Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green (August 8, 1926 – December 31, 2018) was an American

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trombonist who toured with

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Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was an American jazz drummer, bandleader, and composer. Krupa is widely regarded as one of the most influential drummers in the history of popular music. His drum solo on Benny Goodman ...

Jan Savitt Jan Savitt (born Jacob Savetnick; September 4, 1907 – October 4, 1948), known as "The Stokowski of Swing", from having played violin in Leopold Stokowski's orchestra, was an American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist. Early life and ...

, and Frankie Carle. He played on over 250 recordings and released more than twenty albums as a soloist. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1995.

Early years

Green was born in

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. He was taught the piano as a child by his mother. He learned jazz and popular tunes from the beginning. He started to play trombone, which both older brothers played, when he was about 12. He listened to trombonists

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombone, trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-to ...

, J. C. Higginbotham, Jack Jenney,

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, and

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, but said he was more influenced by the styles of

Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz Saxophone, saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of beb ...

, and

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. His style was also influenced by the vocals of

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and

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

. He attended Auburn High School, where he was a member of The Auburn Knights Orchestra.

Career

When Green was fifteen years old, his father died, and he began his music career, first with Tommy Reynolds in California, then with Bob Strong,

, and Frankie Carle. In California, he finished high school at the Hollywood Professional School in

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. In 1947, he joined

's band. Three years later, he and his brother Jack became members of

's Thundering Herd. In 1953, he moved to

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, and a year later was voted New Star trombonist in the International Critics Poll of ''

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'' magazine. During the 1950s and 1960s he toured with

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, and led the

orchestra after Dorsey's death in 1956. He worked with record producer

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on the albums ''The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green'' and ''21 Trombones''. Green spent his later life with his second wife Kathy, a jazz singer, at their home in the Pocono Mountains region of

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. In 1995, Green was elected into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. He continued playing live at the Delaware Water Gap Celebration of the Arts Festival every September into the last years of his life.

Personal life

Green's obituary was published in the '' Pocono Record''.

Discography

As leader

* ''Urbie Green Septet (Modern Jazz Series, New Faces - New Sounds)'' (10") (Blue Note, 1953) * ''A Cool Yuletide'' (10") (RCA/X, 1954) * ''Urbie Green and His Band'' (10") (Vanguard, 1955) * ''Urbie East Coast Jazz/6'' (Bethlehem, 1955) * '' Blues and Other Shades of Green'' (ABC-Paramount, 1955) * '' All About Urbie Green and His Big Band'' (ABC-Paramount, 1956) * ''Jimmy McHugh in Hi-Fi'' (RCA Victor, 1958) * ''Let's Face the Music and Dance'' (RCA Victor, 1958) * ''The Best of New Broadway Show Hits - Urbie Green, His Trombone and Rhythm'' (RCA Victor, 1959) * ''The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green'' (Command, 1960) * ''The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green Vol. 2'' (Command, 1962) * ''Urbie Green and His 6-Tet'' (Command, 1963) * ''Twenty-One Trombones'' (Project 3, 1967) * ''Twenty-One Trombones Vol. Two'' (Project 3, 1969) * ''Green Power'' (Project 3, 1971) * ''Bein' Green'' (Project 3, 1972) * ''Urbie Green's Big Beautiful Band'' (Project 3, 1974) * '' The Fox'' (CTI, 1977) * '' Señor Blues'' (CTI, 1977) * ''The Message'' (RCA 1986) (recorded 1959) * ''Just Friends'' (Live at EJ's, 1996) (recorded 1981) * ''Sea Jam Blues'' (Chiaroscuro, 1997) (recorded 1995)

As sideman

With Manny Albam * '' The Drum Suite'' (RCA Victor, 1956) * ''The Jazz Workshop'' (RCA Victor, 1956) * ''The Blues Is Everybody's Business'' (Coral, 1958) * ''Sophisticated Lady'' (Coral, 1958) * '' Jazz Goes to the Movies'' (Impulse!, 1963) With The Count Basie Orchestra * '' This Time by Basie!'' (Reprise, 1963) * '' Ella and Basie!'' (Verve, 1963) * '' Basie Land'' (Verve, 1964) With

