Urbie Green

Urbie Green

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 two dozen albums as a soloist. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1995.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 8, 1926 (Mobile), Died December 31, 2018 (Hellertown)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, performer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 160 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Atlantic	2648	10-in.	6/20/1957	If only you were here with me	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, trombone
Atlantic	2649	10-in.	6/20/1957	Yes I want you	Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, trombone
Atlantic	2651	10-in.	6/20/1957	She's gone	Ray Ellis ; Ivory Joe Hunter	instrumentalist, trombone
Atlantic	3131	10-in.	9/11/1958	Dix-a-billy	LaVern Baker ; Marcia Neil	instrumentalist, trombone
Atlantic	3132	10-in.	9/11/1958	I cried a tear	LaVern Baker	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	85447		11/7/1953	Whamboogie	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	85448		11/7/1953	Creole	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	85449		11/7/1953	The knocked out choo choo	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	85450		11/7/1953	The rompin' stamper	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86217		4/28/1954	I only have eyes for you	Fred Dale Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86218		4/28/1954	Laura	Fred Dale Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86219		4/28/1954	Mean to me	Fred Dale Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86220		4/28/1954	Ginger	Fred Dale Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86481		6/29/1954	Soft touch	George Williams Orchestra ; Bart Varsalona	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86482		6/29/1954	Block buster	George Williams Orchestra ; Bart Varsalona	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86483		6/29/1954	You can't stop love	George Williams Orchestra ; Bart Varsalona	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86484		6/29/1954	Saturday night function	George Williams Orchestra ; Bart Varsalona	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86982		10/29/1954	[Unknown title(s)]	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86983		10/29/1954	Song from Desiree (We meet again)	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86984		10/29/1954	Tiger rag mambo	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	86985		10/29/1954	[Unknown title(s)]	George Williams Orchestra	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	87856		4/15/1955	Fine and dandy	Steve Allen	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	87857		4/15/1955	Limehouse blues	Steve Allen	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	87858		4/15/1955	S'posin'	Steve Allen	instrumentalist, trombone
Decca	87859		4/15/1955	Chicken wire blues	Steve Allen	instrumentalist, trombone

(Results 1-25 of 160 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Green, Urbie," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204021.

Green, Urbie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/204021.

"Green, Urbie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.