Charlie Green (musician)

For other people named Charlie Green, see Charlie Green (disambiguation).
"Long Boy" redirects here. For the duck from the University of York, see Long Boi.
Charlie Green
Birth nameCharles Green
Also known asLong Boy; Big Green[1]
Born1893 (1893)
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
DiedNovember 27, 1935(1935-11-27) (aged 41–42)
New York City, United States
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician
InstrumentsTrombone

Charles Green (1893 – November 27, 1935)[2] was an American jazz musician, who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and died in New York City. He was one of the early jazz trombonists and the soloist in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra (joining slightly before Louis Armstrong).

  1. ^ Zieff, Bob (2001). "Green, Charlie". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.‎
  2. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 349. ISBN 978-0313344237.
    - "Green, Charlie". Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015.