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Benny Golson was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger, born in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 1929. He passed away on September 21, 2024, in Manhattan, New York. While in high school, Golson played with contemporaries and, after graduating from Howard University, joined a rhythm and blues band. He considered the band’s pianist to be the most significant influence on his writing. From 1953, Golson performed with notable bands and briefly served as the music director for the Messengers. In 1956, following the tragic death of trumpeter Clifford Brown in a car accident, Golson composed the tribute "I Remember Clifford." He also created several jazz standards during this period, including "Stablemates," "Killer Joe," "Whisper Not," "Along Came Betty," and "Are You Real?" From 1959 to 1962, Golson co-led the Jazztet, which featured prominent musicians before he joined John Coltrane's quartet. He later left jazz to focus on studio and orchestral work for 12 years, composing music for television shows such as "Ironside," "Room 222," "M*A*S*H," and "Mission: Impossible." In the mid-1970s, he returned to performing and recording jazz, reviving the Jazztet in 1983. Golson received several accolades throughout his career,

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