Up Jumped Benny

Up Jumped Benny is a live album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1996 and originally released by the Arkadia Jazz label.^[1][2][3]

Up Jumped Benny
Live album by Benny Golson
Released	1997
Recorded	May 23, 1996
Venue	Jazz Club Uster, Uster, Zurich, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:26
Label	Arkadia Jazz 70741
Producer	Makoto Kimata
Benny Golson chronology
Tenor Legacy (1996) Up Jumped Benny (1997) Remembering Clifford (1998)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell said "Benny Golson had not appeared on an American jazz label in a long time, so Bob Karcy of Arkadia Jazz stepped in where others feared to tread, issuing this live gig from a jazz club somewhere in Switzerland on the last day of a tour ... Stanley Crouch's liner notes are full of his usual respect-your-elders blather and the sound quality is boxy, but Golson's fans will feel fortunate to have this".^[4]

JazzTimes' Harvey Pekar observed "In addition to being among the great jazz composer-arrangers, Golson’s a superb tenor saxophonist ... The group takes a couple of tunes at a rapid clip but most are done at medium and slow tempos. On them Golson’s warm tone and inventiveness come to the fore. And he can still cook".^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted

1. "Up Jumped Spring" (Freddie Hubbard) – 8:48
2. "Stablemates" – 8:46
3. Talk Intro – 0:23
4. "Tiny Capers" (Clifford Brown) – 10:45
5. Talk Intro – 0:24
6. "I Remember Clifford" – 15:21
7. "For Old Times Sake" (James Williams) – 6:32
8. "Whisper Not" – 10:02
9. "Gypsy Jingle Jangle" – 10:25

Personnel

• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Kevin Hays – piano
• Dwayne Burno - bass
• Carl Allen – drums

Production

• Michael Muller – producer
• Heiri Wolf – engineer