Benny Golson “Whisper Not”
Benjamin Golson was born on January 25, 1929, in Philadelphia. He started playing the piano when he was 9. He liked playing the piano a lot and had ambitions of being a concert pianist. Then when he was 14 he heard Arnett Cobb play “Fly Home.” That’s the moment when he decided he had to [...]
Joe Henderson “Lush Life”
Joe Henderson was born in Lima, Ohio on April 2, 1937. He was born into a large family with 9 brothers and 5 sisters. One of his older brother’s introduced him to jazz. He had a collection of jazz records that Henderson liked to listen to. Lester Young was one of his first influences. When [...]
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter “Footprints”
Herbie Hancock was born in Chicago in 1940. He started playing classical piano at seven. He was considered a child prodigy and played a piece with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11. He was always very interested in jazz and used to study jazz recordings. He started playing jazz in high school. Hancock was [...]
Zawinul Syndicate “Patriots”
This is from a 1997 performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival.
