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Urbie Green, Trombonist & soloist, USA

b. Aug. 8, 1926, Mobile, AL - Jazz Artist, New York City
Martin trombonist Urban (Urbie) Green, known as the “trombonist’s trombonist,” is one of the true greats of jazz, among the elite of the world’s trombone players. Urbie Green has toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa and Frankie Carle and has been cited numerous times in Down Beat magazine’s annual critics awards. Green has also established an extensive career as a free-lance trombonist for recording artists such as Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Bernstein, Louis Armstrong and others. He has approximately 30 albums under his own name, appeared in the film version of The Benny Goodman Story and appears at major jazz festivals. Lately his solo career has taken him around the world three times in as many years. Urbie’s collaboration with Martin design engineers has led to innovations in the comfort of the hand brace and slide, an improved water hole with a curved key that empties easily in one turn rather than several shakes, and a goose neck that is chrome-plated to prevent players’ clothing from becoming marked by brass.


To that select list of wonderful instrumentalists who have led their own dance bands to fortune and everlasting fame, you can add the name of URBIE GREEN. No one…but no one… plays smoother, warmer, more mellow trombone.
Urbie Green was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, and by the time he was sixteen was working professionally with Tommy Reynolds’ band. There followed music and years with Jan Savitt, Frankie Carle, Gene Krupa, and finally, Woody Herman. In October 1950, Urbie became part of Woody Herman’s Thundering Herd, and in 1954 won the Down Beat International Critics Award for NEW STAR.
Urbie became one of the most sought-after trombonists for recording and club work in New York City. He is a multiple winner of the Most Valuable Player Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and perhaps the most recorded musician of all time. He has recorded with Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Leonard Bernstein, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Pearl Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, Mile Davis, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Barbara Steisand, Perry Como, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, J.J.Johnson, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Burt Bacharach, Buck Clayton and Herbie Mann, to name a few. He was seen and heard in the movie “The Benny Goodman Story”, and shortly afterwards fronted the Benny Goodman Orchestra for a three month tour. He has appeared in major jazz festivals, motion pictures, concert halls, nightclubs, radio, television and the White House. In addition, Urbie has performed at Lincoln Center with an all-star band led by Benny Carter in a special tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, and in Thailand, with the Benny Carter all-stars in a special performance for the King of Thailand.



Discography


Discography:
Urbie Green Septet 10-inch album (Blue Note 1954)***, Urbie Green And His Band 10-inch album (Vanguard 1954)***, A Cool Yuletide 10-inch album (X 1954)***, East Coast Jazz/6 (Bethlehem 1955)****, Blues And Other Shades Of Green (ABC-Paramount 1956)****, Best Of The New Broadway Show Hits (RCA Victor 1957)***, All About Urbie Green (ABC-Paramount 1956)***, Let's Face The Music And Dance (RCA Victor 1958)***, The Persuasive Trombone Of Urbie Green (Command 1960)***, The Persuasive Trombone Of Urbie Green Volume 2 (Command 1962)**, And His 6-Tet (Command 1963)**, 21 Trombones (Project 3 1968)****, 21 Trombones Volume 2 (Project 3 1968)***, Green Power (Project 3 1970)***, Bein' Green (Project 3 1972)***, The Fox (CTI 1976)**, Senor Blues (CTI 1977)****, Live At Rick's Café Americain (1978)**, The Message (Fresh Sound 1988)***, Sea Jam Blues 1995 recording (Chiaroscuro 1998)***.

MORE DISCOGRAPHY INFO - JUST LOOK AT SOME OF THESE GREAT GROUPS OF MUSICIANS!
 

THE FOX by urbie green

Songs

Fox glove suite, mertensia, please send me someone to love, Manteca, another star, goodbye, you don't know what love is

Play by

Urbie Green (tb), Joe Farrell (ss) or Jeremy Steig (fl), Toots Thielemans (hca), Mike Mainieri (vib), Fred Gripper (piano) or Barry Miles (synth), Eric Gale (guitar), Anthony Jackson (elb) or George Mraz (bass), Andy Newmark or Jimmy Madison (drum), Sue Evans (percusion)

CD Album

CTI 6070

 

THE FOX by urbie green

Songs

Another star, goodbye, mertensia, you don't know what love is, Manteca, foxglove suite, please send me someone to love

Play by

Urbie Green (tb), Joe Farrell (ss), Jeremy Steig (fl), Eric Gales (guitar), Fred Gripper or Mile Abene (piano), Barry Miles (synth), Mike Mainieri (vib), Anthony Jackson (elb), George Mraz (bass), James Madison or Andy Newmark (drum), Sue Evans, Nicky Marrero (percusion)

