Killer Joe (Jazz Track)
Killer Joe is a composition by tenor saxophonist and arranger Benny Golson , in the typical 32-bar AABA form of jazz standards .
It was recorded for the first time by the Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet in 1960 for the first album Meet the Jazztet and quickly made the new formation known. By “ Killer Joe” or “ Killers” , Golson meant certain women heroes who hung out with “ladies” in the nightclubs of his hometown Philadelphia. Golson gave a brief introduction to the recording, which he regretted in retrospect.
Quincy Jones popularized the track with his 1969 version on the Walking In Space album , which also features Golson's I Remember Clifford and Blues March .
Killer Joe was also attended by Art Blakey , Barbara Dennerlein , Bud Shank , Buddy Childers , Joki friend , Jeff Hamilton , Lionel Hampton , Joe Beck , Milt Jackson , Charlie Persip , The Manhattan Transfer and Rufus Reid gecovert . Prince did not release a cover version, but described the piece as one of 55 songs that inspired him musically.
Discography
- Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet: The Complete Argo / Mercury Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet Sessions (Mosaic, 1960–1963)
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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)
Remarks
- ↑ cit. after Bob Blumenthal - liner notes