David John Green (born 5 March 1942) is an English jazz bassist. His first public performances were with his childhood friend

Charlie Watts Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an i ...

in the late 1950s. While performing with

Humphrey Lyttelton Humphrey Richard Adeane Lyttelton (23 May 1921 – 25 April 2008), also known as Humph, was an English jazz musician and broadcaster from the Lyttelton family. Having taught himself the trumpet at school, Lyttelton became a professional ...

from 1963 to 1983, he also played with the

Don Rendell Donald Percy Rendell (4 March 1926 – 20 October 2015) was an English jazz musician and arranger. Mainly active as a tenor saxophonist, he also played soprano saxophone, flute, and clarinet. Career Rendell was born in Plymouth, England, an ...

–

Ian Carr Ian Carr (21 April 1933 – 25 February 2009) was a Scottish jazz musician, composer, writer, and educator. Carr performed and recorded with the Rendell-Carr quintet and jazz-fusion band Nucleus, and was an associate professor at the Guildhall ...

band in the early 1960s, and went on to play with

Stan Tracey Stanley William Tracey (30 December 1926 – 6 December 2013) was a British jazz pianist and composer, whose most important influences were Duke Ellington and Thelonious Monk. Tracey's best known recording is the 1965 album '' Jazz Suite Inspi ...

. In the early 1980s, he led his own group, Fingers, featuring

Lol Coxhill George Lowen Coxhill (19 September 1932 – 10 July 2012) known professionally as Lol Coxhill, was an English free improvising saxophonist. He played soprano and sopranino saxophone. Biography Coxhill was born to George Compton Coxhill ...

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and Michael Garrick. He regularly backed visiting American stars at

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, including

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and

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. He has also performed and recorded with Dave Newton,

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and

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. In 1991, he was a founding member of Charlie Watts's quintet, together with

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, Peter King and

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. Since 1998, he has led a trio featuring Iain Dixon and

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, and since 2009, he has been a member of The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie, with Ben Waters,

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and Charlie Watts, performing at the

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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 Captain John Handy (June 24, 1900 – January 12, 1971), was an American jazz alto saxophonist, who was part of the New Orleans jazz revival. Career Handy was born in Pass Christian, Mississippi, United States. He played clarinet in New Orleans ...

*1970: ''Webster's Dictionary'' –

*1974: ''Swinging Scorpio'' –

Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All A ...

*1980: '' Primrose Path'' -

Jimmy Knepper James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goo ...

*1983: ''East 34th Street'' – Peter King *1984: ''London Reprise'' –

*1987: ''Playing in the Yard'' –

*1992: ''And Heaven Too'' – Ken Peplowski *1992: ''At Sundown'' –

Acker Bilk Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was a British clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistc ...

and

*1992: ''Portraits Plus'' – Stan Tracey *1993: ''Some Other Spring'' –

Tony Coe Anthony George Coe (born 29 November 1934) is an English jazz musician who plays clarinet, bass clarinet, flute as well as soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. Career Born in Canterbury, Kent, England, Coe started out on clarinet and was self- ...

*1993: ''Some Other Autumn'' – Tony Coe *1993: ''East of the Sun'' – Scott Hamilton *1995: ''A Man and His Music'' –

Bob Wilber Robert Sage Wilber (March 15, 1928 – August 4, 2019) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, and band leader. Although his scope covers a wide range of jazz, Wilber was a dedicated advocate of classic styles, working throughout his care ...

*1995: ''How Long Has This Been Going On?'' – Roy Williams *1995: ''The Hamburg Concert'' – Bob Wilber *1995: ''But Beautiful'' –

*1996: ''Braff Plays Wimbledon'' –

Ruby Braff Reuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Jack Teagarden was once asked about him on the Garry Moore television show and described Ruby as "the Ivy League Louis Armstrong". 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 Dave Cliff (born 25 June 1944) is a British jazz guitarist. Career Cliff was born in Hexham, Northumberland. In 1967, he moved to Leeds and gained a diploma in jazz studies from Leeds College of Music while studying with bassist Peter Ind an ...

*1998: ''With Every Breath'' –

Joe Temperley Joe Temperley (20 September 1929 – 11 May 2016) was a Scottish jazz saxophonist. He performed with various instruments, but was most associated with the baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, and bass clarinet. Life Temperley was born in Cowd ...

*1998: ''Coxhill on Organ'' –

*2002: ''A Special Alliance'' –

John Bunch John Bunch (December 1, 1921 – March 30, 2010) was an American jazz pianist. Early life Born and raised in Tipton, Indiana, a small farming community, Bunch studied piano with George Johnson, a Hoosier jazz pianist. By the age of 14, he ...

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

References

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