CD Album

CTI 6069

 

AND THIS BAND (17-08-1954) by urbie green

Songs

I got it bad and that ain't good, lullaby of Birdland, old time modern, Med's tune

Play by

Ruby Braff (trumpet), Urbie Green (tb), Med Flory (alto sax), Frank Wess (tenor sax) (fl), Charles Thompson (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Aaron Bell (bass), Bobby Donaldson (drum)

CD Album

VANG 8010

 

EAST COAST JAZZ, VOL. 6 (12-01-1955) by urbie green

Songs

Mutation, green dolphin street, how about you?, assafras, sneaky Pete, just one of those things, love locked out, melody in B flat, three little words, when your lover has gone

Play by

Doug Mettome (trumpet), Urbie Green (tb), Al Cohn (tenor sax), Danny Bank (bs), Jimmy Lyon (piano), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Jimmy Campbell or Osie Johnson (drum)

CD Album

BETH 14

 

BLUES AND OTHER SHADES OF GREEN (12-10-1955) by urbie green

Songs

Paradise, you are too beautiful, am i blue?, it's too late now, dirty Dan, reminiscent blues, thou swell, one for Dee, warm valley, Frankie and Johnny, limehouse blues

Play by

Urbie Green (tb) (vib), Dave McKenna (piano), Jimmy Raney (guitar), Percy Heath (bass), Kenny Clarke (drum)

CD Album

ABC 101

 

ALL ABOUT URBIE GREEN (31-07-1956) by urbie green

Songs

Sleep, soft winds, with the wind and the rain in your hair, home, i ain^t got nobody, little John, Stella by starlight, cherokee, plain Bill from bluesville, springsville, 'round midnight

Play by

John Carisi, Nick Travis, Joe Wilder (trumpet), Urbie Green, Jack Satterfield, Chaucey Welsh (tb), Bill Barber (tu), Ray Beckenstein, Hal McKusick (alto sax), Al Cohn (tenor sax), Sol Schlinger (bs), Dave McKenna (piano), Jack Lesberg (bass), Osie Johnson (drum)

CD Album

ABC 137

 

LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE (19-12-1957) by urbie green

Songs

Please, the moon is low, baby won't you please come home, it must be true, show me the way to go home, dinner for one please James, when you're smiling, you're my everything, love walked in, i won't dance, that old gang of mine, ...

Play by

Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis (trumpet), Urbie Green, Billy Byers, Tom Mitchell (tb), Gene Quill, Hal McKusick (alto sax), Boomie Richman (tenor sax), Al Cohn (tenor sax), Hank Jones (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), George Wettling (drum) +others

CD Album

RCA 1667

 

JIMMY MCHUGH IN HI-FI (05-05-1958) by urbie green

Songs

Louella, i must have that man, cuban love song, rock-a-bye, i found myself a guy, diga diga doo, i feel a song coming on, medley

Play by

Bernie Glow, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis (trumpet), Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsh, Tom Mitchell (tb), Gene Quill, Hal McKusick (alto sax), Dick Hafer (tenor sax), Sol Schlinger (bs), Hank Jones (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), George Wettling (drum)

CD Album

RCA 1741

 

BEST OF THE NEW BROADWAY SHOW (24-03-1959) by urbie green

Songs

My girl is just enough woman for me, i know your kind, look who's in love, lazy moon, you are too beautiful, i say hello, small world, love look away, just for once, love will find a way, you'll never get away, i feel sorry for the girl

Play by

Urbie Green (tb), Nat Pierce (piano), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Don Lamond (drum)

CD Album

RCA 1969 - Réédition : RCA 39873

 

SENOR BLUES (01-06-1977) by urbie green

Songs

Capitain Marvel, you are so beautiful, Ysabel's table dance, senor blues, i'm in you, i wish

Play by

Urbie green (tb), Fred Griffin (fhr), Tony Price (tu), Grover Washington, David Tofani, Frank Vicari, Kenny Berger (reed), David Matthews (elp), John Scofield (guitar), Harvie Swartz (bass), Jim Madison (drum), Sue Evans (percusion)

CD Album

CTI 7079

 

SEA JAM BLUES (29-05-1995) by urbie green

Songs

Sea jam blues, you've changed, giant steps, i thought about you, the song is you, the Bach suite, old folks, but not for me

Play by

Urbie Green (tb), Chris Potter (alto sax) (ss), Jesse Green (piano), Paul Rostock (bass), Glenn Davis (drum)

CD Album

CHIAROS 338

 


