Along Came Betty

Along Came Betty is a jazz composition by tenor saxophonist and arranger Benny Golson .

It is one of the titles that stand for the lyrical side of the hard bop composer Golson. She was first recorded by Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers in 1958 for the album Moanin ' ( Blue Note Records ), of which Golson was saxophonist and musical director at the time.

Along Came Betty was featured several times by Benny Golson (both with the Jazztet and his own bands), the Jazz Messengers, but also by Jimmy Raney , Joe Lovano , Quincy Jones , Rufus Reid and Marian McPartland / Willie Pickens ( Ain't Misbehavin ': Live at the Jazz Showcase 2000).

Discography

• Art Blakey: Moanin ' (Blue Note, 1958)
• Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet: The Complete Argo / Mercury Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet Sessions 1960–1963 ( Mosaic Records , 2004)
• The Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet: Moment To Moment ( Soul Note , 1983)

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• Bielefeld catalog jazz 1988 & 2001
• Bob Blumenthal : Liner notes from 2004 for the CD edition The Complete Argo / Mercury Art Farmer / Benny Golson / Jazztet Sessions (Mosaic)
• Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
• Doug Ramsey : Liner notes for Art Blakey: Paris 1958 (RCA Bluebird, 1958)

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• There is a Californian hardbop band of the same name that was founded in 1998 http://www.alongcamebetty.com/