Benny Green
Born: 9 December 1927 Leeds, Yorkshire Died: 22 June 1998 Royal Marsden Hospital, Belmont, Surrey Cockney-accented British jazz saxophonist, broadcaster, journalist, composer and author. Most well known for his BBC Radio 2 shows. Has penned a large number of liner notes for various jazz albums as well as being a keen film critic and cricket enthusiast. His son Leo Green is also a jazz saxophonist.
Apr 13, 2025
Benny Green
Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States Of America
Bashville
Denis King, Benny Green (2)
2005
Jay Records
CD, Album
The Poetry Of Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) Too Marvellous For Words!
Johnny Mercer / Benny Green (2)
1995
AVID Records
CD, Comp
Bashville
Denis King, Benny Green (2)
1983
That's Entertainment Records
LP
Iron Sharpens Iron
Move To Strike
2013
Move To Strike
7", Single, Cle
Ronnie’s
Ronnie Scott
2020
RSD Films LTD
DVD-V
The Connection
Jackie McLean & Freddie Redd
2018
Ella Sings Broadway + Ella Swings Gently With Nelson
Ella Fitzgerald
2018
I Want More
Dexter Gordon Quartet
2017
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald
2017
5 Original Albums
Oscar Peterson
2016
Verve Records, The Jazz Labels, Universal Music
5xCD, Album + Box, Comp
Volume 1, Live At The Jazz Club
Ronnie Scott And His Orchestra*
2016
Solid Records (6)
CD, Comp, Ltd, RE, RM
Complete Live In Stockholm November 21, 1960
Jazz At The Philharmonic
2016
Essential Jazz Classics
3xCD, Comp
Lost West End
Various
2015
Stage Door Records
CD, Comp
European Cool Jazz 1951-1959
Various
2014
Frémeaux & Associés
2xCD, Comp
London
Sinatra*
2014
Ella Fitzgerald Second Set - Three Classic Albums Plus
Ella Fitzgerald
2014
Cowardy Custard
Noël Coward
2013
Masterworks Broadway
2xCD, Album
My Music
Luca Mannutza Sound Six
2012
Albore Jazz
CD, Album
Jewel's Lullaby
Calvin Johnson Jr.*
2012
Alma Records (7)
CD, Album
Ella Sings Broadway + Rhythm Is My Business
Ella Fitzgerald
2012
Night Train + The Jazz Soul Of Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson Trio*
2012
The Perfect Miles Davis Collection
Miles Davis
2011
Legacy, Columbia
Box, Comp + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Co
Three Classic Albums Plus
Coleman Hawkins
2011
Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz
2xCD, Comp, RM
Swinging Brass / The Jazz Soul
The Oscar Peterson Trio
2011
Fresh Sound Records
CD, Comp
The Joe Harriott Story
Joe Harriott
2011
Proper Records (2)
4xCD, Comp, RM + Box
Complete Live In Stockholm November 21, 1960
Jazz At The Philharmonic
2011
Solar Records (4)
3xCD, Comp
The Best Of Barber, Ball And Bilk
Barber*, Ball*, Bilk*
2010
Spectrum Music (2)
3xCD, Comp
Key to the Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
2009
Blues Boulevard
2xCD, Comp
Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe
Jazz At The Philharmonic
2009
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
Miles Davis
2009
From Miles
Chick Corea - Eddie Gomez - Jack DeJohnette
2007
Stretch Records
CD, Album
With All My Heart
Harvey Mason
2007
The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Volume Two
Art Tatum
2006
Decca Singles Compilation
Lord Rockingham* Featuring Jackie Dennis
2005
Vocalion
CD, Comp
The Complete 1963-64 Columbia Recordings
Miles Davis
2004
Blues Legends In London
Various
2002
Remembering Bags
Ichiro Masuda & New York Quartet
2001
JVC, GML (4)
XRCD, Album, RE, RM
Babble
Carin Lundin Quintet
2000
Speakin' Out
New Stories
1999
Origin Records
CD, Album
"Return To Happiness" Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, 1983
Jazz At The Philharmonic
1999
Pablo Live
2xCD, Album, RE
Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions
Various
1997
Potpourri
Ray Bryant Trio
1997
The Jazz Soul Of Oscar Peterson / Affinity
Oscar Peterson
1996
Bebop
Various
1996
The Soul Of Ben Webster
Ben Webster
1995
Some Of My Best Friends Are... The Piano Players
Ray Brown . Benny Green, Ahmad Jamal, Geoff Keezer, Dado Moroni, Oscar Peterson, Lewis Nash
1995
The Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 3
Art Tatum
1995
Cool Velvet And Voices
Stan Getz
1995
New Born Blue
Gina Harkell
1994
33 Records
CD, Album
Volume One
Laurie Johnson's London Big Band
1994
Relaxin' At The Cat
The Matt Wates Sextet
1993
ab CDs
CD, Album
I Gotta Right To Sing
Marion Montgomery*
1993
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
Ella Fitzgerald
1993
So Near, So Far (Musings For Miles)
Joe Henderson
1993
The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Volume Seven
Art Tatum
1992
Pablo Records
CD, Comp, RM
The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Volume Eight
Art Tatum
1992
Pablo Records
CD, Comp
For The First Time
The Count Basie Trio
1992
Pablo Records
CD, Album, RE, Red
The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Volume One
Art Tatum
1992
The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces, Volume Six
Art Tatum
1992
The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces Volume Four
Art Tatum
1992
Bebop In Britain
Various
1991
Esquire
Box, Comp + 4xCD
Roarin'
Jack Sharpe Big Band
1991
Welcome Back!