CASE FORTE (11-04-1980) by helen merrill

Songs

Natural sounds, so many stars, how insensitive, like a lover, casa forte, too marvellous for words, Vera Cruz, Antonio's song, close enough for love, wave

Play by

helen merrill (vcl), bucky pizzarelli (guitar), george mraz (bass), grady tate (drum), rubens bassini (percusion) +strings or urbie green (tb), jim buffington, peter gordon, john clark (frh), sal nistico (sax), torrie zito (piano), francisco centano (elb), dom um romao (dr

CD Album

INNER 1125 - Réédition : EMARCY 558 848

 

PARADE (01-03-1979) by ron carter

Songs

Sometimes i feel like a motherless child, parade, a theme, tinderbox, G.J.T.,gypsy

Play by

jon faddis, joe hepley, john frosk (trumpet), urbie green, tom malone (tb), jerry dodgion, frank wess (reeds), joe henderson (tenor sax), ron carter (piccolo-b), chick corea (piano), tony williams (drum)

CD Album

MILEST 9088 - Réédition : OJC 1047

 

NIGHTWINGS (01-06-1977) by stanley turrentine

Songs

If you don't believe me, papa, nightwings, there's music in the air, Joao, birdland, don't give up on us

Play by

randy brecker or jon faddis, lou soloff, earl gardner (trumpet), urbie green (tb), don butterflfield (tu), hubert laws (fl), stanley turrentine (tenor sax), paul griffin (keyb), eric gale (guitar), ron carter (bass), charles collins (drum), crusher bennett (percusion) +others

CD Album

FANT 9534

 

STONE FLOVER (01-06-1970) by antonio carlos jobim

Songs

Tereza my love, children's game, choro, Brazil, stone flower, amparo, andorinha, God and the devil in the land of the sun, Sabia

Play by

urbie green (tb), joe farrell (ss), hubert laws (fl), harry lookofsky (vln), antonio carlos jobim (piano) (elp) (guitar) (voc), eumir deodato (guitar), ron carter (bass), joao palma (drum) (percusion)

CD Album

CTI 6002 - Réédition : EPIC 45480

 

NIGHT SONG (01-02-1969) by kenny burrell

Songs

Night song, love you madly, brother were are you?, teach me tonight, just a-sittin' and a-rockin', blues for Wes, namely you, night hawk, the shadow of your smile

Play by

marvin stamm, bernie glow, joe shepley (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, wayne andre, urbie green, alan raph(tb), jerome richardson (fl), don butterfield (tu), warren bernhardt (piano), kenny burrell (guitar), ron carter (bass), donald mcdonald (drum), johnny pacheco (per)

CD Album

VERVE 8751

 

SUMMERTIME (10-10-1968) by paul desmond

Songs

Where is love, summertime, Emily, north by northeast, Olvidar, someday my prince will come, lady in cement, samba with some barbecue

Play by

burt collins, marvin stamm (trumpet), urbie green, j. j. johnson, kai winding, bill watrous (tb), ray alonge, jimmy buffington (fhr), paul desmond (alto sax), mike manieri (vib), jay berliner (guitar), herbie hancock (piano), ron carter (bass), leo morris (drum) +perc

CD Album

A&M 946

 

BLUES THE COMMON GROUND (15-12-1967) by kenny burrell

Songs

The common ground, the preacher, angel eyes, burning spear, everydays, see see rider wonder why, every day, sausalito nights, soulful brothers, were you there

Play by

ernie royal, thad jones, j. nottingham (trumpet), wayne andre, urbie green, jimmy cleveland, tony studd (tb), harvey phillips (tu), jerome richardson (reeds), herbie hancock (piano), kenny burrell (guitar), ron carter (bass), grady tate (drum), johnny pacheco (percusion)

CD Album

VERVE 8746 - Réédition : VERVE 589 101

 

BEACH SAMBA (25-05-1967) by astrud gilberto

Songs

Beach samba, a banda, oba oba, my foolish heart, misty roses, i had the craziest dream, the face i love, canoeiro, dia das rosas, nao bate o coracao, stay

Play by

astrud giberto (vcl), ernie royal, marvin stamm (trumpet), urbie green (tb), ray along, jimmy buffington (flh), john barber (tu), seldon powell, huber laws (reeds), george devens (vib), toots thielemans (guitar), ron carter (bass), grady tate (drum) + others, strings

CD Album

VERVE 8708

 

RAIN FOREST (16-05-1966) by walter wanderley

Songs

Beach samba, beloved melancholy, summer samba, taste of sadness, call me, it's easy to say goodbye, cried cried, cry out your sadness, song of the jet, the great love, rain, the girl from Ipanema

Play by

urbie green (tb), john grimm (fl), walter wanderley (org), bucky pizzarelli (guitar) + orch.

