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 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 126-150 of 175 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 104499 | 3/3/1958 | Sophisticated lady | Manny Albam Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 104500 | 3/3/1958 | Prelude to a kiss | Manny Albam Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105689 | 9/22/1958 | Mississippi mud | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105690 | 9/22/1958 | Bill Bailey won't you please come home | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105691 | 9/22/1958 | Basin Street blues | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105692 | 9/22/1958 | When it's sleepy time down South | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105693 | 9/25/1958 | When my sugar walks down the street | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105694 | 9/25/1958 | Georgia on my mind | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105695 | 9/25/1958 | Is' it true what they say about Dixie? | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105696 | 9/25/1958 | When the Saints go marching in | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105697 | 9/26/1958 | The Dixieland band | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105698 | 9/26/1958 | Weary blues | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105699 | 9/26/1958 | Everybody loves my baby | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105700 | 9/26/1958 | Alabama jubilee | Teresa Brewer ; The Dixieland Band | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105732 | 9/30/1958 | Bess oh where is my Bess? | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105733 | 9/30/1958 | I loves you Porgy | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105734 | 9/30/1958 | Summertime | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 105735 | 9/30/1958 | Bess you is my woman now | Ralph Burns Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 106471 | 2/3/1959 | Witchcraft | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 106472 | 2/3/1959 | Medley: There's a small hotel ; Where or when ; September song | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 106473 | 2/3/1959 | Claudhopper | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 106474 | 2/3/1959 | Snowfall | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 106475 | 2/3/1959 | Autumn nocturne | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 106476 | 2/3/1959 | Spaghetti rag | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone | |||
| Decca | 106477 | 2/5/1959 | Sleepy serenade | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Green, Urbie," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204021.
Green, Urbie. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/204021.
"Green, Urbie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Green, Urbie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91089271
Wikidata: Urbie Green - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1369966
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/86724218
MusicBrainz: Urbie Green - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ac98c2cf-4ad8-4b54-9410-be7ec436f228
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/291335 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/291335
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