Urbie Green - The Fox (1976/2013) [DSD64] DSF

A fine jazz player with a beautiful tone who has spent most of his career in the studios, Urbie Green is highly respected by his fellow trombonists. He started playing when he was 12; was with the big bands of Tommy Reynolds, Bob Strong, and Frankie Carle as a teenager; and worked with Gene Krupa during 1947-1950. Green had a stint with Woody Herman's Third Herd, appeared on some of the famous Buck Clayton jam sessions (1953-1954), and was with Benny Goodman off and on during 1955-1957. He played with Count Basie in 1963, and spent a period in the 1960s fronting the Tommy Dorsey ghost band (1966-1967), but has mostly stuck to studio work. Urbie Green recorded frequently as a leader in the 1950s up to 1963 (for Blue Note, Vanguard, Bethlehem, ABC-Paramount, and dance band-oriented records for RCA and Command). He has appeared much less often in jazz settings since then, but did make two albums for CTI in 1976-1977.

Tracks:

01. Another Star 7:15
02. Goodbye 2:57
03. Mertensia 4:58
04. You Don't Know What Love Is 3:58
05. Manteca 6:35
06. Foxglove Suite 7:29
07. Please Send Me Someone To Love 5:37

Personnel:

Urbie Green, trombone
Joe Farrell, flute, soprano saxophone
Jeremy Steig, flute
Fred Gripper, electric piano
Barry Miles, piano, keyboards
Mike Abene, piano
Eric Gale, guitar
Anthony Jackson, electric bass
George Mraz, bass
Jimmy Madison, Andy Newmark, drums
Mike Mainieri, vibraphone
Toots Thielmans, harmonica, whistle
Sue Evans, Nicky Marrero, percussion
David Matthews, arranger, footsteps