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

* ''My Heart Sings'' (Columbia, 1961) * ''A Time, for Love'' (Columbia, 1966) * ''The Very Thought of You'' (Columbia, 1966) * ''Tony Makes It Happen!'' (Columbia, 1967) With

Buck Clayton Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton (November 12, 1911 – December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter who was a member of Count Basie's orchestra. His principal influence was Louis Armstrong, first hearing the record " Confessin' that I Love You" ...

* '' The Huckle-Buck and Robbins' Nest'' (Columbia, 1954) * '' How Hi the Fi'' (Columbia, 1954) * '' Jumpin' at the Woodside'' (Columbia, 1955) * ''Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman'' (Columbia, 1955) * '' All the Cats Join In'' (Columbia, 1956) * ''Swingin' Buck Clayton Jams'' (CBS, 1974) * ''A Buck Clayton Jam Session'' (Chiaroscuro, 1974) With

Quincy Jones Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, composer, arranger, conductor, trumpeter, and bandleader. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received List of awards and nominations re ...

* ''This Is How I Feel About Jazz'' (ABC-Paramount, 1957) * '' The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones'' (Mercury, 1959) * '' The Birth of a Band!'' (Mercury, 1959) * ''

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'' (Mercury, 1964) * ''Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag'' (Mercury, 1965) With Mundell Lowe * '' Themes from Mr. Lucky, the Untouchables and Other TV Action Jazz'' (RCA Camden, 1960) * ''Satan in High Heels'' (soundtrack) (Charlie Parker, 1961) * ''Blues for a Stripper'' (Charlie Parker, 1962) With

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* ''The Shadow of Your Smile'' (Verve, 1965) * ''Beach Samba'' (Verve, 1967) * ''That Girl from Ipanema'' (Image, 1977) With

* ''At the Monterey Jazz Festival'' (Atlantic, 1960) * ''Hey! Heard the Herd?'' (Verve, 1963) * ''In Person Woody Herman and His '51 Herd Live in New Orleans'' (Giants of Jazz, 1979) * ''The Third Herd'' (Discovery, 1982) With

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* ''

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'' (A&M/CTI, 1967) * '' Stone Flower'' (CTI, 1970) * ''Jobim'' (MCA, 1973) With J. J. Johnson &

Kai Winding Kai Chresten Winding ( ; May 18, 1922 – May 6, 1983) was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of " More", the theme from the movie ''Mondo Ca ...

* ''Jay & Kai + 6'' (Columbia, 1956) * ''Jay and Kai'' (Fontana, 1959) * '' J.J.'s Broadway'' (Verve, 1963) With

* ''Provocative Percussion Vol. 2'' (Command, 1960) * ''Big Band Bossa Nova'' (Command, 1962) * ''My Musical Coloring Book'' (Command, 1963) * ''Film Fame Marvelous Movie Themes'' (Project 3, 1967) * ''Permissive Polyphonics'' (Project 3, 1970) * ''The Big Band Sound of the Thirties'' (Project 3, 1970) * ''Big Band Hits of the 30s & 40s'' (Project 3, 1971) * ''Big Hits of the 20s'' (Project 3, 1971) * ''Movie Hits!'' (Project 3, 1972) * ''The Brass Menagerie 1973'' (Project 3, 1972) * ''The Big Band Hits of the 40s & 50s'' (Project 3, 1973) * ''The Disco Disque'' (Project 3, 1975) With

Van McCoy Van Allen Clinton McCoy (January 6, 1940 – July 6, 1979) was an American record producer, arranger, songwriter and singer. He is known for his 1975 internationally successful hit " The Hustle". He has approximately 700 song copyrights to his c ...

