Urbie Green
Jazz, Musical Artist
1926 –
Who is Urbie Green?
Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green is an American jazz trombonist who toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, and Frankie Carle.
He has played on over 250 recordings and has released more than two dozen albums as a soloist and is highly respected by his fellow trombonists. Green's trombone sound is especially noted for its warm, mellow tone, even in the higher registers where he is more fluent than most trombonists. His technique is considered flawless by many in the music industry and has appeared in major jazz festivals, motion pictures, concert halls, nightclubs, radio, television and the White House. He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1995.
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- Born
- Aug 8, 1926
Mobile - Also known as
- Green, Urbie
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Alabama
- Mobile
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on July 23, 2013
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