Urbie Green Musical artist

Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green (born August 8, 1926) 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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Alias (AKA)	Urbie Green
Birth date	August 08, 1926
Birth place	Alabama , Mobile Alabama , United States

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associated musical artist	Woody Herman Jan Savitt Gene Krupa Frankie Carle
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz
instrument	Trombone
record label	Command Records Vanguard Records Paramount Records Bethlehem Records Project 3