Benny
Golson, jazz saxophonist and composer of surpassing grace, dies
at 95
In a seven-decade career,
he composed such jazz standards as “I Remember Clifford,” “Along
Came Betty” and “Whisper Not.”
Benny Golson in 2013. (Josh
Sisk/For The Washington Post)
By Matt Schudel
September 22, 2024 at 7:35 p.m. EDT
Benny Golson, a preeminent
tenor saxophonist who was also the composer of such elegant jazz
standards as “I Remember Clifford,” “Along Came Betty” and “Whisper
Not,” died Sept. 21 at his home in Manhattan. He was 95.
His daughter, Brielle Golson, confirmed
the death but did not provide a specific cause.
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長生きしたベニーゴルソンの訃報がWashington Postに掲載された。95歳だった。死因は発表されていない。R．I．P．
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