CD Album

VERVE 8658

 

DESADE (27-04-1966) by lalo schifrin

Songs

Renaissance, beneath a weeping willow shade, Arie, blues for J. S. Bach, troubadour, the wig, bossa antique, old laces, marquis deSade, Versailles promenade

Play by

ernie royal, clark terry, ernie royal (trumpet), urbie green, j.j. johnson (tb), don butterfield (tu), ray along, james buffington (flh), jerome richardson (tenor sax) (fl), lalo schifrin (piano), gene bertoncini (guitar), richard davis (bass), grady tate (drum) +strings

CD Album

VERVE 8654 - Réédition : VERVE 537 751

 

DIRTY DOG (28-03-1966) by kai winding

Songs

Dirty dog, sunrise, cantaloupe island, blindman blindman, something you got, the sidewinder

Play by

kai winding, carl fontana, urbie green, bill watrous (tb), herbie hancock (piano), buzzy bavarian (guitar), bob cranshaw (bass), grady tate (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8661

 

SONNY (01-03-1966) by sonny stitt

Songs

Duketation, t' wanna, icy stone, pink gloves, let my peopel split, samba de Orfeo, liberian love song, handkerchief head, Stitt's song

Play by

joe newman, clark terry (trumpet), urbie green, j.j. johnson (tb), sonny stitt (alto sax) (tenor sax), eddie davis (tenor sax), george berg (bs),wild bill davis (org), junior mance or billy taylor (piano), les spann or barry galbraith (guitar), milt hinton (bass), walter perkins (drum) +(perc

CD Album

ROUL 25339

 

WRAPPED TIGHT (01-03-1965) by coleman hawkins

Songs

Wrapped tight, intermezzo, marcheta, and i still love her, Bean's place, red roses for a blue lady, beautiful girl, she's fit, out of nowhere, indian summer

Play by

coleman hawkins (tenor sax), urbie green (tb), snook young (trumpet), barry harris (piano), buddy catlett (bass), eddie locke (drum)

CD Album

IMP 87 - Réédition : GRP 1108

 

ROOM FOR ONE MORE (15-01-1965) by irene reid

Songs

Why don't you tell me so?, every time we say goodbye, save your love for me, more, they all say i'm the biggest fool, who can i turn to?, if ever i would leave you, when did you leave heaven, in the still of the night, i wonder where our love has gone

Play by

irene reid (vcl), thad jones, joe newman, ernie royal (trumpet), j. cleveland, urbie green, j.j. johnson (tb), d. bank, charlie mariano, j. richardson, phil woods, jerry dodgion (reeds), roger kellaway (piano), kenny burrell (guitar), bob cranshaw (bass), grady tate (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8621

 

RAY BROWN / MILT JACKSON (04-01-1965) by ray brown

Songs

Lines with a groove, for someone in love, dew and mud, just can't fool myself, lazy theme, now hear me moaning, in a crowd, Monterey mist

Play by

clark terry, snooky young, ernie royal (trumpet), tom mcintosh, urbie green, jimmy cleveland (tb), danny bank, jerome richardson, jimmy heath, phil woods (reeds), ray alonge (flh), milt jackson (vib), hank jones (piano), ray brown (bass), grady tate or al. heath (dr

CD Album

VERVE 8615 - Réédition : VERVE 533 259

 

MOVIN' WES (11-11-1964) by wes montgomery

Songs

Cravan, people, movin' Wes, moca flor, matchmaker matchmaker, senza fine, Theodora, in and out, born to be blue West coast blues

Play by

ernie royal, snooky young, clark terry (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, urbie green, quentin jackson (tb), don butterfield (tu), jerome richardson (alto sax) (fl), bobby scott (piano), wes montgomery (guitar), bob cranshaw (bass), grady tate (drum), willie bobo (percusion)

CD Album

VERVE 8610 - Réédition : VERVE 521 433

 

THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE (21-10-1964) by astrud gilberto

Songs

Funny world, fly me to the moon, who can i turn to, day by day, o guazo, tristeza, the shadow of your smile, the gentle rain, non stop to Brazil, manha de carnaval, take me to Aruanda, the pawnbroker

Play by

astrud gilberto (vcl), urbie green or bob brookmeyer or kai winding (tb) + claus ogerman or don sebesky orchestra

CD Album

VERVE 8629 - Réédition : VERVE 557 184

 

NEW FANTASY (10-06-1964) by lalo schifrin

Songs

Prelude, peanut vendor, bachianas brasileira no 5, new fantasy, slaughter on 10th avenue, the blues, sabre dance, el salon Mexico

