I remember The Salty Dogs from the Goldenrod Showboat in St. Louis. I was fortunate enough to have played on that venue with them a few times. Great band!
VERY interesting. Thank you. I have a large collection of Edison records, and really treasure my Green Brothers ones. For rhythm, dexterity and ingenuity they are unsurpassed in my opinion. I would love to have met G.H. Green - as a friend of mine in NY did in the '70s!
Very neat! It’s amazing to see such a variety of instruments all from one family. It’s nice to know someone is taking care of all of these wonderful instruments. Thanks for posting!
Green brothers never sound like xylophone on any of their recordings. I dont know evan why they called "xylophone" its just marimba, full marimba sound.
In erster Besetzung bestand das Quartett aus Carl Nebe selbst (Bass), dem Ersten Tenor Felix Hamann,[4] dem Zweiten Tenor Ludwig Schubert und dem Baritonisten Frans (Franz) Brovier (auch: Browier, Bruwire). Die spätere Besetzung des Quartetts lautete: August Bockmann (1. Tenor), Max Kuttner (2. Tenor), Reinhold Niemeier (Bariton) und Carl Nebe (Bass).[5]
Those instruments are absolutely beautiful in both form and sound. High polish and lacquer detract from the natural beauty of brass, just as make-up detracts from the natural beauty of women. Thank you for this!
I was born in Arica. Chile…. I remember that new English sailor’s son in his 80 years old invited me to his house in Arica to show me the Greens Music collection… I was so fascinated with that orchestra musicians music … I am 63 years old now, I will never forget Mr. Gibson and the Greens…. Thank you my friend for this excellent video..
I'm 66, and I had never heard of them until I read one of Gunther Schuller's jazz history books. By just ignoring musicians like these, critics and authors have written them out of history. Imagine 100 years from now, cutural elites ignoring the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson. The Brown Brothers saxaphone group is another sadly forgotten group. Hugely successful, but not 'arty' enough to remember.
