California Message is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1980 and released on the Japanese Baystate label the following year.

[1][2] The album features trombonist Curtis Fuller, Golsons colleague from The Jazztet who also played with The Jazz Messengers, and was reissued on the Dutch Timeless label in 1984.

[3][4] The AllMusic review by Steve Loewy said "While not one of Benny Golson's best recordings, there are still delights to be found.

Golson leads a septet of trombonist Curtis Fuller plus mostly studio musicians from the Los Angeles area, performing a set of generally well-known tunes written by the leader ... trumpeter Oscar Brashear is a pleasant surprise with his lyrical, forward-looking solos.

Largely, the recording is fairly ordinary, though, with a sense that much of this has been done before, only better, by groups led by Golson.