Play by

ernie royal, clark terry, snooky young (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, kai winding, j. j. johnson, urbie green (tb), bob northern (flh), don butterfield (tu), jerome richardson (tenor sax) (fl), lalo schifrin (piano), mundell lowe (guitar), george duvivier (bass), grady tate (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8601

 

GREAT SCOTT!! (20-05-1964) by shirley scott

Songs

A shot in the dark, great Scott, the seventh dawn, hoe down, shadows of Paris, five o'clock whistle, the blues ain't nothin' but some pain, i'm getting sentimental over you, make someone happy

Play by

shirley scott (org), bob cranshaw or george duvivier (bass), otis finch (drum), urbie green, quentin jackson, willie dennis (tb), jimmy nottingham, snooky young, joe wilder (trumpet), barry galbraith (guitar), osie johnson, willie rodriquez, jonny pacheco (percusion)

CD Album

IMP 67

 

THE CAT (27-04-1964) by jimmy smith

Songs

Joy house, the cat, basin street blues, the carpetbaggars, Chicago serenade, St Louis blues, Delon's blues, blues in the night

Play by

ernie royal, snooky young, thad jones, bernie glow (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, urbie green (tb), ray along, jimmy buffington (flh), don butterfield (tu), jimmy smith (org), kenny burrell (guitar), george duvivier (bass), grady tate (drum), phil kraus (percusion)

CD Album

VERVE 8587 - Réédition : VERVE 810 046

 

ME AND THE BLUES (18-11-1963) by joe williams

Songs

Workin', soothe me, a woman, come one blues, hobo flats, every night, good morning heartache, rocks in my bed,early in the morning, i'm sticking to you baby, Kansas city

Play by

joe williams (vcl), clark terry, thad jones, snooky young (trumpet), urbie green, quentin jackson (tb), phil woods (alto sax), jerome richardson, phil bodner (tenor sax), danny bank (bs), hank jones or bernie leighton (piano), kenny burrell (guitar), milt hinton (bass), sol gubin (dr

CD Album

RCA 2879

 

BASIE LAND (04-10-1963) by count basie

Songs

Doodle oodle, instant blues, yuriko, gymnastics, count me in, rable rouser, Sassy, big brother, Basie land, wanderlust

Play by

snook young, sonny cohn, al aarons, fip ricard (trumpet), henry coker, benny powell, grover mitchell, urbie green (tb), m. royal, eric dixon, frank wess, frank foster, ch. fowlkes (sax), count basie (piano), freddie green (guitar), buddy catlett (bass), sonny payne (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8597

 

SEVERAL SHADES OF JADE (23-04-1963) by cal tjader

Songs

China nights, the fakir, cherry blossom, Borneo, Tokyo blues, song of the yellow river, sahib, almond tree, hot saké

Play by

ernie royal, clark terry (trumpet), urbie green (tb), bob northern (flh), don butterfield (tu), cal tjader (vib), lalo schifrin (piano), jimmy raney (guitar), george duvivier (bass), ed shaughnessy (drum) + woodwinds, perc

CD Album

VERVE 8507 - Réédition : VERVE 537 083

 

LI 'L OL' GROOVEMAKER... BASIE! (21-04-1963) by count basie

Songs

Nasty magnus, dum dum, Kansas city wrinkles, count'em, belly roll, boody rumlbe, li^l ol' groovemaker, lullaby for Jolie, pleasingly plump

Play by

snooky young, sonny cohn, al aarons, fip richard (trumpet), henry coker, benny powell, grover mitchell, urbie green (tb), m. royal, eric dixon, frank wess, frank foster, ch. folkes (sax), count basie (piano), freddie green (guitar), buddy catlett (bass), sonny payne (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8549

 

MORE HITS OF 50'S AND 60'S (08-04-1963) by count basie

Songs

Come fly with me, hey jealous lover, in the wee small hours of the morning, this love of mine, south of the border, on the road to Mandalay, i'll never smile again, only the lonely, saturday night, all of me, the second time around, i thought about you

Play by

snooky young, sonny cohn, al aarons, fip richard (trumpet), henry coker, benny powell, grover mitchell, urbie green (tb), m. royal, eric dixon, frank wess, frank foster, ch. folkes (sax), count basie (piano), freddie green (guitar), buddy catlett (bass), sonny payne (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8563

 

HOBO FLATS (15-03-1963) by jimmy smith

Songs

Walk right in, meditation, trouble in mind, blueberry hill, hobo flats, the preacher, i can't stop lovin' you

