Peter Friedman Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Just played yesterday an Urbie Green album called "The Fox". To my ears it was terrible. It had a real commercial vibe with the rhythm section spoiling it strongly for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 All of the albums in that Avid compilation are straight jazz dates, no "easy listening" or "jazz-funk fusion" stuff at all. "The Fox" is said to fall in the latter bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 If anyone wants to hear the Urbie Green Blue Note, it's available on archive.org. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted February 5, 2023 Report Share Posted February 5, 2023 Last time I checked the Urbie Green BN 10" was on YouTube as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 JazzWax had an article on Green this week. https://www.jazzwax.com/2023/02/backgrounder-urbie-green-persuasive-trombone-.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted February 6, 2023 Report Share Posted February 6, 2023 On 2/5/2023 at 7:55 PM, Larry Kart said: All of the albums in that Avid compilation are straight jazz dates, no "easy listening" or "jazz-funk fusion" stuff at all. "The Fox" is said to fall in the latter bin. Pulled this from the shelf, inspired by this thread. It's all very nice, but somehow this does not grab my attention as e.g. the Bob Brookmeyer Select. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 8 hours ago, mikeweil said: Pulled this from the shelf, inspired by this thread. It's all very nice, but somehow this does not grab my attention as e.g. the Bob Brookmeyer Select. Which I think can easily be explained by the simple notion of "different tastes" or musical preferences (regardless of whether the main instrument is the same). Happened to everyone at one point or another with this or that artist, I guess ... Or is it a matter of apples and oranges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Brookmeyer had a certain prickliness. Green did not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted February 7, 2023 Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 Brookmeyer's prickliness was on a personal, not suffering fools gladly level; I've also heard that he got pretty prickly in his drinking days with his first wife, singer-songwriter Margo Guryan. He also could be harsh in his judgement of other musicians -- I recall him saying of French Horn player Tom Varner "this guy can't even play even eighth notes." Have never heard that Green was anything but a nice guy. If I could play the trombone like that, I'd be mellow too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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