Bill Harris, who rose from an earlier Herman herd to international, poll-winning acclaim, Urbie Green was destined for great heights in the jazz firmament. On these early recordings Urbie shows every indication that he was well on his way up the musical stairway to stardom.
Tracklist
Total time: 78:53 min.
01. Incubator (Urbie Green) 4:45
02. Skylark (Mercer-Carmichael) 3:21
03. La Salle (John Murtaugh) 3:26
04. Dansero (Daniels-Heyman) 3:18
05. Stairway To The Stars (Signorelli-Malneck-Parish) 3:00
06. Johnbo Mambo (John Murtaugh) 5:08
07. Lullaby Of Birdland (George Shearing) 6:28
08. Old Time Modern (Urbie Green) 5:56
09. Med's Tune (Med Flory) 5:50
10. I Got It Bad And That A'int Good (Duke Ellington) 5:58
11. Sassafras (Marion Evans) 3:56
12. On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper-Washington) 3:32
13. How About You? (Freed-Lane) 2:47
14. Mutation (Marion Evans) 3:09
15. Undulation [Melody In Bb] (Evans-Green) 2:18
16. Three Little Words (Kalman-Ruby) 4:01
17. Sneaky Pete (Urbie Green) 3:53
18. When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan) 3:24
19. Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter) 4:18
Album details
Sources:
Tracks #1-6, from the 10" album "Urbie Green Septet" (Blue Note 5036)
Tracks #7-10, from the 10" album "Urbie Green & His Band" (Vanguard VRS-8010)
Tracks #11-19, from the 12" album "Urbie" (Bethlehem BCP-14)
Personnel:
#1-6: Doug Mettome, trumpet, baritone horn; Urbie Green, trombone; John Murtaugh, tenor sax; Sam Staff, baritone sax; Jimmy Lyon, piano; Dante Martucci, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey, December 27, 1953
#7-10: Ruby Braff, trumpet; Urbie Green, trombone; Med Flory, alto sax; Frank Wess, flute & tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Freddie Greene, guitar; Aaron Bell, bass; Bobby Donaldson, drums.
Recorded in New York City, August 17, 1954
#11-13: Doug Mettome, trumpet & mellophone; Urbie Green, trombone; Al Cohn, clarinet & tenor sax; Danny Bank, flute & baritone sax; Jimmy Lyon, piano & celeste; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums.
Recorded in New York City, January 15, 1955
#14-19: Doug Mettome, trumpet; Urbie Green, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax & bass clarinet; Danny Bank, flute, clarinet & baritone sax; Jimmy Lyon, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
Recorded in New York City, January 19, 1955
Cover photo: Burt Goldblatt
Original liner notes by Leonard Feather, John Hammond & Tom Stewart
This compilation produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
© 2007 by Fresh Sound Records
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