Play by

ernie royal, joe newman, clark terry (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, urbie green, quentin jackson (tb), george dorsey, phil woods (alto sax), al cohn, zoot sims (tenor sax), jimmy smith (org), milt hinton or george duvivier (bass), jimmy johnson or bill rodriguez (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8544

 

J.J.'S BROADWAY (12-03-1963) by jay jay johnson

Songs

Nobody's heart, who will buy, lovely, Mira, the sweetest sounds, small world, sleeping bee, put on a happy face, make someone happy, my favorite things, a second chance

Play by

jay jay johnson, urbie green, lou mcgarity, tommy mitchell, paul faulise (tb), hank jones (piano), chuck israel or richard davis (bass), walter perkins (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8530

 

JUMP FOR JOY (04-02-1963) by joe williams

Songs

The great city, just a sittin' and a rockin', i went out of my way, you perfect stranger, wrap your troubles in dreams, a good thing, my last affair, jump for joy, sounds of the night, it's a wonderful world

Play by

joe williams (vcl), clark terry, thad jones, snooky young (trumpet), urbie green, quentin jackson (tb), phil woods (alto sax), jerome richardson, phil bodner (tenor sax), danny bank (bs), hank jones or bernie leighton (piano), kenny burrell (guitar), milt hinton (bass), sol gubin (dr

CD Album

RCA 2713

 

FULL NELSON (19-11-1962) by oliver nelson

Songs

Full Nelson, skokoiaan, ballad for Benny, hoe down, miss fine, Majorca, Lila's theme, Paris blues, cool, backwoods, what kind of fool am i?, you love but once

Play by

snooky young, ernie royal, joe newman (trumpet), clark terry (flh), urbie green, jimmy cleveland, quentin jackson (tb), oliver nelson (alto sax) (tenor sax), phil woods (alto sax) (cl), stan webb (tenor sax), danny bank (bs), jim hall (guitar), milt hinton (bass), osie johnson (drum) + perc

CD Album

VERVE 8508

 

LISTEN TO ART FARMER (10-08-1962) by art farmer

Songs

My romance, rue prevail, rain check, street of dreams, sweetest sounds, fly me to the moon, Naima, Ruby

Play by

art farmer (flh), snooky young, ernie royal, ray copeland, clark terry (trumpet), urbie green, jimmy cleveland (tb), bob nothern, jimmy buffington (flh), phil woods, danny banks (reeds), jim hall (guitar), george duvivier (bass), charlie persip (drum)+ others, (percusion)

CD Album

MERCURY 20766 - Réédition : VERVE 537 747

 

BASHIN' (26-03-1962) by jimmy smith

Songs

Walk on the wild side, old man river, in a mellotone, step right up, bashin', beggar for the blues, i'm an old cowhand

Play by

ernie royal, joe newman, joe wilder (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, urbie green, britt woodman (tb), jerry dodgion, phil woods (alto sax), bob ashton, babe clark (tenor sax), george barrow (bs), jimmy smith (org), barry galbraith (guitar), george duvivier (bass), ed shaughnessy (drum)

CD Album

VERVE 8474 - Réédition : VERVE 539 061

 

AFRO/AMERICAN SKETCHES (29-09-1961) by oliver nelson

Songs

Message, there,'s a yearnin', going up north, desillusioned, freedom dance, jungleaire

Play by

oliver nelson (alto sax), eric dixon (tenor sax) (fl), ernie royal (trumpet), joe newman (trumpet), urbie green (tb), britt woodman (tb), melba liston (tb), julius watkins (flh), don butterfield (tu), art davis (bass), ed shaugnessy (drum), ray barretto (congas)

CD Album

PRES 7225 - Réédition : OJC 1819

 

WHITE GARDENIA (14-07-1961) by johnny griffin

Songs

Gloomy sunday, that old devil called love, white gardenia, god bless' the child, detour ahead, good morning heartache, don't explain, travelin' light, no more, left alone

Play by

clark terry, ernie royal, nat adderley (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, urbie green, paul faulice (tb), johnny griffin (tenor sax), ray alonge (flh), barry galbraith (guitar), barry harris (piano), ron carter (bass), ben riley (drum) +strings

CD Album

RIV 387 - Réédition : OJC 1877

 

PERCUSSION KING (05-06-1961) by gene krupa

Songs

American bolero, the galloping comedians, meadowland, espana cani, arab dance, valse triste, poet and peasant overture, sabre dance, march, ritual fire dance

Play by

bernie glow, ernie royal, doc severinsen (trumpet), billy byers,jimmy. cleveland, urbie green, t. mitchell (tb), don butterfield (tu), t. mondello, j. sanfino, e. wasserman, r. penque, danny bank (sax), hank jones (piano), milt hinton (bass), gene krupa (drum) + perc

CD Album

VERVE 8414 - Réédition : VERVE 8450

 

AND HIS ORCHESTRA (02-06-1961) by manny albam

Songs

My blue heaven, stompin' at the Savoy, Johnson rag, C jam blues, one o'clock jump, rose room, in a mellow tone, rio Rita, i've got a feelin', i saw stars, breakin' in a pair of shoes, should i?, at last, i married a angel, say it, you're a sweetheart, ..

