Greenestreet
Creed Taylor launched Greenestreet Records in 1984, outside and away from all the positive and negative infamy of his CTI past. It was a brief sojourn that lasted through only four releases (six were actually recorded) and included the American debut of trumpeter Claudio Roditi. Greenestreet - which appeared as "Greene Street" on the first two releases - was named for a place that Mr. Taylor cherishes. Each record was engineered by longtime Taylor associate, Rudy Van Gelder, and only several selections from guitarist Jack Wilkins's fine straight-ahead session, Captain Blued, found life on CD (as Mexico, with added tracks from Opal). |
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Red On Red Claudio Roditi w/Kenia Issues: Greene Street GS 2001 Master No.: VG 54321 A/B |
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Road Warriors Les McCann/Houston Person Issues: Greene Street GS 2002 Master No.: VG 54322 A/B |
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Creation Roger Kellaway featuring Houston Person Issues: Greenestreet GS 2003 Master No.: VG 54323 A-1/B-1 |
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Captain Blued Jack Wilkins Issues: Greenestreet GS 2004 Master No.: VG 54323 A-1/B-1 |
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High Horse Urszula Issues: None (scheduled as Greenestreet GS 2005) |
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Opal Jack Wilkins Issues: None (scheduled as Greenestreet GS 2006) |
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