Winchester Special

Winchester Special
Studio album by Lem Winchester and Benny Golson
Released 1959
Recorded September 25, 1959
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length 39:28
Label New Jazz
NJLP 8223
Producer Esmond Edwards
Lem Winchester chronology
Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
(1958)Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio1958		 Winchester Special
(1959)		 Lem's Beat
(1960)Lem's Beat1960
Benny Golson chronology
Groovin' with Golson
(1959) Groovin' with Golson1959		 Winchester Special
(1959) Winchester Special1959		 Gettin' with It
(1959) Gettin' with It1959

Winchester Special is an album by vibraphonist Lem Winchester with saxophonist Benny Golson recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "The music falls between bop and hard bop with consistently swinging solos that are generally fairly inventive. This was one of Winchester's three recordings for the New Jazz label; all are easily recommended to straightahead jazz fans".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Down Fuzz" (Lem Winchester) – 10:02
  2. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 4:02
  3. "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 7:00
  4. "Mysticism" (Len Foster) – 7:31
  5. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 4:11
  6. "The Dude" (Winchester) – 6:42

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: New Jazz/Status 8200/8300 series accessed August 22, 2018
  2. ↑ Jazzlists: Lem Winchester discography accessed August 22, 2018
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Lem Winchester / Benny Golson: Winchester Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
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