Play by

bernie glow, clark terry, ernie royal (trumpet), urbie green, jimmy dahl, billy byers (tb), gene quill, phil woods (alto sax), danny banks frank socolow, sol schlinger (sax), jim hall (guitar), george duvivier (bass), don lamond (drum), manny albam (arr) +others

CD Album

RCA 2432

 

PERCEPTIONS (22-05-1961) by dizzy gillespie

Songs

The sword of Orion, jubelo, blue mist, fantasia, horn of plenty, ballade

Play by

dizzy gillespie, ernie royal, bernie glow, nick travis (trumpet), urbie green, jimmy knepper (tb), jimmy buffington, john barrows, robert northern (flh), williams stanley (tu), leo wright (alto sax), lalo schifrin (piano), george duvivier (bass), charlie persip (drum) +perc

CD Album

VERVE 8411 - Réédition : VERVE 537 748

 

SMOOTH AS THE WIND (27-12-1960) by blue mitchell

Songs

Peace, for heaven's sake, the nearness of you, strollin', smooth as the wind, but beautiful, a blue time, the best things in life are free, for all we know, i'm a fool to want you

Play by

blue mitchell, clark terry, burt collins (trumpet), britt woodman, julian priester or jimmy cleveland, urbie green (tb), willie ruff (flh), tommy flanagan (piano), tommy williams (bass), charlie persip or philly joe jones (drum) +strings

CD Album

RIV 367 - Réédition : OJC 871

 

GENIUS+SOUL=JAZZ (26-12-1960) by ray charles

Songs

Frome the heart, i've got news for you, Moanin', let's go, one mint julep, i'm gonna move to the outskirts of town, stompin' room only, mister C, strike up the band, birth of the blues

Play by

ray charles (org), clark terry, phil guilbeau, joe newman, thad jones (trumpet), frank wess, marshal royal (alto sax), frank foster, billy mitchell (tenor sax), urbie green, henry coker, al grey (tb), freddy green (guitar), eddy jones (bass), sonny payne (drum)

CD Album

IMP 02 - Réédition : ABC 19503

 

GILLESPIANA (14-11-1960) by dizzy gillespie

Songs

Prelude, blues, pan american, africana, toccata

Play by

dizzy gillespie, clark terry, ernie royal, joe wilder (trumpet), urbie green, britt woodman (tb), julius watkins, gunther schuller, jimmy buffington (flh), don butterfield (tu), leo wright (alto sax), lalo schifrin (piano), art davis (bass), chuck lampkin (drum) + perc

CD Album

VERVE 8394 - Réédition : VERVE 519 809

 

SON OF DRUM SUITE (24-08-1960) by al cohn

Songs

son of a drum, brushmanship, Dr Skin and Mr Hide, five drums in four-four, drums loco, drum smoke

Play by

nick travis, bernie glow, clark terry (trumpet), frank rehak, bob brookmeyer, urbie green (tb), zoot sims, gene quill, s. schlinger (sax), j. buffington (frh), hank jones (piano), mundell lowe (guitar), george duvivier (bass), louis hayes or jimmy cobb (drum), al cohn (arr

CD Album

RCA 2312

 

MADISON TIME (16-03-1960) by ray bryant

Songs

Madison time pt 1 & 2, your buddy, centerpiece, the hucklebuck, split it pt 1 & 2, hit it pt 1 & 2

Play by

harry edison (trumpet), urbie green or benny morton or al grey (tb), buddy tate (tenor sax), ray bryant (piano), tommy bryant (bass), billy english or jimmy griffin or dave pochonet (drum)

CD Album

COL 1476 - Réédition : COLLECT 5499

 

BIG NEW HERD AT THE MONTERY JAZZ (15-03-1960) by woody herman

Songs

Four brother, like some blues man, skoobeedoobee, Monterey apple tree, skylark, Magpie

Play by

woody herman (cl) (alto sax), al porcino, conte candoli, ray lin, frank huggins, bill chase (trumpet), urbie green, si zentner, bill smiley (tb), don lanphere, zoot sims, bill perkins, richie kamuca (tenor sax), victor feldman (piano), monty budwig (bass), mel lewis (drum)

