I'm Always Dancin' To The Music

Recorded at A&M Studios in Los Angeles for Columbia in 1978. Benny Golson produced and arranged the session, with George Butler as co-producer and a crossover band featuring James Gadson, Ray Parker Jr., Dennis Budimir, John Barnes, Michael Boddicker, Paulinho Da Costa, and the Waters singers. The track marked a polished, disco-leaning turn for Golson, moving him into a more commercial groove than his earlier hard-bop work. Contemporary coverage framed the album as a Jazz/Funk/Disco crossover, and later writers treated the title cut as a standout dance number in the rare-groove tradition. It remains one of Golson’s most sought-after late-1970s sides, repeatedly described by collectors and reissue notes as a rare-groove favorite and underground dance anthem. The song has also been sampled, keeping it in circulation beyond the original Columbia release.