Four Singers
1991
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 2
Art Tatum / Roy Eldridge / John Simmons / Alvin Stoller
1990
Pablo Records
CD, Comp, RE
The 1955 London Sessions
Big Bill Broonzy
1990
The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces
Art Tatum
1990
Contrasts
Bengt Hallberg / Kjell Baekkelund*
1990
The Night We Called It A Day
Carol Kidd
1990
Sweet, Wild And Blue
Tony Crombie Featuring Victor Feldman
1989
Great Shakespeare Films
Various
1989
Film Fantasy (Film Music By Bernard Herrmann)
Bernard Herrmann
1989
A Little Blue
Mick Pyne Quartet
1988
Miles Music
LP, Album
Spring Is Here
Monica Zetterlund With Benny Bailey, Donald Byrd, Arne Domnérus, Lars Gullin, Åke Persson
1988
James Bond 007
Roland Shaw And His Orchestra*
1988
The Harold Arlen Song Book Volume 2
Ella Fitzgerald
1988
Star Wars / Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
John Williams (4), Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
1988
Citizen Kane (Film Music By Bernard Herrmann)
Bernard Herrmann
1988
Affiliation
Alan Barnes Quartet
1987
Miles Music
LP, Album
Ronnie Scott and his Orchestra, Volume 1 Live at the Jazz Club
Ronnie Scott
1987
Esquire
LP
Soprano Sax
Zoot Sims
1987
Straight Eight
Tommy Whittle, Alan Barnes, Mick Pyne, Alan Jackson, Alec Dankworth
1986
Miles Music
LP, Album
"Return To Happiness" Jazz At The Philharmonic, Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, 1983
Jazz At The Philharmonic
1986
Easy Living
Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass
1986
At Zardi's
The Oscar Peterson Trio
1986
Mostly Blues And Some Others
The Count Basie Kansas City Septem*
1986
If You Could See Me Now
The Oscar Peterson Four*
1986
Brother Jim
Milt Jackson And His Gold Medal Winners
1986
Wonderland
The Benny Carter Group
1986
Yessir, That's My Baby
Count Basie, Oscar Peterson
1986
Fancy Pants
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
1986
Move A Little Closer
Denis King
1986
I Remember You
Denis King
1985
This One's For Blanton
Duke Ellington And Ray Brown
1985
Dance In The Old-Fashioned Way
Denis King & Elaine Delmar
1984
Plays Johnny Mandel Quietly There
Zoot Sims
1984
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Jerome Kern Johnny Mercer Songbooks
Ella Fitzgerald
1984
The Good Life
The Oscar Peterson Trio
1984
We'll Be Together Again
Joe Pass & J.J. Johnson
1984
Reflections
Bob Wilber With The Bodeswell Strings
1983
Bodeswell Records
LP
Jazz Masters Presents Basie & Friends on Pablo
Count Basie And His Orchestra*, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Zoot Sims And Joe Pass
1983
Pablo Records, Pablo Live
4xLP, Album + Box, Comp
Tivoli
Benny Green
Way 'Cross Town - Originally Performed By Carl Perkins
Benny Green
I Waited For You - Originally Performed By Dizzy Gillespie
Benny Green
Way 'Cross Town
Benny Green
Summer Nights
Benny Green
Donny Hath A Way
Benny Green
Harold Land
Benny Green
Patience
Benny Green
Beautiful Moons Ago - Live
Benny Green
Central Park South
Benny Green
These Are Soulful Days
Benny Green
I Waited For You
Benny Green
Ernie's Tune
Benny Green
Virgo
Benny Green
My Girl Bill
Benny Green
Bish Bash
Benny Green
Say You're Mine
Benny Green
Thursday's Lullaby
Benny Green
Bellarosa
Benny Green
You're My Melody
Benny Green
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Jimmy's Jazz and Blues Club, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States Of America