Label: Blue Note

Reissued 2/6/2026, Originally released 1958

The Chicago-born trombonist Bennie Green made his Blue Note debut with his delightful 1958 album Back on the Scene featuring a stellar quintet with saxophonist Charlie Rouse, pianist Joe Knight, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Louis Hayes. From buoyant swing to Latin grooves to tender ballads the band delivers a thoroughly enjoyable program that presents standards ("I Love You," "Just Friends," "You're Mine You") as well as Green's original "Bennie Plays the Blues" and a pair of compositions by the wonderful jazz composer and fellow trombonist Melba Liston ("Melba's Mood," "Green Street").

Track listing:

1. I Love You [Remastered]
   
2. Melba's Mood [Remastered]
   
3. Just Friends [Remastered]
   
4. You're Mine You [Remastered]
   
5. Bennie Plays the Blues [Remastered]
   
6. Green Street [Remastered]