DISCOGRAPHY WITH CD INFORMATION (updated April 2020)
CD’s released as a leader and soloist:
THE JAZZ EXPRESSIONS
- Self titled, released on Bluejay Records
- Yoyogi, released on Bluejay Records
On The Road
released on Wildflower
SPIRITUALS
SOLO BASS CD features Negro Spirituals related to the Underground Railroad – released 2019 on Unseen Rain
ALONE
SOLO BASS CD released on Soul Search Music
http://www.soulsearchmusic.com/pages/hill.htm
ON THE ROAD
on Wildflower Publishers
TK Blue – sax and flute
Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax – drums
Aaron Graves – piano
Hilliard Greene – bass
Zigzag Quartet
co-leader
Alexander A. Wu – Pianist
Daniel Mallon – Percussionist
Francisco Roldan – Guitarist
Hilliard Greene – Bassist
CD’s released as a featured member:
The House Keeper – Matt Lavelle
Matt Lavelle – trumpet, alto clarinet
Claire Daly – baritone saxophone
Chris Forbes – piano
Hilliard Greene – double-bass
Tom Cabrera – drums
Released Unseen Rain April 27, 2023
https://unseenrainrecords.bandcamp.com/music?from=btl
We‘re Playing In Here? – Gebhard Ullmann / Steve Swell
Gebhard Ullmann – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
Steve Swell – trombone
Hilliard Greene – double bass
Barry Altschul – drums
released August 30, 2022 NoBusiness Records
Recorded on 11th April, 2007 at Park West Studio by Jim Clouse
Compositions by Steve Swell
Compositions by Gebhard Ullmann
https://nobusinessrecords.bandcamp.com
Tilting Curvaceous – Patrick Brennan – Sonic Openings
Patrick Brennan – composition & saxophone
Hilliard Greene – contrabass
Brian Groder – trumpet & flugelhorn
Michael TA Thompson – trap drums
Rod Williams – piano
CLEAN FEED | CF613CD |released January 2023
recorded September 12, 2021
https://www.patrickbrennansound.com/recordings-tilting-curvaceous/
Blood River Shaman – Chris Forbes
CHRIS FORBES – Piano
HILLIARD GREENE – Double-Bass
MICHAEL T.A. THOMPSON – Drums
released June 2, 2021
Unseen Rain Production
https://unseenrainrecords.bandcamp.com/music?from=btl
Sumari IV – Sumari
MATT LAVELLE – alto and bass clarinets
JACK DeSALVO – guitar and banjo
HILLIARD GREENE -double-bass
TOM CABRERA – drums and percussion
released April 16, 2021
Unseen Rain Production
https://unseenrainrecords.bandcamp.com/music?from=btl
TELEPATHIC MYSTERIES, VOL. 1
Daniel Carter: Saxophones, Clarinet, Trumpet
Patrick Holmes: Clarinet
Matthew Putman: Piano, Keyboard
Hilliard Greene: Bass
Federico Ughi: Drums
577 Records
Recorded in New York City
Release: October 16th, 2020
Total 12″ vinyl time – 39:00
Catalog number 5821-1
Tomas Janzon – 130th & Lenox
Released September 2019
Tomas Janzon-guitar
Steve Nelson-vibes
Hill Greene-bass
Chuck McPherson-drums
Nedra Wheeler-bass
Donald Dean-drums
ELECTRIC TELEPATHY VOL. 1
Released September 20th, 2019 577 Records
Daniel Carter: Saxophones, Clarinet, Trumpet
Patrick Holmes: Clarinet
Matthew Putman: Keyboard
Hilliard Greene: Bass
Federico Ughi: Drums
