The versatile Mr. Urbie Green
Personnel: Urbie Green Quintet - Track 1-11: Urbie Green (tb, vtb); Jimmy Raney (g); Dave McKenna (p); Percy Heath (b); Kenny Clark (d) - Note: tracks 5 & 8 are piano solo by Dave McKenna. Recorded: New York, October 12, 1955. Urbie Green Big Band - Tracks 12-18: Joe wilder, Nick Travis, Johnny Carisi (tp); Urbie Green, Chauncey Welsh, Jack Satterfield (tb); Bill Barber (tuba), Al Cohn, Ray Beckenstein (ts); Sol Schlinger (bs); Dave McKenna (p); Jack Lesberg (b); Osie Johnson (d) - Recorded: New York City, July, 31, 1956. Tracks 15-18: Same band, except Jack Green replaces Jack Satterfield - Recorded: New York City, August, 3, 1956. New York City, August, 23, 1956. Johnny Carisi: Chief arranger for the big band sides.
