Bennie Green Blows His Horn

Bennie Green Blows His Horn
Studio album by
Bennie Green
Released1955
RecordedJune 10 and September 22, 1955
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:07
LabelPrestige[1]
Bennie Green chronology
Bennie Green with Strings
(1956) 		Bennie Green Blows His Horn
(1955) 		Bennie Green Sextet
(1956)

Bennie Green Blows His Horn is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green.[2] It was recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated that "Green and his band show that there is no reason that swinging jazz has to be viewed as overly intellectual and esoteric... a fine example of Bennie Green's talents and winning musical personality."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Bennie Green, except where indicated.

  1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) – 3:53
  2. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) – 6:13
  3. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 6:58
  4. "Say Jack!" (Green, Osie Johnson) – 3:36
  5. "One Track" (Green, Johnson) – 3:15
  6. "Groovin' the Blues" [Take 1] – 5:31
  7. "Groovin' the Blues" [Take 2] – 3:13
  8. "Travelin' Light" (Harry Akst, Sidney Clare) – 3:07
  9. "Hi-Yo Silver" (Green, Johnson) – 3:21
  • Recorded on June 10, 1955 (tracks 1–4) and September 22, 1955 (tracks 5–9).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Coady, Christopher (October 4, 2016). John Lewis and the Challenge of "Real" Black Music. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472122264 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Prestige discography accessed October 7, 2010
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2010
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