Bunky Green : Walter's Theme

Vernice "Bunky" Green (born Apr. 23rd, 1935) was raised in WIsconsin, where he took up the alto saxophone. He had a brief stint with Charles Mingus in the 1960s. His career focus has been as a music educator, so his available discography is slim. His "Healing The Pain" album, from 1989, is not a widely-known recording, though it is one I treasure, a moving piece of work commemorating the deaths of Bunky's parents. Downbeat Magazine awarded it five stars when it came out. The piece in the video, "Walter's Theme" made me think along themes of separation, solitude, loneliness and despair. I chose photographs accordingly. DL

Bunky Green : alto saxophone
Billy Childs : piano
Art Davis : bass
Ralph Penland : drums

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• Bunky
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• Theme
• Jazz
• Ballad
• Alto
• Saxophone
• Solitude
• Loneliness
• Separation
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[paganmaestro]

The sidemen are now listed at the bottom of the text. 

[madhoneydew]

that was a trip.. literally as my hand was in the air moving to the mouse to change it (because i wasn't in the mood for so much tension), the music leveled out when the keys came in. wow, neat trick! :)

[kienmien]

it reminds me frank morgan as well... thanks for posting...

[freddiefreejazzify]

Like in a film noir.. The pics are superb ! Thanks

[blueyedboymrdeath]

Thanks for posting... original and different. Nice if the sidemen were credited.

[claragary]

He has many colores in his tone. Sometimes he plays a note on the alto that sound like a soprano. Very beautiful!!

[avivagabriel]

I'm beyond glad to have discovered Bunky Green...finally...although it irks me somehow that it took Rudresh Mahanthappa to bring him to my attention. Where has Bunky been all my life? This is among the finest alto sax I've ever heard...