trombone Mike LeDonne – piano Buster Williams – bass Carl Allen – drums Al Jarreau – vocals (track 4)
Production Benny Golson, Dennis Wall – producer Dennis Wall – engineer
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