CD Import

Happiness! Live At Kuumbwa

Benny Green

Item Details

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Catalogue Number
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SSC1485
Number of Discs
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1
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Format
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CD
Other
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Live Recording,Import

Product Description

2017 release. Some of Green's best work has been in the trio format, historically a configuration that has been one of the most popular in the advancement of jazz. The ensemble featured here is made up of bassist David Wong and drummer Rodney Green. Benny Green has been performing at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center for more than 35 years. He was introduced to the stage while in the ensembles of Betty Carter and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Since then, Green has tried to make a point of playing the Northern California venue yearly. Begun as a non-profit and festival in 1975, Kuumbwa has maintained a steady presence in the jazz world as one of the premier jazz venues in the United States.

Track List   

  • 01. introduction
  • 02. The St. Vitus Dance (Horace Silver)
  • 03. announcement
  • 04. Down Under (Freddie Hubbard)
  • 05. Martha's Prize (Cedar Walton)
  • 06. Sixth Avenue (Cedar Walton)
  • 07. 50-21 (Thad Jones)
  • 08. Chant (Duke Pearson)
  • 09. Pittsburgh Brethren (Benny Green)
  • 10. Twisted Blues (Wes Montgomery)

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