This Is for You, John

by Benny Golson

Overview

Dedicated to John Coltrane, with whom Golson jammed in Philadelphia as a teenager, this recording features a two-tenor lineup of Golson and Pharoah Sanders with a stellar rhythm section of pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Jack DeJohnette. While Sanders might seem a strange stylistic choice due to his scorching, free-style performances with Coltrane, he is, in fact, the only one of this group who recorded regularly with Coltrane, and he performs here totally within the hard bop context of the recording. Golson carefully chooses the tunes, including the lovely "Greensleeves," as well as four by Golson and one by Sanders. Most relate to Trane in some way, although Golson wisely eschews any kind of retrospective. Thankfully, too, the saxophonists never engage in any cutting, so the results are uniformly delightful, if somewhat conservative. ~ Steven Loewy

Product Details

Release Date:	12/09/2022
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262025035
Rank:	106874

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Benny Golson   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Ron Carter   Primary Artist,Bass
Jack DeJohnette   Primary Artist,Drums
Cedar Walton   Primary Artist,Piano
Pharoah Sanders   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Fumimaru Kawashima   Producer,Engineer
David Tan   Photography
David Baker   Engineer
Yasuo Yagi   Cover Illustration
Franz Lehar   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Benny Golson   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes
Pharoah Sanders   Composer
Makoto Kimata   Executive Producer