Dave Green (musician)

Dave Green (born 5 March 1942) is an English jazz bassist.

Dave Green
Dave Green during a concert of The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie in Herisau, Switzerland on 13 January 2010
Background information
Born	(1942-03-05) 5 March 1942 Edgware, London, England, UK
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Double bass
Years active	1960s–present
Associated acts	Humphrey Lyttelton, Don Rendell, Ian Carr

His first public performances were with his childhood friend Charlie Watts in the late 1950s. While performing with Humphrey Lyttelton from 1963 to 1983, he also played with the Don Rendell–Ian Carr band in the early 1960s, and went on to play with Stan Tracey. In the early 1980s, he led his own group, Fingers, featuring Lol Coxhill, Bruce Turner and Michael Garrick.[1] He regularly backed visiting US stars at Ronnie Scott's, including Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Roland Kirk[2] and Sonny Rollins. He has also performed and recorded with Dave Newton, Didier Lockwood and Spike Robinson.

In 1991, he was a founding member of Charlie Watts's quintet, together with Gerard Presencer, Peter King and Brian Lemon.[3]

Since 1998, he has led a trio featuring Iain Dixon and Gene Calderazzo,[3] and since 2009, he has been a member of The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie, with Ben Waters, Axel Zwingenberger and Charlie Watts, performing at the Lincoln Center with Bob Seeley and Lila Ammons.[4]

Discography

As leader/co-leader

• 1979: Fingers Remembers Mingus – Fingers[3]
• 2001: Time Will Tell[3]
• 2011: Turn Left at Monday[5]
• 2012: The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie – live in Paris

As sideman

• 1966: John Handy's Quintet – Captain John Handy[6]
• 1970: Webster's Dictionary – Ben Webster[2]
• 1974: Swinging Scorpio – Buddy Tate[6]
• 1980: Primrose Path - Jimmy Knepper
• 1983: East 34th Street – Peter King
• 1984: London Reprise – Spike Robinson[6]
• 1987: Playing in the Yard – Stan Tracey[3]
• 1992: And Heaven Too – Ken Peplowski[6]
• 1992: At Sundown – Acker Bilk and Humphrey Lyttelton[3]
• 1992: Portraits Plus – Stan Tracey[3]
• 1993: Some Other Spring – Tony Coe[6]
• 1993: Some Other Autumn – Tony Coe[6]
• 1993: East of the Sun – Scott Hamilton[3]
• 1995: A Man and His Music – Bob Wilber[6]
• 1995: How Long Has This Been Going On? – Roy Williams[3]
• 1995: The Hamburg Concert – Bob Wilber[6]
• 1995: But Beautiful – Brian Lemon[3]
• 1996: Braff Plays Wimbledon – Ruby Braff[6]
• 1996: First Moves – John Critchinson[3]
• 1997: Days of Wine and Roses – Tony Coe[6]
• 1997: Dave Cliff and Friends – When Lights Are Low – Dave Cliff[3]
• 1998: With Every Breath – Joe Temperley[6]
• 1998: Coxhill on Organ – Lol Coxhill[6]
• 2002: A Special Alliance – John Bunch[3]
• 2011: The Girl with Brown Hair – Dick Morrissey and the Michael Garrick Trio[7]

References

1. "Dave Green: artist biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
2. "Oral history of jazz in Britain: Jazz bassist Dave Green interviewed by Andrew Simons" (audio). British Library. May 20, 1999. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
3. Ian Carr; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9.
4. Tamarkin, Jeff (June 29, 2012). "The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie at Lincoln Center, 6-28-12". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
5. Fordham, John. "Dave Green: Turn Left at Monday – review" (3 February 2011). The Guardian. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
6. Vladimir Bogdanov; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat Books. p. 1334. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2.
7. "CDs reviewed in July 2011". Jazz Journal. Retrieved May 14, 2016.

External links

• Dave Green discography at Discogs