Thurman Green (August 12, 1940 – June 19, 1997) was an American jazz

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. He was a member of the

Horace Tapscott Horace Elva Tapscott (April 6, 1934 – February 27, 1999) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He formed the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (also known as P.A.P.A., or The Ark) in 1961 and led the ensemble through the 1990s. Early lif ...

Quintet and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Green and

Hamiet Bluiett Hamiet Bluiett (; September 16, 1940 – October 4, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. His primary instrument was the baritone saxophone, and he was considered one of the finest players of this instrument. A mem ...

were at the Navy School of Music together in 1962. More than thirty years later, Bluiett produced and performed on Green's only album as a leader, ''Dance of the Night Creatures'' on

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. They began recording in 1994, and Green died in 1997 at the age of 57. Mapleshade released the album in 1999.

Discography

* ''Cross Current'' (B.J. Records, 1988) as Thurman Green Trio * ''Dance of the Night Creatures'' ( Mapleshade, 1999)

As sideman

With

Gerald Wilson Gerald Stanley Wilson (September 4, 1918 – September 8, 2014) was an American jazz trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. Born in Mississippi, he was based in Los Angeles from the early 1940s. In addition to being a ...

* '' Live and Swinging'' (Pacific Jazz, 1967) * '' Everywhere'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) * ''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) * '' Eternal Equinox'' (Pacific Jazz, 1969) * '' Lomelin'' (Discovery, 1981) * '' Jessica'' (Trend, 1982) * ''

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'' (Trend, 1985) * '' Jenna'' (Discovery, 1989) * '' State Street Sweet'' (MAMA, 1995) With Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra * 1990 ''Groove Shop'' * 1991 ''Heart and Soul'' * 1995 ''Absolutely!'' With others * 1969 '' Electric Connection'',

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* 1971 '' Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It)'',

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* 1972 ''

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* 1980 '' California Message'', Benny Golson * 1984 ''The Poet II'',

Bobby Womack Robert Dwayne Womack (; March 4, 1944 – June 27, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing gui ...

* 1987 ''Before My Time'',

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* 1987 ''E-bone-ix'',

Buster Cooper George "Buster" Cooper (April 4, 1929 – May 13, 2016) was an American jazz trombonist. Career A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, Cooper played in a territory band with Nat Towles in Texas in the late 1940s and with Lionel Hamp ...

* 1987 ''Tribute to Count Basie'',

Gene Harris Gene Harris (born Eugene Haire, September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is known as soul jazz. From 1956 to 1970, he played in The Three Sounds tri ...

* 1989 ''Boogie Down'',

Ernestine Anderson Ernestine Anderson (November 11, 1928 – March 10, 2016) was an American jazz and blues singer. In a career spanning more than six decades, she recorded over 30 albums. She was nominated four times for a Grammy Award. She sang at Carnegie Hall, ...

* 1990 ''Rhythm, Blues Soul & Grooves'',

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* 1991 '' Dingo'',

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

and

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many son ...

* 1991 ''Unforgettable'',

Natalie Cole Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to success in the mid-1970s as an R&B singer with the h ...

* 1993 '' Blue Saxophone'',

Teddy Edwards Theodore Marcus Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Edwards was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. He learned to play at a very early age, first on alto saxophone and the ...

* 1995 ''Afterglow'',

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

* 1995 ''In a Hefti Bag'',

Frank Capp Francis Cappuccio (August 20, 1931 – September 12, 2017), known professionally as Frank Capp, was an American jazz drummer. Capp also played on numerous rock and roll sessions and is considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew. Biography ...

* 1996 ''Their Time Was the Greatest'', Louie Bellson

References

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