Bennie Green - Mosaic Select 03 [2003] (3 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ 

BENNIE GREEN

Bennie Green - Mosaic Select 03 [2003] (3 x CDs)

There’s a warmth running through this set that settles in almost immediately. Across these recordings, Bennie Green keeps the trombone moving with an easy, vocal-like phrasing that rarely feels forced, even in the faster arrangements. Issued in 2003 by Mosaic Records, the collection gathers his Prestige and Blue Note material into a sequence that flows more naturally than a straight historical survey.

The sessions balance structure and looseness well. Small-group arrangements give the horns room to move, while piano and rhythm sections keep everything grounded without becoming rigid. Green’s playing sits directly in the middle of that balance. His tone remains broad and relaxed, but there is precision underneath it, especially in the way phrases resolve.

As the discs continue, the differences between sessions become clearer. Some tracks lean toward bluesier territory, others move closer to hard bop, but the transition between them never feels abrupt. The same sense of pacing carries through the set, allowing the recordings to connect despite changes in personnel and setting.

What gives the collection its shape is consistency of mood rather than stylistic range. Even the livelier pieces retain a conversational quality, as if the music is unfolding collectively rather than driving toward display.  The set feels steady and unhurried. The details emerge gradually, one chorus after another, until the full character of the playing begins to settle into place, melodic, grounded, and quietly confident throughout. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Bennie Green - I Love You 6:03

02 Bennie Green - Melba's Mood 5:35

03 Bennie Green - Just Friends 7:02

04 Bennie Green - You're Mine You 5:18

05 Bennie Green - Bennie Plays The Blues 8:26

06 Bennie Green - Green Street 5:10

07 Bennie Green - The Shouter 4:59

08 Bennie Green - Green Leaves 5:45

09 Bennie Green - This Love of Mine 6:47

10 Bennie Green - Walkin' and Talkin' 9:00

11 Bennie Green - All I Do is Dream of You 5:34

12 Bennie Green - Hoppin' Johns 5:32

CD2

01 Bennie Green - It's Groovy 3:43

02 Bennie Green - On The Street Where You Live 5:53

03 Bennie Green - Can't We Be Friends 5:35

04 Bennie Green - Ain't Nothin' But The Blues 5:16

05 Bennie Green - Bye Bye Blackbird 5:27

06 Bennie Green - Minor Revelation 5:19

07 Bennie Green - Why Do I Love You 6:00

08 Bennie Green - Encore 4:16

09 Bennie Green - Encore 4:29

10 Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin' 6:46

CD3

01 Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin' 6:52

02 Bennie Green - We Wanna Cook 6:40

03 Bennie Green - That's All 6:28

04 Bennie Green - Lullaby of The Doomed 6:03

05 Bennie Green - B.G. Mambo 8:17

06 Bennie Green - Black Pearl 5:47

07 Bennie Green - See See Rider 9:02

08 Bennie Green - Congo Lament 6:52

09 Bennie Green - Que's Pill 5:40

10 Bennie Green - B.G.'s Groove Two 6:14

11 Bennie Green - I.Q. Shuffle 9:46

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