Gotham Nights – Paul Serrato
Released February 2019 – Graffiti Productions
Paul Serrato – piano
Lloyd Haber – drums
Warren Smith – vibraphone
Hilliard Greene – bass
Hope – Matt Lavelle Quartet
Released Unseen Rain January 2019
Matt Lavelle – trumpet, alto and bass clarinet
Tom Cabrera – Drums
Lewis Porter – Piano
Hilliard Greene – Bass
TELEPATHIC ALLIANCES
Released December 7th, 2018 577 Records
Daniel Carter: Saxophones, Clarinet, Trumpet
Patrick Holmes: Clarinet
Matthew Putman: Keyboard
Hilliard Greene: Bass
Federico Ughi: Drums
Reunion – Lenore Raphael and Doug MacDonald
Released May 2018
Lenore Raphael – piano
Doug MacDonald – guitar
Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax – drums
Hilliard Greene – Bass
Dogon Revisited – Salim Washington
Released:2018 – Passin’ Thru Records
Salim Washington – Tenor Saxophone, Mbira, Flute, Oboe
Julius A Hemphill – track 8 – Composer
Tyshawn Sorey – Drums
Melanie Dyer – Viola, Vocals tracks: 2, 7, 8
Double Bass – Hilliard Greene
TELEPATHIC ALLIANCES
Released December 1st, 2017 577 Records
Daniel Carter: Saxophones, Clarinet, Trumpet
Patrick Holmes: Clarinet
Matthew Putman: Keyboard
Hilliard Greene: Bass
Federico Ughi: Drums
Live Constructions
Recorded November 2017 SLAM Productions
David Haney – piano
Daniel Carter – trumpet, tenor saxophone
Hilliard Greene – Bass
Cooperative Sound #3
released 15 January 2017
Matt Lavelle – trumpet and bass clarinet
Ras Moshe – flute and tenor saxophone
Daniel Carter – flute, trumpet, clarinet, alto, tenor and soprano saxophone
Paula Shocron – piano
Hilliard Greene – bass
Pablo Díaz – drums
Cooperative Sound #2
released 15 January 2017
Daniel Carter – flute, trumpet, clarinet, alto, tenor and soprano saxophone
Paula Shocron – piano
Hilliard Greene – bass
Pablo Díaz – drums
The Astral Revelations – Jemeel Moondoc Quartet
Recorded live February 5th, 2016 – 2016ROGUEART
Jemeel Moondoc: alto saxophone – composition
Matthew Shipp: piano
Hilliard Greene: double bass
Newman Taylor Baker: drums
Matt Lavelle Quartet – Matt Lavelle Quartet
Released Unseen Rain January 2017
Matt Lavelle – trumpet, alto and bass clarinet
Tom Cabrera – Drums
Lewis Porter – Piano
Hilliard Greene – Bass
Taguiera – The Afri-Garifuna Jazz Ensemble
Released November 2016
Lucy Blanco – Vocals
James Lovell – Drums
Dre Barnes – Piano
Eva Vossmerbauemer – Violin
Gary “Wicked” Fritz – Percussion
Mario Sprouse – piano
Julian Meyers – sax
Hilliard Greene – Bass
Live In Ukraine – Switchback
Released September 2016 Multikulti Project (EN)
Mars Williams
Wacław Zimpel
Hilliard Greene
Klaus Kugel
Cosmic Nickelodeon – Recording with Jemeel Moondoc
Relative Pitch Recordings, March 2016 release
Jemeel Moondoc – sax
Hilliard Greene – bass
Urban Fingerprints – Recording with Paul Serrato
Released February 2016, Graffiti Productions
Paul Serrato – piano
Hilliard Greene – bass
Ugly Beautiful – Billy Mintz Quintet
Tony Malaby, Rich Perry- tenor saxophone
