Description
JW Pepper Editors Choice selection
Hey Benny is a fun medium-up swing chart for developing groups that pays homage to the great Benny Golson. Features include reasonable range requirements, notated rhythm section parts, and an easy, but very hip, solo section. This will garner a great response from your audience as an opener or closer. Suggested solos are provided, but the composer urges developing jazz players to improvise over the easy-to-navigate chord progression. Each set also includes a guitar chord chart by Jim Greeson. Available in SmartMusic. (Note: Only available as a digital download from Kendor. Hard copies may be available from other vendors.)
Side note: It was an incredible thrill to have Benny Golson at Fresno City College for a master class in 2018! He was gracious enough to sign this copy of Hey Benny. What happened after the master class…long story. 🙂 I’ll tell you next time I see you. Bonus: ask about the hamburger. Totally worth it.
The chart that Benny inspired…now signed by Benny!
We are just good friends. I swear.
Publisher: Kendor
Listen to the audio demo here
See a score sample here
Watch a YouTube performance here, or one from Turin, Italy here
Purchase hard copies from JazzLines or JW Pepper
Practice tracks for solo section here
