Benny Green Discography
1988 (age 25)
Benny Green Quintet
Terence Blanchard, trumpet; Javon Jackson, tenor sax; Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Tony Reedus, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 22, 1988
| Take The Coltrane | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1036 | |
| The Girl Next Door | - | |
| Peresina | - | |
| Certainly | - | |
| The Song Is You | - | |
| Debo's Delight | - | |
| Countdown | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1036 CD |
* Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1036, Criss 1036 CD Benny Green Quintet - Prelude 1988
Benny Green Trio Featuring Buster Williams & Lewis Nash
Benny Green, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Lewis Nash, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 29, 1988, and January 2, 1989
| The Fruit | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1038 | |
| What Is There To Say | - | |
| Dealin' With A Feelin' | - | |
| I'll Keep Loving You | - | |
| Trinkle Tinkle | - | |
| Air Dancing | - | |
| Toku-Do | - | |
| To Wisdom, The Price | Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1038 CD |
* Criss Cross Jazz (Du) Criss 1038, Criss 1038 CD Benny Green Trio - In This Direction 1989
1990
Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, January 30, 1990
| (tk.2) | Dat Dere | Blue Note CDP 7 93670 2 |
| (tk.1) | See See Rider | - |
| (tk.4) | Debo's Waltz | - |
| (tk.3) | Levitation | - |
| (tk.1) | Trust | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7 93670 2 Benny Green - Lineage 1990
Benny Green Solo
Benny Green, piano.
A&R Studios, NYC, January 31, 1990
| (tk.4) | I'll Wait And Pray | Blue Note CDP 7 93670 2 |
| Ask Me Now | - | |
| (tk.5) | If Ever I Would Leave You | - |
| (tk.8) | Glass Enclosure | - |
| (tk.4) | Silent Night | Blue Note CDP 7 94857 2 |
* Blue Note CDP 7 93670 2 Benny Green - Lineage 1990
* Blue Note CDP 7 94857 2 Various Artists - Yule Struttin' (A Blue Note Christmas)
Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Ray Drummond, bass; Victor Lewis, drums.
A&R Studios, NYC, February 1, 1990
| (tk.2) | Phoebe's Samba | Blue Note CDP 7 93670 2 |
| - | Crazy | - |
| (tk.3) | Lil' Darlin' | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7 93670 2 Benny Green - Lineage 1990
Benny Green Solo
Benny Green, piano.
Jim Anderson's home studio, Brooklyn, NY, July 29, 1990
| A Merrier Christmas | Blue Note CDP 7 94857 2 |
* Blue Note CDP 7 94857 2 Various Artists - Yule Struttin' (A Blue Note Christmas)
1991
The Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Carl Allen, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, March 4 and 5, 1991
| Greens | Blue Note CDP 7 96485 2 | |
| Bish Bash | - | |
| Captain Hook | - | |
| You Don't Know What Love Is | - | |
| Time After Time | - | |
| Battle Hymn Of The Republic | - | |
| Decidedly | - | |
| Soon | - | |
| Cute | - | |
| I See Your Face Before Mine | - | |
| Second Time Around | - | |
| Shiny Stockings | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7 96485 2 The Benny Green Trio - Greens 1991
The Benny Green Trio
same personnel.
Village Vanguard, NYC, November, 1991
| Introduction | Blue Note CDP 7 98171 2 | |
| Don't Be 'Shamed | - | |
| Humphrey | - | |
| Bu's March | - | |
| Beutiful Moons Ago | - | |
| Testifyin' | - | |
| Carl's Blues | - | |
| Down By The Riverside | - | |
| I Should Care | - | |
| The Sheik Of Araby | - | |
| McThing | - | |
| Billy Boy | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7 98171 2 The Benny Green Trio Live At The Village Vanguard - Testifyin'! 1992
1992
The Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Carl Allen, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, December 21, 22 and 23, 1992
| Wiggin' | Blue Note CDP 0777 7 84467 2 9 | |
| Ain't She Sweet | - | |
| That's Right | - | |
| Something I Dreamed Last Night | - | |
| Celia | - | |
| Hoagie Meat | - | |
| Cupcake | - | |
| Just A Tadd | - | |
| Glad To Be Unhappy | - | |
| Me And My Baby | - |
* Blue Note CDP 0777 7 84467 2 9 The Benny Green Trio - That's Right! 1993
1993 (age 30)
The Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Christian McBride, bass; Carl Allen, drums.
