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William Green

real name William Ernest Green

William Green is credited on 995 releases across 308 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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308

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8

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American jazz saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe and other woodwinds player and music teacher.
Born February 28, 1925 in Kansas City, Kansas, died July 29,1996 in Los Angeles, California.
For the Soul/Funk producer and songwriter, colleague of Theodore Life, use Bill Greene.
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Bill played (and recorded): Benny Carter, Louis Bellson, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, The Capp/Pierce Juggernaut, Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton, Tony Bennett and others.
He also taught at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music from 1952 to 1962 and then to the Los Angeles Conservatory, California State University and the University of Southern California.
Green's personal papers and recordings are held in an archive at UCLA.

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995 releases · 308 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 1,078
  • Other credits · 332

Studios: Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios · A&M Studios · Crystal Sound · RCA's Music Center Of The World

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