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Trombonists · 1926–2018

Urbie Green

American jazz trombonist (1926–2018)

Born: 8 August 1926
Mobile
Died: 31 December 2018
Hellertown
Country: United States
Record labels: Blue Note, Chiaroscuro Records, Vanguard Records
Discography: 16 albums

Biography

Urbie Green was a jazz musician who played trombone. Urbie Green was born on 8 August 1926 in Mobile and died on 31 December 2018 in Hellertown. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note, Chiaroscuro Records and Vanguard Records. The discography here lists 16 albums, from “A Cool Yuletide” (1954) to “The Complete Persuasive Trombone” (2007).

Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green (August 8, 1926 – December 31, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist who toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, 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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Cool Yuletide 1954

Blues and Other Shades of Green 1955

The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green 1960

The Urbie Green 6-Tet 1963

Green Power 1971

21 Trombones 1973

Señor Blues 1977

The Fox 1977

Oleo 1978

New Faces - New Sounds 1995

Just Friends (Live At E.J.'S) 1996

East Coast Jazz Series 6 2001

The Complete Persuasive Trombone 2007

Let's Face The Music and Dance

Septet & Octet

The Message

Also plays on

Albums where Urbie Green is credited as a sideman

1956	This Is How I Feel About Jazz — Quincy Jones	trombone
1958	Lady in Satin — Billie Holiday	trombone
1959	The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones — Quincy Jones	trombone
1959	The Birth of a Band — Quincy Jones	trombone
1960	Gillespiana — Dizzy Gillespie	trombone
1961	Genius + Soul = Jazz — Ray Charles	trombone
1963	Ella and Basie! — Ella Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra	trombone
1966	Moonlight Sinatra — Frank Sinatra	trombone
1968	What a Wonderful World — Louis Armstrong	trombone
1984	L.A. Is My Lady — Frank Sinatra with Quincy Jones and His Orchestra	trombone
1994	Quincy Plays for Pussycats — Quincy Jones	trombone

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Urbie Green play?

Urbie Green is known for playing trombone.

When and where was Urbie Green born?

Urbie Green was born 8 August 1926 in Mobile.

What are Urbie Green's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include A Cool Yuletide (1954), Blues and Other Shades of Green (1955), The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green (1960), The Urbie Green 6-Tet (1963) and Green Power (1971).

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