I bought this album before hearing Benny Green in person. Last night I heard him at a popular Bay Area jazz club and he was superb. He brought Russ Malone with him and they were so 'out there' that noboby in...more.
This is a thoroughly enjoyable CD, pairing the crem de la crem of the jazz piano world. Most people rate Oscar Peterson as one of the most swingingest melodists of the later part of the twentieth century but I think his...more.
Green's Blues is the first CD in pianist Benny Green's already distinguished career to feature an entire program of solo piano. That genre offers nowhere to hide, but Green has the necessary chops, imagination, and power to shine in...more.
Benny Green is usually a relatively 'busy' player at the piano as demonstrated on the majority of his previous albums, however I disagree with the last review stating that this disc represents nothing more than a showoff. This album shows Green...more.
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