* ''Love Is the Answer'' (Avco, 1974) * ''Rhythms of the World'' (H&L, 1976) * ''The Real McCoy'' (H&L, 1976) * ''And His Magnificent Movie Machine'' (H&L, 1977) * ''My Favorite Fantasy'' (MCA, 1978) * ''Lonely Dancer'' (MCA, 1979) With Hugo Montenegro * ''Ellington Fantasy'' (Vik, 1958) * ''Bongos and Brass'' (Time, 1960) * ''Arriba!'' (Time, 1960) * ''Overture, American Musical Theatre'' (Time, 1961) * ''Great Songs from Motion Pictures'' (Time, 1961) * ''Boogie Woogie + Bongos'' (Time, 1962) * ''The Great Hits of the 50's'' (Time, 1964) * ''Montenegro & Mayhem'' (Time, 1965) * ''Mira!'' (Mainstream, 1967) With

Jimmy Rushing James Andrew Rushing (August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972) was an American singer and pianist from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., best known as the featured vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. Rushing was known as " Mr. Five by ...

* ''The Jazz Odyssey of Jimmy Rushing'' (Philips, 1957) * ''Little Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass'' (Columbia, 1958) * ''Five Feet of Soul'' (Colpix, 1963) With others *

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, ''Jazz for Tonight'' (Coral, 1955) * Trigger Alpert, '' Trigger Happy!'' (Riverside, 1956) *

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, ''LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith'' (Atlantic, 1958) * Sallie Blair, ''Squeeze Me'' (Bethlehem, 1957) *

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, ''Teresa Brewer and the Dixieland Band'' (Coral, 1959) * Ray Brown &

Milt Jackson Milton Jackson (January 1, 1923 – October 9, 1999), nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with ...

, '' Ray Brown / Milt Jackson'' (Verve, 1965) *

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, '' Ruth Brown '65'' (Mainstream, 1965) * Ruth Brown, ''Softly'' (Mainstream, 1972) * Ray Bryant, '' Madison Time'' (Columbia, 1960) * John Bunch, ''John's Bunch'' (Famous Door, 1975) * Vinnie Burke, ''The Vinnie Burke All-Stars'' (ABC-Paramount,1956) * Ralph Burns, ''Where There's Burns There's Fire'' (Warwick, 1961) * Ralph Burns, ''Very Warm for Jazz'' (MCA, 1975) *

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, ''

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'' (Verve, 1968) * Kenny Burrell, '' Night Song'' (Verve, 1969) * Billy Butterfield, ''Thank You for a Lovely Evening'' (RCA Victor, 1958) * Bobby Byrne, ''The Jazzbone's Connected to the Trombone'' (Grand Award, 1959) * John Cacavas, ''Sound Spectrum for Orchestra'' (Murbo, 1963) * Charlie Calello, ''Calello Serenade'' (Midsong, 1979) *

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, ''The Hi-De-Ho-Man'' (RCA, 1982) * Joe Carroll, ''Joe Carroll with the Ray Bryant Quintet'' (Epic, 1956) *

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, ''

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'' (Milestone, 1979) * Jim Chapin, ''Profile of a Jazz Drummer'' (Classic Jazz, 1977) *

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, ''Genius + Soul = Jazz'' (Impulse!, 1961) * Ray Charles, ''At the Club'' (Philips, 1966) * Ray Charles Singers, ''Something Wonderful'' (Command, 1961) *

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, '' Son of Drum Suite'' (RCA Victor, 1961) * John Coates Jr., ''Our Love Is Here to Stay'' (Baybridge, 1982) * John Coates Jr., ''Pocono Friends Encore'' (Omni Sound, 1982) *

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, ''S Wonderful!'' (Columbia, 1956) *

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, ''Echoing Voices and Trombones'' (United Artists, 1960) *

