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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Bennie Green • Walking Down

Review
by Scott Yanow
The third of Bennie Green's three Prestige albums from 1955-1956 features the personable trombonist in a quintet with the young tenor-saxophonist Eric Dixon (here showing a strong Paul Gonsalves influence), and an obscure but swinging rhythm section (composed of pianist Lloyd Mayers, bassist Sonny Wellesley, and drummer Bill English). The solos are colorful if occasionally stumbling, and the arrangements of the four standards and Green's "East of the Little Big Horn" have their share of surprises; "Walkin'" and "The Things We Did Last Summer" are taken at two different tempos while "It's You or No One," normally a ballad, really cooks.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/walking-down-mw0000313105

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
El tercero de los tres álbumes Prestige de Bennie Green de 1955-1956 presenta al simpático trombonista en un quinteto con el joven tenor-saxofonista Eric Dixon (que aquí muestra una fuerte influencia de Paul Gonsalves), y una sección rítmica oscura pero con mucho swing (compuesta por el pianista Lloyd Mayers, el bajista Sonny Wellesley y el baterista Bill English). Los solos son coloridos, aunque a veces tropiecen, y los arreglos de los cuatro estándares y de "East of the Little Big Horn" de Green tienen su cuota de sorpresas; "Walkin'" y "The Things We Did Last Summer" se toman a dos tempos diferentes, mientras que "It's You or No One", normalmente una balada, realmente se cocina.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/walking-down-mw0000313105

Tracks:
1 - Walkin' (Down) - 12:00
2 - The Things We Did Last Summer - 12:19
3 - East Of The Little Big Horn - 5:36
4 - It's You Or No One - 5:44
5 - But Not For Me - 5:20


Credits:
    Bass – Sonny Wellesley
    Drums – Bill English
    Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
    Piano – Lloyd Mayers
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Supervised By – Bob Weinstock
    Tenor Saxophone – Eric Dixon
    Trombone – Bennie Green

Recorded in Hackensack, NJ, June 29, 1956
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

Label: Prestige – PRLP 7049
Released: 1956
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/5831958-Bennie-Green-Walking-Down