The Power Station, NYC, April 16 and 17, 1993
| The Sidewinder | Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5553 | |
| Tokyo Blues | - | |
| Cool Struttin' | - | |
| Song For My Father | - | |
| Watermelon Man | - | |
| The Preacher | - | |
| Softly, As In The Morning Sunrise | - | |
| Moanin' | - | |
| Doodlin' | - | |
| Blues March | - |
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5553 The Benny Green Trio - Blue Notes 1993
= Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-68043 - 1999
1994
Benny Green Trio With Horns
Benny Green, piano; Christian McBride, bass #1-3,5-8,10,12; Kenny Washington, drums #1-3,5-7,10,12; with Byron Stripling, trumpet #1,3,5; Delfayo Marsalis, trombone #1,3,5; John Clark, French horn #1,3,5; Herb Besson, tuba #1,3,5; Jerry Dodgion, flute, alto flute, alto sax #1,3,5; Gary Smulyan, baritone sax #1,3,5; Bob Belden, Benny Green, horn orchestrator #1,3,5.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 22 and 23, 1994
| 1. | Nice Pants | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29268 2 5 |
| 2. | Playmate | - |
| 3. | I Want To Talk About You | - |
| 4. | The Place To Be | - |
| 5. | I Felt That | - |
| 6. | Pensativa | - |
| 7. | One Of Another Kind | - |
| 8. | Which Came First? | - |
| 9. | Noreen's Nocturne | - |
| 10. | Concertina | - |
| 11. | The Gravy Waltz | - |
| 12. | The Folks Who Live On The Hill | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29268 2 5 Benny Green - The Place To Be 1994
1996
Benny Green Quintet/Quartet/Duo/Trio
Antonio Hart, alto sax #1,2,7,9; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #5,8; Benny Green, piano; Russell Malone, guitar #1-3,5-7,9; Ron Carter, bass #1-7,9; Lewis Nash, drums #1-3,5,7,9.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, June 5 and 6, 1996
| 1. | Kaleidoscope (take 1) | Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52037 2 5 |
| 2. | Thursday's Lullaby | - |
| 3. | The Sexy Mexy | - |
| 4. | Patience | - |
| 5. | Central Park South | - |
| 6. | My Girl Bill | - |
| 7. | Apricot | - |
| 8. | You're My Melody | - |
| 9. | Kaleidoscope (take 2) | - |
* Blue Note CDP 7243 8 52037 2 5 Benny Green - Kaleidoscope 1997
1997
Oscar And Benny
Benny Green, Oscar Peterson, piano; with Ray Brown, bass; Gregory Hutchinson, drums.
Manta Eastern Sound, Toronto, Canada, September 10 and 11, 1997
| For All We Know | Telarc CD-83406 | |
| When Lights Are Low | - | |
| Yours Is My Heart Alone | - | |
| Here's That Rainy Day | - | |
| The More I See You | - | |
| Limehouse Blues | - | |
| Easy Does It | - | |
| Someday My Prince Will Come | - | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Jitterbug Waltz | - | |
| Barbara's Blues | - |
* Telarc CD-83406 Oscar Peterson, Benny Green - Oscar And Benny 1998
Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Ben Wolfe, bass; Karriem Riggins, drums.
NYC, September, 1997
| Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5592 | |
| 'Dis Here | - | |
| Golden Earrings | - | |
| Work Song | - | |
| Alfie's Theme | - | |
| The In Crowd | - | |
| Five Spot After Dark | - | |
| Cubano Chant | - | |
| Sugar | - | |
| Alligator Boogaloo | - |
* Somethin' Else (J) TOCJ-5592 Benny Green - Funky! 1998
1999
Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Russell Malone, guitar; Christian McBride, bass.
Avatar Studios, NYC, January 16 and 17, 1999
| Virgo | Blue Note 7243 4 99527 2 0 | |
| Bellarosa | - | |
| Summer Nights | - | |
| Punjab | - | |
| These Are Soulful Days | - | |
| Ernie's Tune | - | |
| Hocus-Pocus | - | |
| Come On Home | - |
* Blue Note 7243 4 99527 2 0 Benny Green - These Are Soulful Days 1999
2000
Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Russell Malone, guitar #2-5,7,8; Christian McBride, bass #2-5,7,8.
