Walkin' & Talkin'

Walkin' & Talkin' is an album by American jazz trombonist Bennie Green, recorded on January 25, 1959 and released on Blue Note later that year.^[3]

Walkin' & Talkin'
Studio album by Bennie Green
Released	May 1959[1]
Recorded	January 25, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:37
Label	Blue Note BLP 4010[2]
Producer	Alfred Lion
Bennie Green chronology
The 45 Session (1958) Walkin' & Talkin' (1959) Bennie Green (1959)

Release history

It was issued on CD only in Japan, in 2004.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "All of Bennie Green's Blue Note records were rich with joyously swinging blues and bop, highlighted by his warm, friendly tone and good humor. Walkin' & Talkin', his third record for the label, was no exception to the rule... The result is no different from Green's two previous Blue Note records, but it's no less satisfying, and fans of swinging bop should be contented with Walkin' & Talkin'."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gildo Mahones, except as indicated.

Side 1

1. "The Shouter" – 4:01
2. "Green Leaves" – 5:45
3. "This Love of Mine" (Frank Sinatra, Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola Jr.) – 6:45

Side 2

1. "Walkin' and Talkin'" (Bennie Green) – 8:57
2. "All I Do Is Dream of You" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) – 5:33
3. "Hoppin' Johns" – 5:26

Personnel

Musicians

• Bennie Green – trombone
• Eddie Williams – tenor saxophone
• Gildo Mahones – piano
• George Tucker – bass
• Al Dreares – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Robert Levin – liner notes

References

1. "Reviews and Ratings of New Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 25, 1959. p. 49 – via Google Books.
2. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
3. Blue Note discography accessed October 7, 2010
4. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2010