Jazz saxophonist and composer Benny Golson dies at 95

Benny Golson speaks at the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Awards Ceremony and Concert held in New York (Charles Sykes/AP)

American jazz great Benny Golson has died aged 95.

The tenor saxophonist and composer of standards such as Killer Joe and Along Came Betty died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan after a short illness, said Mr Golson’s long-time agent, Jason Franklin.