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The Chicago-born trombonistBennie Greenmade his Blue Note debut with his delightful 1958 albumBack On The Scenefeaturing a stellar quintet with saxophonistCharlie Rouse, pianistJoe Knight, bassistGeorge Tucker, and drummerLouis Hayes. From buoyant swing to Latin grooves to tender ballads the band delivers a thoroughly enjoyable program that presents standards (I Love You Just Friends Youre Mine You) as well as Greens original Bennie Plays The Blues and a pair of compositions by the wonderful jazz composer and fellow trombonist Melba Liston (Melbas Mood Green Street).

Blue Note Tone Poet Series

The Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the Tone Poet, on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.

Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.

This mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Tracklist:
A1 I Love You
A2 Melba's Mood
A3 Just Friends
B1 You're Mine You
B2 Bennie Plays The Blues
B3 Green Street