Dave Green (musician)

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

Background

Green's first public performances were with his childhood friend Charlie Watts in the late 1950s. While performing with Humphrey Lyttelton from 1963 to 1983, Green 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, Green led his own group, Fingers, featuring Lol Coxhill, Bruce Turner and Michael Garrick. Green regularly backed visiting American stars at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, including Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Roland Kirk and Sonny Rollins. Green has also performed and recorded with Dave Newton, Didier Lockwood and Spike Robinson.

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

Since 1998, Green has led a trio featuring Iain Dixon and Gene Calderazzo, 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.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

1979: Fingers Remembers Mingus – Fingers

2001: Time Will Tell

2011: Turn Left at Monday

2012: The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie – live in Paris

2022: Raise Four (Trio Records, recorded 2004)

As sideman

1966: John Handy's Quintet – Captain John Handy

1970: Webster's Dictionary – Ben Webster

1974: Swinging Scorpio – Buddy Tate

1980: Primrose Path - Jimmy Knepper

1983: East 34th Street – Peter King

1984: London Reprise – Spike Robinson

1987: Playing in the Yard – Stan Tracey

1992: And Heaven Too – Ken Peplowski

1992: At Sundown – Acker Bilk and Humphrey Lyttelton

1992: Portraits Plus – Stan Tracey

1993: Some Other Spring – Tony Coe

1993: Some Other Autumn – Tony Coe

1993: East of the Sun – Scott Hamilton

1995: A Man and His Music – Bob Wilber

1995: How Long Has This Been Going On? – Roy Williams

1995: The Hamburg Concert – Bob Wilber

1995: But Beautiful – Brian Lemon

1996: Braff Plays Wimbledon – Ruby Braff

1996: First Moves – John Critchinson

1997: Days of Wine and Roses – Tony Coe

1997: Dave Cliff and Friends – When Lights Are Low – Dave Cliff

1998: With Every Breath – Joe Temperley

1998: Coxhill on Organ – Lol Coxhill

2002: A Special Alliance – John Bunch

2011: The Girl with Brown Hair – Dick Morrissey and the Michael Garrick Trio

References

External links

1942 births

Living people

21st-century British male musicians

21st-century double-bassists

British jazz double-bassists

British male jazz musicians

Male double-bassists