Benny Golson, Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 95

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Jazz saxophonist and composer Benny Golson dies at 95

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Benny Golson was a tenor saxophonist and composer of standards such as "Killer Joe" Golson died Saturday at his home in Manhattan after a short illness.

Golson worked with some of the biggest luminaries in jazz, including Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane .

He co-founded The Jazztet in 1959 with flugelhorn master Art Farmer .

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