Blue Note 10" LP 5036
Vanguard 10" LP VRS-8010
Bethlehem 12" LP BCP-14
Urbie Green

Septet & Octet

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Urbie Green (tb), Doug Mettome, Ruby Braff (tp), Med Flory (as), John Murtaugh, Al Cohn (ts), Frank Wess (ts, fl), Sam Staff (bs), Jimmy Lyon, Sir Charles Thompson (p), Freddie Green (g), Aaron Bell, Oscar Pettiford (b), Bobby Donaldson, Osie Johnson (d)

Reference: FSRCD 451

Bar code: 8427328604512

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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

Sample this album

Stairway To The Stars 3:01

06.

Johnbo Mambo 5:09

07.

Lullaby Of Birdland 6:30

I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good 6:00

11.

Sassafras 3:57

12.

On Green Dolphin Street 3:33

Undulation (Melody In Bb) 2:19

16.

Three Little Words 4:02

17.

Sneaky Pete 3:55

18.

When Your Lover Has Gone 3:25

19.

Just One Of Those Things 4:19

Total time: 78:53 min.

01. Incubator 4:45
02. Skylark 3:21
03. La Salle 3:26
04. Dansero 3:18
05. Stairway To The Stars 3:00
06. Johnbo Mambo 5:08
07. Lullaby Of Birdland 6:28
08. Old Time Modern 5:56
09. Meds Tune 5:50
10. I Got It Bad And That Aint Good 5:58
11. Sassafras 3:56
12. On Green Dolphin Street 3:32
13. How About You? 2:47
14. Mutation 3:09
15. Undulation (Melody In Bb) 2:18
16. Three Little Words 4:01
17. Sneaky Pete 3:53
18. When Your Lover Has Gone 3:24
19. Just One Of Those Things 4:18

Album details

Sources:
Tracks #1-6, from the Blue Note 10" album 5036 "Urbie Green Septet"
Tracks #7-10, from the Vanguard 10" album VRS-8010 "Urbie Green & His Band"
Tracks #11-19, from the Bethlehem 12" album BCP-14 "Urbie"
Personnel:

#1-6: Doug Mettome, trumpet and baritone horn; Urbie Green, trombone; John Murtaugh, tenor sax; Sam Staff, baritone sax; Jimmy Lyon, piano; Dante Martucci, bass; Jimmy Campbell, drums. Hackensack, N.J. 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. 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. 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. New York City, January 19, 1955
Cover photo: Burt Goldblatt
Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol