'I'm just a stitch in the fabric of jazz'

Benny Golson is one of the 20th century's great legends - but you'll never get him to admit it. He talks to John FordhamThe singer and pianist Mose Allison once said he didn't mind being told he was pushing 70, as long as 70 didn't start pushing back. Benny Golson, whose 80th birthday was celebrated with a concert at Washington's Kennedy Centre last month, might well feel Allison's message is still working for him, too. The Philadelphia-born saxophonist has just released a new album; so eloquen...

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