Bunky Green

• 2 ORIGINAL ALBUMS ON 1 CD

• 1 BONUS TRACK

This release contains the complete original album "Playin' For Keeps" (Cadet LPS-76) and "Testifyin' Time (Argo LP-753). The only other Bunky Green quartet recording 1960' was a version of the song "Step High", which is included here as a bonus track. In order to make this edition more appealing to jazz collectors, all of the quartet tracks are placed at the beginning of the CD.

• TRACKS [3-8] & [16-17]: PLAYIN' FOR KEEPS
• TRACKS [1-2] & [10-15]: TESTIFYIN' TIME

PERSONNEL:

• BUNKY GREEN, alto sax on all tracks, plus:

• [1-2]: BILLY WALLACE, piano; CLEVELAND EATON, bass; MARSHALL THOMPSON, drums

• [3-8]: WILLIE PICKENS, piano; CLEVELAND EATON, bass; HAROLD JONES, drums

• [9]: WYNTON KELLY, piano; LARRY RIDLEY, bass; JIMMY COBB, drums

• [10-15]: Same personnel as tracks 1-2 except WALTER STRICKLAND, trumpet and JAMES MEYER, tenor & baritone sax, added.

• [16-17]: Same personnel as tracks 1-2 except
• WARREN KIME, & PAUL SERRANO, trumpet; JOHN AVANT, trombone
• KENNY SOBERBLOM, sax and ELI GUTIERREZ, congas, added
• CHARLES STEPNEY, piano, replaces BILLY WALLACE

TRACKS:

• 01 ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET
• 02 MY SHIP
• 03 YESTERDAY
• 04 PLAYIN’ FOR KEEPS
• 05 WHAT I CAN DO :43
• 06 MI COMPASION
• 07 MY MAN’S GONE NOW
• 08 BRAZILANO
• 09 STEP HIGH (*)
• 10 TAMRA
• 11 SILVER DOLLAR
• 12 WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT
• 13 TESTIFYIN’ TIME
• 14 TWEEDLEE DEE
• 15 ORBIT SIX
• 16 THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE (Love Theme from “The Sandpiper”)
• 17 MAMA LOOKA BOO BOO

• TOTAL TIME: 73:54 Min.

• (*) BONUS TRACK