Adam Kolker – saxophones, woodwinds
Roberta Piket – piano, organ
Hilliard Greene – bass
Billy Mintz – drums, compositions
Switchback – Switchback
Released May 2015 Multikulti Project (EN)
Mars Williams
Wacław Zimpel
Hilliard Greene
Klaus Kugel
Jemeel Moondoc – The Zookeeper’s House
Released May 2014 Release number: RPR1026
Jemeel Moondoc: alto sax
Matthew Shipp: piano (1 & 4)
Roy Campbell Jr.: trumpet (2 & 3)
Steve Swell: trombone (2 & 3)
Hilliard Greene: bass
Newman Taylor Baker: drums
The Tony DiGregorio Sextet – I Love Pancakes
Released May 2014, Bovine Bop
Tony DiGregorio – guitar
Tim Hayes – alto saxophone
Nathan Paris – trombone
Andy O’Neill – drums
Joe Peterson – bass
Hilliard Greene – bass
D’Achee – Alive
Released 2014, Hutsoundz
On one track entitled:Come Go
Da Bang – Billy Bang
Released June 2013, TUM Records Oy
Billy Bang – violin
Dick Griffin – trombone
Andrew Bemkey – piano
Newman Taylor-Baker – drums
Hilliard Greene – bass
Sentimental For You – Rosella Stone
Rosella Stone – voice
John Weiss – piano/Musical Producer
Bill Easley – sax & flute
Vince Cherico – drums
Marvin Horne – guitar
Hilliard Greene – electric and acoustic bass
Sangeeta Michael Berardi: Calling Coltrane SJCD0012
Sangeeta Michael Berardi, Guitar
James Finn, Tenor Sax, Flute
John Esposito, Piano
Hilliard Greene, Bass
Peter O’Brien, Drums
What Is Love?
Queen Esther on EL Recordings
Queen Esther – voice
Kenyatta Beasley – trumpet
Vincent Chancey – French horn
Hilliard Greene – bass
J Walter Hawkes – trombone, ukulele
Patience Higgins – tenor sax
Matt Ray – piano
Warren Smith – drums
Topsy Turvy – Jacqueline Hopkins
Jacqueline Hopkins – music, lyrics, vocals
Antoine Drye – trumpet
Hilliard Greene – bass
Grant Langford – tenor saxophone
Caroline Taylor – drums
Elise Wood – flute, alto flute
Class Act” – live at Steinway Hall
Lenore Raphael – piano
Rudy Lawless – drums
Hilliard Greene – bass
Getting Sentimental – Tori Gee & The Jazz Expressions
Tori Gee – vocal
TK Blue – sax and flute
Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax – drums
Hilliard Greene – bass
Michael Kanan – piano
A Book Of Five Rings – John Esposito
Live At The Knitting Factory (Sunjump CD 05; USA). Release date November 21st, 2008
http://www.sunjumprecords.com/index.html
Jayna Nelson, Flute and Piccolo
Matt Schulman, Trumpet
Eric Person, Alto and Soprano Saxophone
James Finn, Tenor Sax and Bass Clarinet
Tony Underwood, Tuba
John Esposito, Piano
Hilliard Greene, Bass
Peter O’Brien, Drums
Earthship – Sangeeta Michael Berardi
Release year: 1996, Sunjump
James Finn, Tenor Sax and Bass Clarinet
John Esposito, Piano
Hilliard Greene, Bass
Peter O’Brien, Drums
3:30 – Ale Demogli, Hill Greene, Oscar Giunta
Label and release year Andes Records 2007
Ale Demogli – guitar
Hill Greene – acoustic bass
Oscar Giunta – drums
MUHHEANKUNTUK – Sonic Openings Under Pressure
http://sonispheric.tripod.com/home.html
patrick brennan – saxophone
David Pleasant– Densemetrix!
