Time Speaks

Time Speaks, subtitled Dedicated to the Memory of Clifford Brown, is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1982 and released on the Japanese Baystate label the following year.^[1][2] The album features trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw performing tunes associated with, or inspired by, Clifford Brown and was reissued on the Dutch Timeless label in 1984.^[3][4]

Time Speaks
Studio album by Benny Golson with Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw
Released	1983
Recorded	December 7 & 8, 1982
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:23
Label	Baystate RJL 8054
Producer	Makoto Kimata
Benny Golson chronology
One More Mem'ry (1982) Time Speaks (1983) This Is for You, John (1984)
Freddie Hubbard chronology
Back to Birdland (1983) Time Speaks (1983) Sweet Return (1983)
Woody Shaw chronology
Night Music (1982) Time Speaks (1983) The Time Is Right (1983)
Timeless Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "This set was chiefly notable for teaming together for the first time trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. Ostensibly a tribute to Clifford Brown, the sextet date only has two songs actually played by Brown. No matter; it is for the Hubbard-Shaw matchup that this straight-ahead outing is mostly recommended, as the two trumpeters provide most of the fireworks".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Benny Golson, except where noted

1. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston and Don Raye) – 8:00
2. "Time Speaks" – 10:27
3. "No Dancin'" – 7:01
4. "Jordu" (Duke Jordan) – 10:38
5. "Blues for Duane" (Freddie Hubbard) – 5:14
6. "Theme for Maxine" (Woody Shaw) – 8:18

Personnel

• Benny Golson – tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw – trumpet
• Kenny Barron – piano
• Cecil McBee - bass
• Ben Riley – drums

Production

• Makoto Kimata – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Jazzlists: Baystate Records LP discography accessed March 21, 2019
2. Jazzdisco: Benny Golson catalog accessed March 21, 2019
3. The Official Woody Shaw Discography accessed March 21, 2019
4. Jazzlists: Timeless Records SJP series discography accessed March 21, 2019
5. Yanow, Scott. Benny Golson: Time Speaks – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2019.