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, ''Facets'' (CBS, 1967) * Rusty Dedrick, ''A Jazz Journey'' (Monmouth, 1965) * Johnny Desmond, ''Desmo Sings Desmond'' (Coral, 1957) * Paul Desmond, '' Summertime'' (A&M, 1969) * Eumir Deodato, ''Whirlwinds'' (MCA, 1974) * Eumir Deodato, ''First Cuckoo'' (MCA, 1975) *

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, ''Slidin' Swing'' (Jazztone, 1957) * Jean DuShon, ''Feeling Good'' (Cadet, 1965) * Charles Earland, ''Coming to You Live'' (Columbia, 1980) *

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, ''

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'' (MPS/BASF, 1974) *

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, '' Into the Hot'' (Impulse!, 1962) *

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, '' The Blues Roar'' (Mainstream, 1964) eissued as part of ''The Big F'' (Mainstream, 1974)*

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, ''Ella and Basie!'' (Verve, 1963) * Ella Fitzgerald, ''Ella Fitzgerald'' (Amiga, 1966) *

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, '' Soul '69'' (Atlantic, 1969) * Aretha Franklin, ''Love All the Hurt Away'' (Arista, 1987) * The Free Design, ''Heaven/Earth'' (Project 3, 1969) * Barry Galbraith, ''Guitar and the Wind'' (Decca, 1958) *

Terry Gibbs Terry Gibbs (born Julius Gubenko; October 13, 1924) is an American jazz vibraphonist and band leader. He has performed or recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Chubby Jackson,Theroux, Gary"Gibbs, Terry".''Grove Music Online''. Oxford University Press. R ...

, ''Swingin' with Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra'' (EmArcy, 1956) *

, '' Gillespiana'' (Verve, 1960) * Dizzy Gillespie, ''

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'' (Verve, 1961) * Marty Gold, ''Swingin' West'' (RCA Victor, 1960) * Marty Gold, ''24 Pieces of Gold'' (RCA Victor, 1962) *

, ''The Benny Goodman Story'' (Decca, 1955) * Buddy Greco, ''I Like It Swinging'' (Columbia, 1961) *

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, ''Bobby Hackett Sextet & Quintet'' (Storyville, 1999) *

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, '' The Hawk in Hi Fi'' (RCA Victor, 1956) * Coleman Hawkins, '' Wrapped Tight'' (Impulse!, 1965) * Neal Hefti, ''Concert Miniatures'' (Vik, 1957) *

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, '' Lady in Satin'' (Columbia, 1958) *

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, '' Conception: The Gift of Love'' (Columbia, 1979) *

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, ''Fran Jeffries Sings of Sex and the Single Girl'' (MGM, 1964) * Jonah Jones &

, ''Double Exposure'' (Ember, 1962) * Beverly Kenney, ''Come Swing with Me'' (Roost, 1956) *

Irene Kral Irene Kral (January 18, 1932 – August 15, 1978) was an American jazz singer. Life She was born to Czechoslovak parents in Chicago and settled in Los Angeles, California, in the early 1960s. She died from breast cancer in Encino, Los Angeles. ...

, '' SteveIreneo!'' (United Artists, 1959) *

, ''Gene Krupa Plays Gerry Mulligan Arrangements'' (Verve, 1959) * Gene Krupa, ''Percussion King'' (Verve, 1961) *

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, ''Jazz Spectacular'' (Columbia, 1956) * Elliot Lawrence, ''Plays Tiny Kahn and Johnny Mandel Arrangements'' (Fantasy, 1956) * Elliot Lawrence, ''Big Band Modern'' (Jazztone, 1957) *

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, ''Plays Richard Rodgers'' (Philips, 1963) * Sonny Lester, ''After Hours Middle East'' (Time, 1962) * Jon Lucien, ''Premonition'' (Columbia, 1976) * Richard Maltby, ''Many Sided Maltby'' (Sesac, 1958) * Richard Maltby, ''Ballads and Blues'' (Roulette, 1962) *