CD Album

ATL 1328

 

THE GREAT WIDE WORLD OF Q. JONES (04-12-1959) by quincy jones

Songs

Lesper leaps in, Ghana, caravan, everybody's blues, cherokee, air mail special, they say it's wonderful, chant of the weed, i never has seen snow, eesom

Play by

lee morgan, ernie royal, art farmer, nick travis (trumpet), julius watkins (frh), urbie green, frank rehak, jimmy cleveland (tb), phil woods, jerome richardson, budd johnson, sahib shihab (sax), patti brown (piano), les spann (guitar), buddie jones (bass), don lamond (dr

CD Album

MERCURY 60221

 

(01-12-1958) by joe wilder

Songs

Harbour lights, the boy next door, blue moon, guys and dolls, so peaceful in the country, greensleeves, lullaby, caravan, i hear music, blues for mothers

Play by

joe wilder (trumpet), urbie green (tb),herbie mann (fl), phil bodner or jerry sanfino, jerome richardson (reeds), hank jones (piano), al casamenti (guitar), george duvivier (bass), don lamond or gus johnson (drum)

CD Album

COL 1372

 

NEWPORT '58 (05-07-1958) by various

Songs

Lover come back to me, back water blues, crazy love, backstage blues, Julie and Jake, all of me

Play by

dinah washington (vcl), blue mitchell (trumpet), melba liston or urbie green (tb), harold ousley (tenor sax), sahib shihab (bs), wynton kelly (piano), paul west (bass), max roach (drum), terry gibbs, don elliott (vib)

CD Album

EMARCY 36141

 

LADY IN SATIN (20-02-1958) by billie holiday

Songs

I'm a fool to want you, for heaven's sake, you don't know what love is, i get along without you, for all we know, violets for your furs, you've changed, it's easy to remember, but beautiful, glad to to be unhappy, i'll be around, the end of a love affair

Play by

urbie green, tom mitchell, j.j. johnson (tb), ed powell, tom parsley, phil bodner, romeo penquet (reeds), mal waldron (piano), janet spinney (vib), barry galbraith (guitar), milt hinton (bass), don lamond (drum), billie holiday (vcl) +strings, ray ellis (arr)

CD Album

COL 8048

 

LAVERN BAKER SINGS BESSIE SMITH (27-01-1958) by lavern baker

Songs

Gimme a pigfoot, baby doll, on revival day, money blues, i ain't gonna play no second fiddle, back water blues, emptz bed blues, there'll be a hot time, nobody knows you when you're down and out, young woman blues, preaching the blues

Play by

lavern baker (vcl), buck clayton (trumpet), vic dickenson or jimmy cleveland or urbie green (tb), paul quinichette (tenor sax), sahib shihab or jerome richardson (bs), nat pierce (piano), danny backer (guitar), wendell marshall (bass), joe marshall (drum)

CD Album

ATL 1281 - Réédition : COLLECT 6415

 

SING ME A SWING SONG (12-07-1957) by bobby short

Songs

Montevideo, how can you forget, don't let it get you down, for no rhyme and reason, some fine day, it's bad for me, ace in the hole, from now on, ebony rhapsody, wake up chillun, wake up, Lydia, i'm checking out, rocks in my bed, i got what it takes

Play by

bobby short (piano) (vcl), bernie glow, nick travis, joe wilder (trumpet), urbie green, warren covington (tb), romeo penque (fl) (cl), danny bank (bs), barry galbraith (guitar), ismael ugarte or arnold fishkin (bass), sonny rivera or jimmy crawford (drum)

CD Album

ATL 1285

 

SULTRY SERENADE (01-04-1957) by herbie mann

Songs

Let me tell you, lazy bones, when the sun comes out, sultry serenade, one morning in may, little man you've had a busy day, professor, swing till the girls come home

Play by

herbie mann (fl), urbie green (tb), jack ninitz (piano), joe puma (guitar), oscar pettiford (bass), charlie smith (drum)

CD Album

RIV 234 - Réédition : OJC 927

 

BITS & PIECES (06-03-1957) by kral roy cain jackie

Songs

Whisper not, i'm forever blowing bubbles, look around, stopping the clock, so you've had a change of heart, say cheese, Aura, darn that dream, walkin'

Play by

jackie cain, roy kral (vcl) (piano), art farmer, clark terry, bernie glow (trumpet), jimmy cleveland, urbie green (tb), phil woods (alto sax), jerome richardson (bs) (fl), anthony ortega (tenor sax), milt hinton (bass), osie johnson (drum)

CD Album

ABC 163

 


 



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