Bennie Green Blows His Horn

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Bennie Green Blows His Horn
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Studio album by Bennie Green
Released 1955
Recorded June 10 and September 22, 1955
Genre Jazz
Length 39:07
Label Prestige
Bennie Green chronology
Bennie Green with Strings
(1956)Bennie Green with Strings1956		 Bennie Green Blows His Horn
(1955)		 Bennie Green Sextet
(1956)Bennie Green Sextet1956

Bennie Green Blows His Horn is an album by American trombonist Bennie Green recorded in 1955 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "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".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bennie Green except as indicated
  1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 3:53
  2. "Laura" (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) - 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 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 10, 1955 (tracks 1-4) and September 22, 1955 (tracks 5-9).

Personnel

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  1. ↑ Prestige discography accessed October 7, 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 7, 2010
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