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 1-25 of 175 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | CO56723 | 10-in. | 11/8/1956 | Old fashioned love | Buck Clayton's Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO56724 | 10-in. | 11/8/1956 | Lullaby of Broadway | Buck Clayton's Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO56725 | 10-in. | 11/8/1956 | Some of these days | Buck Clayton's Orchestra ; Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60472 | 10-in. | 2/20/1958 | I'm coming Virginia | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60473 | 10-in. | 2/20/1958 | Mister Five by Five | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60474 | 10-in. | 2/20/1958 | June night | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60475 | 10-in. | 2/20/1958 | Rosalie | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60476 | 10-in. | 2/26/1958 | Knock me a kiss | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60477 | 10-in. | 2/26/1958 | Jimmy's blues | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60478 | 10-in. | 2/26/1958 | Someday sweetheart | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60479 | 10-in. | 2/26/1958 | Harvard blues | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60480 | 10-in. | 2/27/1958 | It's a sin to tell a lie | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60481 | 10-in. | 2/27/1958 | Tav'lin' light | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60482 | 10-in. | 2/27/1958 | When you're smiling | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| Columbia | CO60483 | 10-in. | 2/27/1958 | Somebody stole my gal | Jimmy Rushing | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, trombone | |
| 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 |
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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