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, ''Pastiche'' (Atlantic, 1978) *

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, '' Sultry Serenade'' (Riverside, 1957) * Herbie Mann, '' Salute to the Flute'' (Epic, 1957) * Marky Markowitz, ''Mark's Vibes'' (Famous Door, 1976) *

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& Billy Davis Jr., ''Marilyn & Billy'' (Columbia, 1978) *

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, ''Monuments'' (RCA 1979) * Gil Melle, '' The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions'' (Blue Note, 1953) *

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, ''Thighs and Whispers'' (Atlantic, 1979) * Blue Mitchell, '' Smooth as the Wind'' (Riverside, 1961) *

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, '' Movin' Wes'' (Verve, 1964) * Sam Most, ''Sam Most Quartet Plus Two'' (Debut, 1958) * Tony Mottola, ''Tony Mottola and the Brass Menagerie'' (Project 3, 1974) * Mark Murphy, '' Rah!'' (Riverside, 1961) *

, ''Salute to the Flute'' (Epic, 1957) * Herbie Mann, ''Sultry Serenade'' (Riverside, 1958) *

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, ''Mulligan in the Main'' (Phontastic, 1992) *

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album '' The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signi ...

, '' Impressions of Phaedra'' (United Artists Jazz, 1962) * Oliver Nelson, ''Afro/American Sketches'' (Prestige, 1962) * Oliver Nelson, ''Full Nelson'' (Verve, 1963) * Joe Newman, '' I'm Still Swinging'' (RCA Victor, 1955) * Joe Newman, '' Salute to Satch'' (RCA Victor, 1956) *

Red Norvo Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His recor ...

, Urbie Green, Dave McKenna, ''Live at Rick's Cafe Americain'' (Flying Fish, 1979) * Chico O'Farrill, '' Nine Flags'' (Impulse!, 1966) *

, ''Bird with the Herd 1951'' (Alamac, 1972) *

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, ''Peaches & Herb'' (MCA, 1977) * Tony Perkins, ''From My Heart'' (RCA Victor, 1958) * Nick Perito, ''Blazing Latin Brass'' (United Artists, 1960) * Esther Phillips, ''Performance'' (Kudu, 1974) *

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, ''All Things Beautiful'' (LRC 1978) * Jimmy Ponder, ''Los Grandes Del Jazz 28'' (Sarpe, 1980) *

Della Reese Della Reese (born Delloreese Patricia Early; July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017) was an American singer, actress, television personality, author and ordained minister. As a singer, she recorded blues, gospel, jazz and pop. Several of her singl ...

, ''Melancholy Baby'' (Jubilee, 1957) *

Irene Reid Irene Reid (September 23, 1930 – January 5, 2008) was an American jazz singer. Early life Reid was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia. She sang in church and in high school in Georgia, and moved to New York City in 1947 after her mother d ...

, ''It's Only the Beginning'' (MGM, 1963) * Irene Reid, ''Room for One More'' (Verve, 1965) *

Joe Reisman Joseph Reisman (September 16, 1924 – September 15, 1987) was an American musician (tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet), bandleader, arranger, and record producer in the swing era. Reisman was born in Dallas in 1924 and studied at Baylor U ...

, ''Door of Dreams'' (RCA Victor, 1957) * Joe Reisman, ''Party Night at Joe's'' (RCA Victor, 1958) * Henri Rene, ''Compulsion to Swing'' (RCA Victor, 1959) * Frank Rosolino, ''North Sea Jazz Sessions Vol. 2'' (Jazz World, 1992) *

Lillian Roth Lillian Roth (December 13, 1910 – May 12, 1980) was an American singer and actress. Her life story was told in the 1955 film ''I'll Cry Tomorrow'', in which she was portrayed by Susan Hayward, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best ...

