Bennie Green

For other people with similar names, see Benjamin Green.
Bennie Green
Born (1923-04-16)April 16, 1923
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died March 23, 1977(1977-03-23) (aged 53)
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Trombone
Associated acts Charlie Ventura, Earl Hines

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

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Green worked in the orchestras of Earl Hines and Charlie Ventura, and recorded as bandleader through the 1950s and 1960s.[1] According to critic Scott Yanow of Allmusic, Green's style straddled swing music and soul, making him one of 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, though he made occasional appearances at jazz festivals. He died on March 23, 1977.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With George Benson

With Miles Davis

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Howard McGhee

With Ike Quebec

With Sonny Stitt

'With Various Artists

With Randy Weston

References

  1. ↑ Bennie Green at AllMusic
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