Benny Golson, a preeminent tenor saxophonist who was also the composer of such elegant jazz standards as “I Remember Clifford,” “Along Came Betty” and “Whisper Not,” died Sept.

Great jazz saxophonists Benny Golson and John Coltrane played music together as teenagers. Golson, who left his greatest mark as a composer, has died at age 95. You got to start somewhere.

GROSS: The great composer and saxophonist Benny Golson died last month at the age of 95. Many of his works became almost instant jazz classics in the late '50s. And he composed internal music for ...

Tenor saxophonist Benny Golson, known for writing sophisticated songs, many of which have become jazz standards, died September 22 at his Manhattan home at the age of 95. Golson was one of the few ...

Music brings us life; music shows us death. In his joshing, garrulous way, Benny Golson said as much in Washington 11 years ago: “What have we done tonight?” the jazzman asked a rapt crowd at ...

Multitalented and internationally famous jazz legend, - a composer, arranger, lyricist, producer - and tenor saxophonist of world note, Benny Golson was born in Philadelphia, PA on January 25, 1929.

Legendary jazz musician Benny Golson, who played himself in a Tom Hanks movie, has died at 95 with his life honored in many tributes. As September approaches a close, with three months still to go ...

Benny Golson in 2012. As a teenager in Philadelphia he played with future jazz luminaries, like his friend John Coltrane and the Heath brothers. Credit...Mark Venema/Getty Images Supported by By ...

(AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file) (Charles Sykes, AP2011) NEW YORK – Jazz great Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist and composer of standards such as “Killer Joe” and “Along Came Betty," has died.

NEW YORK — Jazz great Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist and composer of standards such as “Killer Joe” and “Along Came Betty,” has died. He was 95. Golson died Saturday at his home in ...