Bennie Green

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Bennie Green
Born(1923-04-16)April 16, 1923
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 23, 1977(1977-03-23) (aged 53)
San Diego, California, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrombone
Years active1950s–1960s
LabelsPrestige, Decca, Blue Note, Vee-Jay, Time, Bethlehem, Jazzland
Formerly ofCharlie Ventura, Earl Hines

Bennie Green (April 16, 1923 – March 23, 1977)[1] was an American jazz trombonist.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, United States,[1] Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura,[1] and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and 1960s.[2] According to critic Scott Yanow of AllMusic, Green's style straddled swing music and soul, making him one of the few trombonists of the 1950s and '60s uninfluenced by the pioneering sound of J.J. Johnson.

Green relocated to Las Vegas, where he played in hotel bands for the last decade of his career,[1] though he made occasional appearances at jazz festivals. He died on March 23, 1977.[1]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Buck Clayton

With Miles Davis

With Duke Ellington

With Jo Jones

  • The Jo Jones Special (Vanguard, 1955)
  • Smooth Jazz (Everest, 1960)

With Ike Quebec

  • Congo Lament (Blue Note, 1981)
  • Easy Living (Blue Note, 1987)

With Sonny Stitt

With Kai Winding & J. J. Johnson

  • Jazz Workshop Vol. 2: Trombone Rapport (Debut, 1955)
  • Kai and Jay, Bennie Green with Strings (Prestige, 1956)
  • Four Trombones (Debut, 1957) also with & Bennie Green & Willie Dennis

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 173. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ Bennie Green at AllMusic
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