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1981 studio album by Benny Golson featuring Curtis Fuller From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

California Message
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California Message is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1980 and released on the Japanese Baystate label the following year.[1][2] The album features trombonist Curtis Fuller, Golsons colleague from The Jazztet who also played with The Jazz Messengers, and was reissued on the Dutch Timeless label in 1984.[3][4]

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The AllMusic review by Steve Loewy said "While not one of Benny Golson's best recordings, there are still delights to be found. Golson leads a septet of trombonist Curtis Fuller plus mostly studio musicians from the Los Angeles area, performing a set of generally well-known tunes written by the leader ... trumpeter Oscar Brashear is a pleasant surprise with his lyrical, forward-looking solos. Golson is a pleasure to hear, too, on both tenor and soprano saxophones. Largely, the recording is fairly ordinary, though, with a sense that much of this has been done before, only better, by groups led by Golson. There is better Golson available elsewhere".[5]

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Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson

  1. "California Message" – 5:41
  2. "Soul Talk" – 6:41
  3. "Blues March" – 5:56
  4. "The Berliner" – 5:48
  5. "Whisper Not" – 8:55
  6. "Free Again" – 7:15
  7. "I Remember Clifford" – 6:30

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