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- Artist: Benny Green
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- Release Date: 1993
- Total Time: 52:12
- Genre: Jazz
Review
At the time of this 1992 recording, Benny Green had developed into a masterful pianist who thought fast, swung hard, and played with soul, mixing together Oscar Peterson, Gene Harris, and Bobby Timmons. The only problem was that his music had become somewhat predictable, sticking closely to the boundaries of hard bop circa 1962. In his trio with bassist Christian McBride and drummer Carl Allen, Green is heard in top form for the period (his version of Bud Powell's "Celia" is particularly memorable) and performs a program that is easily recommended to lovers of bop. Benny Green plays with such enthusiasm and joy that it almost sounds as if he had invented the style. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Wiggin' | Benny Green | Benny Green | (5:09) |
| Ain't She Sweet | Milton Ager, Jack Yellen | Benny Green | (3:58) |
| That's Right | Benny Green | Benny Green | (5:58) |
| Something I Dreamed Last Night | Sammy Fain, Herbert Magidson, Jack Yellen | Benny Green | (4:44) |
| Celia | Bud Powell | Benny Green | (4:43) |
| Hoagie Meat | Christian McBride | Benny Green | (5:43) |
| Cupcake | Benny Green | Benny Green | (5:12) |
| Just a Tadd | Benny Green | Benny Green | (4:54) |
| Glad to Be Unhappy | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | Benny Green | (5:10) |
| Me and My Baby | Horace Silver, Alvin Lee | Benny Green | (6:41) |
