Stardust (Benny Golson album)

Stardust
Studio album by Benny Golson featuring Freddie Hubbard
Released	1987
Recorded	June 22 & 23, 1987
Studio	Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	67:03 CD release with additional tracks
Label	Denon CY-1838
Producer	Tatsunori Konno
Benny Golson chronology
This Is for You, John (1984) Stardust (1987) Benny Golson's New York Orchestra (1989)
Freddie Hubbard chronology
The Eternal Triangle (1987) Stardust (1987) Feel the Wind (1988)
The Jazz Masters Cover

Stardust is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard that was recorded in 1987 and originally released on the Japanese Denon label.^[1] The album was reissued on the LRC label in 2006.^[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "Hubbard was in prime form during this period, and the repertoire provides inspiration for some excellent hard bop-oriented solos. Worth searching for.".^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Benny Golson except where noted

1. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 9:18
2. "Double Bass" (Ron Carter) – 9:20
3. "Gipsy Jingle-Jangle" – 4:41
4. "Povo" (Freddie Hubbard) – 12:13
5. "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) – 7:29
6. "Sad to Say" – 10:16 Additional track on CD release
7. "Far Away" (Hubbard) – 13:46 Additional track on CD release

Personnel[edit]

• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Mulgrew Miller – piano
• Ron Carter - bass
• Marvin "Smitty" Smith – drums

Production[edit]

• Tatsunori Konno – producer
• Ed Rak – engineer

References[edit]