David John Green (born 5 March 1942) is an English jazz bassist.
Background Green's first public performances were with his childhood friend Charlie Watts in the late 1950s. While performing with Humphrey Lyttelton from 1963 to 1983, Green also played with the Don Rendell–Ian Carr band in the early 1960s, and went on to play with Stan Tracey. In the early 1980s, Green led his own group, Fingers, featuring Lol Coxhill, Bruce Turner and Michael Garrick. Green regularly backed visiting American stars at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, including Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Roland Kirk and Sonny Rollins. Green has also performed and recorded with Dave Newton, Didier Lockwood and Spike Robinson.
In 1991, Green was a founding member of Charlie Watts's quintet, together with Gerard Presencer, Peter King and Brian Lemon.
Since 1998, Green has led a trio featuring Iain Dixon and Gene Calderazzo, and since 2009, he has been a member of The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie, with Ben Waters, Axel Zwingenberger and Charlie Watts, performing at the Lincoln Center 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 1964: Moonscape – Michael Garrick TrioRichard Morton Jack. Labyrinth: British Jazz on Record, 1960-75 (2024), pp. 58-59 1966: John Handy's Quintet – Captain John Handy 1970: Webster's Dictionary – Ben Webster 1974: Swinging Scorpio – Buddy Tate 1977: Diverse – Lol Coxhill 1980: Primrose Path - Jimmy Knepper 1983: East 34th Street – Peter King 1984: London Reprise – Spike Robinson 1987: Playing in the Yard – Stan Tracey 1992: And Heaven Too – Ken Peplowski 1992: At Sundown – Acker Bilk and Humphrey Lyttelton 1992: Portraits Plus – Stan Tracey 1993: Some Other Spring – Tony Coe 1993: Some Other Autumn – Tony Coe 1993: East of the Sun – Scott Hamilton 1995: A Man and His Music – Bob Wilber 1995: How Long Has This Been Going On? – Roy Williams 1995: The Hamburg Concert – Bob Wilber 1995: But Beautiful – Brian Lemon 1996: Braff Plays Wimbledon – Ruby 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 1998: With Every Breath – Joe Temperley 2002: A Special Alliance – John Bunch 2011: The Girl with Brown Hair – Dick Morrissey and the Michael Garrick Trio
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