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Perfection: Urbie Green - 'Please' (1957)

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Marc Myers
Feb 27, 2025
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If you've always wondered what all the fuss was about when jazz talk turns to trombonist Urbie Green, his recording of Please should bring you up to speed.

Composed by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger, Please was first recorded by Bing Crosby with Anson Weeks and His Orchestra in 1932. It also was showcased by Crosby in the movie The Big Broadcast (1932), his…

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