Benny Green

Although not however an innovator himself, Benny Green has were able to combine the varieties of Bobby Timmons, Wynton Kelly, Gene Harris, and specifically Oscar Peterson in his using; his fast octave operates tend to be wondrous. He was raised in Berkeley and performed as an adolescent with Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw. After shifting to NY, he spent essential intervals with Betty Carter (1983-1987) and Artwork Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (1987-1989), getting quite well-known through the last mentioned association. Furthermore to dealing with Freddie Hubbard, Green popped up in lots of bop-oriented configurations for a couple of years before becoming a member of Ray Brown’s Trio in 1992. At exactly the same time, he spent some time working with his personal trio, which originally included Christian McBride and Carl Allen. When Oscar Peterson was asked in 1992 to mention his protégé to get a concert, Green was his choice. Benny Green offers documented for Criss Mix and Blue Notice furthermore to his use Ray Dark brown on Telarc and his previously Blakey dates.