California Message

California Message is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1980 and released on the Japanese Baystate label the following year.[1][2] The album features trombonist Curtis Fuller, Golsons colleague from The Jazztet who also played with The Jazz Messengers, and was reissued on the Dutch Timeless label in 1984.[3][4]

California Message
Studio album by
Benny Golson featuring Curtis Fuller
Released1981
RecordedOctober 20, 21 & 22, 1980
StudioMaui Music Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length46:43
LabelBaystate
RJL 8013
ProducerFumimaru Kawashima, Makoto Kimata
Benny Golson chronology
I'm Always Dancin' to the Music
(1978)		 California Message
(1981)		 One More Mem'ry
(1982)
Curtis Fuller chronology
Giant Bones at Nice
(1980)		 California Message
(1981)		 One More Mem'ry
(1982)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The AllMusic review by Steve Loewy said "While not one of Benny Golson's best recordings, there are still delights to be found. Golson leads a septet of trombonist Curtis Fuller plus mostly studio musicians from the Los Angeles area, performing a set of generally well-known tunes written by the leader ... trumpeter Oscar Brashear is a pleasant surprise with his lyrical, forward-looking solos. Golson is a pleasure to hear, too, on both tenor and soprano saxophones. Largely, the recording is fairly ordinary, though, with a sense that much of this has been done before, only better, by groups led by Golson. There is better Golson available elsewhere".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson

  1. "California Message" – 5:41
  2. "Soul Talk" – 6:41
  3. "Blues March" – 5:56
  4. "The Berliner" – 5:48
  5. "Whisper Not" – 8:55
  6. "Free Again" – 7:15
  7. "I Remember Clifford" – 6:30

Personnel

Production

References
  1. Jazzlists: Baystate Records LP discography accessed March 21, 2019
  2. Jazzdisco: Benny Golson catalog accessed March 21, 2019
  3. Jazzlists: Curtis Fuller discography accessed March 21, 2019
  4. Jazzlists: Timeless Records SJP series discography accessed March 21, 2019
  5. Loewy, Steve. Benny Golson: California Message – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
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