Winchester Special is an album by vibraphonist Lem Winchester with saxophonist Benny Golson recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]

Winchester Special
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedSeptember 25, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:28
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8223
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Lem Winchester chronology
Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio
(1958)
Winchester Special
(1959)
Lem's Beat
(1960)
Benny Golson chronology
Groovin' with Golson
(1959)
Winchester Special
(1959)
Gettin' with It
(1959)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
DownBeat     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "The music falls between bop and hard bop with consistently swinging solos that are generally fairly inventive. This was one of Winchester's three recordings for the New Jazz label; all are easily recommended to straight ahead jazz fans".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Down Fuzz" (Lem Winchester) – 10:02
  2. "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 4:02
  3. "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 7:00
  4. "Mysticism" (Len Foster) – 7:31
  5. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 4:11
  6. "The Dude" (Winchester) – 6:42

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: New Jazz/Status 8200/8300 series accessed August 22, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Lem Winchester discography accessed August 22, 2018
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Lem Winchester / Benny Golson: Winchester Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  4. ^ DeMichael, Don (12 May 1960). "Lem Winchester-Benny Golson: Winchester Special". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 10. p. 34.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1522. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.