NEW YORK (AP) — 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 Manhattan ...

The Associated Press reported that Golson died at his Manhattan home after a short illness. His agent did not disclose what the illness was. Golson was born and raised in Philadelphia. He started ...

Golson, who died Sept. 21, captured the sunny optimism of American in the late '50s and early '60s. He composed internal music for hit TV shows and appeared as himself in the 2004 film The Terminal.

We caught up with the hyper-busy Benny Golson as he was in the midst of rehearsing a new band for a club debut and recording session. Benny Golson’s New Jazztet recalls the group he co-led in the ...

Benny Golson during the Capital Jazz Festival, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, July 1982. Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist and composer, died on Saturday, Sept. 21, at his home in Manhattan. He ...

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 hit ...

Jazz saxophonist and composer Benny Golson has died. He was 95. The Associated Press reported that Golson died at his Manhattan home after a short illness. His agent did not disclose what the illness ...