Clinton Recording Studio B, NYC, January 16 and 17, 2000
| 1. | Love You Madly | Telarc CD-83498 |
| 2. | Naturally | - |
| 3. | Pittsburgh Brethen | - |
| 4. | Captain Hook | - |
| 5. | Grooveyard | - |
| 6. | Learnin'The Blues | - |
| 7. | Russelln' | - |
| 8. | Beg Your Parlan | - |
| 9. | Lester Left Town | - |
* Telarc CD-83498 Benny Green - Naturally 2000
Benny Green and others
Benny Green, piano; and others.
broadcast, live on National Public Radio, circa 2000
| What Child Is This | NPR Classics 0013 |
* NPR Classics 0013 Various Artists - A Jazz Piano Christmas From NPR
2001
Benny Green Solo
Benny Green, piano.
Ambient Recording Studio, Stamford, CT, January 22-24, 2001
| I've Heard That Song Before | Telarc CD-83539 | |
| I Wish You Love | - | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | - | |
| You Make Me Feel So Young | - | |
| Just You, Just Me | - | |
| Green's Blues | - | |
| Green Eyes | - | |
| Misty | - | |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | - | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | - | |
| It Don't Mean A Thing | - | |
| I Got It Bad | - |
* Telarc CD-83539 Benny Green - Green's Blues 2001
Benny Green Solo
same personnel.
Stamford, CT, May-July, 2001
| The Surrey With The Fringe On Top | Broadway Cares BC 1001 | |
| Manhattan | - |
* Broadway Cares BC 1001 Kenny Barron, Bill Charlap, Benny Green, Fred Hersch, Marian McPartland, George Shearing - The Richard Rodgers Centennial Jazz Piano Album 2001
2002
Benny Green - Russell Malone Duo
Benny Green, piano; Russell Malone, guitar.
Jazz At The Bistro, St. Louis, MO, June 28 and 29, 2002
| Ask Me Now | Telarc CD-83560 | |
| Tale Of The Fingers | - | |
| A Bientot | - | |
| Sing | - | |
| When Lights Are Low | - | |
| Wabash | - | |
| Killing Me Softly / How Deep Is Your Love? | - | |
| The Intimacy Of The Blues | - | |
| Moment's Notice / Lazy Bird | - | |
| Love Letters | - | |
| Russell's Introduction | - | |
| Quiet Girl | - | |
| Benny's Introduction | - | |
| Hand-Told Stories | - | |
| The Intimacy Of The Blues (alternate take) | - |
* Telarc CD-83560 Benny Green, Russell Malone - Jazz At The Bistro 2003
2003 (age 40)
Benny Green - Russell Malone Duo
Benny Green, piano; Russell Malone, guitar.
NYC, November 16 and 17, 2003
| Reunion Blues | Telarc CD-83604 | |
| It's Alright With Me | - | |
| You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | - | |
| Who Can I Turn To | - | |
| Love For Sale | - | |
| Flowers For Emmett Till | - | |
| Bluebirld | - | |
| Feel Like Makin' Love | - | |
| Passport | - | |
| Moonglow | - | |
| Where Is The Love | - | |
| Wheatland | - |
* Telarc CD-83604 Benny Green & Russell Malone - Bluebird 2004
2010
Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
Alleycat Studio, South Orange, NJ, November-December, 2010
| Blue Minor | Jazz Legacy Productions JLP 1001014 | |
| Way 'Cross Town | - | |
| I Waited For You | - | |
| Little T | - | |
| Cool Green | - | |
| Tempus Fugi | - | |
| Park Avenue Petite | - | |
| Chant | - | |
| Born To Be Blue | - | |
| Opus De Funk | - |
* Jazz Legacy Productions JLP 1001014 Benny Green - Source 2011
2012
Benny Green Trio
Benny Green, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Kenny Washington, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 23 and 24, 2012
| Benny's Crib | Sunnyside SSC 1338 | |
| Kenny Drew | - | |
| Flying Saucer | - | |
| Jackie McLean | - | |
| Vanished | - | |
| Harold Land | - | |
| Magic Beans | - | |
| Paraphrase | - | |
| La Portuguesa | - | |
| Further Away | - |
* Sunnyside SSC 1338 Benny Green - Magic Beans 2013