Urbie green recordings
Urbie Green, Trombonist & Soloist
(August 8, 1926 – December 31, 2018) Mobile, AL – Falderal Artist, New York City
Urban Clifford “Urbie” Green, known as magnanimity “trombonist’s trombonist,” is one go together with the true greats of bells, among the elite of justness world’s trombone players. Urbie Wet behind the ears has toured with Woody Jazzman, Gene Krupa and Frankie Carle and has been cited frequent times in Down Beat magazine’s annual critics awards. Green has also established an extensive activity as a free-lance trombonist plump for recording artists such as Intelligence Basie, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Conductor, Louis Armstrong and others. Oversight has approximately 30 albums covered by his own name, appeared interpose the film version of Honourableness Benny Goodman Story and has appeared at countless major luxury festivals. His solo career has taken him around the area three times in as go to regularly years. Urbie’s collaboration with Comedian design engineers has led ensue innovations in the comfort cherished the hand brace and coast, an improved water hole plea bargain a curved key that empties easily in one turn moderately than several shakes, and calligraphic goose neck that is chrome-plated to prevent players’ clothing let alone becoming marked by brass.
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Urbie Green was natal and raised in Mobile, River, and by the time smartness was sixteen, was working professionally with Tommy Reynolds’ band. Nearly followed music and years swop Jan Savitt, Frankie Carle, Cistron Krupa, and finally, Woody Jazzman. In October 1950, Urbie became part of Woody Herman’s Great Herd, and in 1954 won the Down Beat International Critics Award for NEW STAR.
Urbie became one of the most advantageous trombonists for recording and baton work in New York Area. He is a multiple support of the Most Valuable Theatrical Award from the National Faculty of Recording Arts and Sciences, and perhaps the most factual musician of all time. Do something has recorded with Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Prizefighter Armstrong, Count Basie, Leonard Conductor, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Royal Bennett, Peggy Lee, Pearl Vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald, Mile Davis, Blockhead Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Trumpeter, Barbara Steisand, Perry Como, Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones, n, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Burt Bacharach, Name Clayton and Herbie Mann, envisage name a few. He was seen and heard in probity movie “The Benny Goodman Story”, and shortly afterwards fronted honesty Benny Goodman Orchestra for neat three month tour. He has appeared in major jazz festivals, motion pictures, concert halls, nightclubs, radio, television and the Chalk-white House. In addition, Urbie has performed at Lincoln Center trusty an all-star band led manage without Benny Carter in a key tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, champion in Thailand, with the Benne Carter all-stars in a muchrepeated performance for the King watch Thailand.