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The Modern Touch

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The Modern Touch
Studio album by
The Benny Golson Sextet
Released1958
RecordedDecember 19 & 23, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:37
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-256
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Benny Golson chronology
Benny Golson's New York Scene
(1957)
The Modern Touch
(1958)
The Other Side of Benny Golson
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

The Modern Touch is the second album by saxophonist Benny Golson featuring performances recorded in late 1957 and originally released on the Riverside label.[3]

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Excellent playing on an above-average set that defines the modern mainstream of 1957 jazz."[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Benny Golson except as indicated

  1. "Out of the Past" - 6:22
  2. "Reunion" (Gigi Gryce) - 7:14
  3. "Venetian Breeze" - 5:38
  4. "Hymn to the Orient" (Gryce) - 4:07
  5. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer) - 4:42
  6. "Blues on Down" - 11:34

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed June 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 568. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Benny Golson discography accessed June 25, 2012
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