, ''I'll Cry Tomorrow'' (Philips, 1957) *

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, ''Who I Am'' (Motown, 1975) * Pee Wee Russell & Oliver Nelson, '' The Spirit of '67'' (ABC Impulse!, 1972) *

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Music of Latin America, Lati ...

, '' New Fantasy'' (Verve, 1964) * Lalo Schifrin, '' Towering Toccata'' (CTI, 1977) * Shirley Scott, '' Great Scott!!'' ( (Impulse!, 1964) *

Doc Severinsen Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen (born July 7, 1927) is an American retired jazz trumpeter who led the NBC Orchestra on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Early life Severinsen was born in Arlington, Oregon, to Minnie Mae (1897–1998) ...

, ''The Big Band's Back in Town'' (Command, 1962) *

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, '' Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass'' (Columbia, 1957) *

Charlie Shavers Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 – July 8, 1971) was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday. He ...

& Sam Taylor ''Cole Porter Swings Easy in Stereo'' (Soundcraft, 1961) *

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

, ''On the Trail'' (Pausa, 1978) *

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

, '' L.A. Is My Lady'' (Qwest, 1984) * George Siravo, ''Rodgers & Hart Percussion & Strings'' (Time, 1960) * Jimmy Smith, '' Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith'' (Verve, 1962) * Jimmy Smith, ''

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'' (Verve, 1964) *

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, ''Machinations'' (Verve, 1968) *

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, '' The Matadors Meet the Bull'' (Roulette, 1965) * Sonny Stitt, '' I Keep Comin' Back!'' (Roulette, 1966) * Kirby Stone, ''Frank Loesser's Broadway Hit Guys & Dolls Like Today'' (Columbia, 1962) * Sylvia Syms, ''The Fabulous Sylvia Syms'' (20th Century Fox, 1964) * Grady Tate, ''Windmills of My Mind'' (Skye, 1968) * Billy Taylor, ''Right Here, Right Now!'' (Capitol, 1963) *

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American Swing music, swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948� ...

& Coleman Hawkins, ''Eddie Costa: Memorial Concert'' (Colpix, 1963) * Clark Terry, ''What Makes Sammy Swing!'' (20th Century Fox, 1964) *

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note Reco ...

, '' Nightwings'' (Fantasy, 1977) * Stanley Turrentine, ''West Side Highway'' (Fantasy, 1978) * Charlie Ventura, ''Chazz '77'' (Famous Door, 1977) * Walter Wanderley, ''

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'' (Verve, 1966) *

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, '' The Swingin' Miss "D"'' (EmArcy, 1957) * Dinah Washington, ''Newport '58'' (Mercury, 1972) * Frances Wayne, ''The Warm Sound: Frances Wayne'' (Atlantic, 1957) *

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, ''The Award Winner'' (Mainstream, 1964) * Joe Wilder, '' The Pretty Sound'' (Columbia, 1959) * Julie Wilson, ''Love'' (Dolphin, 1956) *

, '' Dirty Dog'' (Verve, 1966) * Kai Winding, '' More Brass'' (Verve, 1966) * Kai Winding, Carl Fontana, &

, ''Oleo'' (Pausa, 1978) * Lee Wiley, ''West of the Moon'' (RCA Victor, 1957) * George Williams, ''Put On Your Dancing Shoes'' (United Artists, 1960) *

Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues and jazz singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, an ...

, ''At the Monterey Jazz Festival'' (Columbia, 1975) * Zulema, ''Z-licious'' (London, 1978)

References

External links

Official site A Tribute to Urbie Green

Biography at Alabama Jazz Hall of FameProfile at Verve MusicOfficial website of the Alabama Jazz Hall of FameUrban Clifford "Urbie" Green
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Urbie 1926 births 2018 deaths Auburn High School (Alabama) alumni Jazz musicians from Alabama Musicians from Mobile, Alabama American jazz bandleaders American jazz trombonists American male jazz musicians American male trombonists Blue Note Records artists Chiaroscuro Records artists CTI Records artists RCA Records artists