Hilliard Greene – bass
Forgiveness – Charles Gayle Trio
recorded live at Jazzga Club, Lodz, Poland, April 2007, Label: NotTwo Records MW 805-2
www.nottwo.com
Charles Gayle – saxophone
Hillard Greene – bass
Klaus Kugel – drums
News From the Mystic Auricle – Steve Swell Presents: RIVERS OF SOUND ENSEMBLE
Release 2008. Label: NotTwo Records / MW 797-2
www. nottwo.com
Steve Swell – trombone
Roy Campbell – trumpet, flugelhorn
Sabir Mateen – tenor sax, flute, clarinet, alto sax
Hilliard Greene – bass
Klaus Kugel – drums
REVIEWS:
- www.pointofdeparture.org
- www.allaboutjazz.com
Spiritual Power – Matt Lavelle Trio
Released 2006 – Silkheart
Matt Lavelle trumpet – flugelhorn, bass-clarinet
Hilliard Greene bass
Mike T.A. Thompson drums
Consider the Lilies – Charles Gayle Trio
Label: Clean Feed
Charles Gayle – alto sax
Hilliard Greene – bass
Jay Rosen – drums
Carnival Skin – Nemu Records
Label: Nemu Records / nemu 003
Resources: www.CarnivalSkin.com
Perry Robinson – clarinets
Peter Evans – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, slide trumpet
Bruce Eisenbeil – acoustic and electric guitars
Hill Greene – double bass
Klaus Kugel – drums, percussions
Take A Step Back – Rick Warren
http://www.rickwarrenmusic.com/html/slideshow.php
Sanctuary Bobby Few & Avram Fefer Quartet
Label and year release = CIMP 2006
http://avramfefer.com/discography.html
Bobby Few – piano
Avram Fefer – sax
Newman Taylor Baker – drums
Hilliard Greene – bass
This Is It – Live at Zebulon Vol. 1 Charles Gayle Trio
Charles Gayle – alto sax
Hilliard Greene – bass
Jay Rosen – drums
Beautiful Friendship, Lenora Raphael
Lenore Raphael – piano
Rudy Lawless – drums
Hilliard Greene – bass
Exuberance live from the 2003 Vision Festival
http://www.roycampbellmusic.com/Discography.html
Louie Belogenis – sax
Roy Campbell Jr. – trumpet
Michael Wimberly – drums
Hilliard Greene – bass
Desert Song on CIMP w/Steve Swell Gebhard Ullman 4-tet
Label – CIMP 2004
Gebhard Ullman – sax, bass clarinet
Steve Swell – trombone
Barry Altschul – drums
Hill Greene – bass
Love Is, with Jacqueline Hopkins; featured on one track
Hilliard “Hill” Greene – bass
Elise Wood – flute
Dennis Winge – guitar
- There’s A Reason, with Jennifer Berdetta; featured on one track
- Global Mantras, with Pheeroan akLaff and Oliver Lake
- Music Of James Forte, with Electric Symphony
- Invasion Of The Booty Shakers, with Jack Walrath & The Masters Of Suspense
The Masters Of Suspense
Released 2001
Jack Walrath – trumpet
Bill Bickford – guitar
Cecil Brooks III – drums
Miles Griffith – voice
Hill Greene – bass
Hipgnosis, with Jack Walrath & The Masters Of Suspense
The Masters Of Suspense
Label: TCB 1996
Jack Walrath – trumpet
David Fiuzcynski – guitar
Cecil Brooks III – drums
Dean Bowman – voice
Hill Greene – bass
Swing Bean, with Larry Browne
Sanctuary, with Dave Douglas
Recorded at the Knitting Factory, New York, 1996
Dave Douglas: trumpet
Cuong Vu: trumpet
Yuka Honda: sampler
Anthony Coleman: sampler
Hilliard Greene: bass
Mark Dresser: bass
Chris Speed: tenor & clarinet
Dougie Bowne: drums
Red Sprites and Blue Jets, with Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards – Percussion
Sabir Mateen – Sax, Tenor
Hilliard Greene – Bass
Time and Space, Volume I, with Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards – perc
Rob Brown – alto sax
Cara Silvernail – alto sax
Hill Green – bass
Repent, with Charles Gayle Quartet
Label = Knitting Factory 1992
Live at Disobey, with Charles Gayle Trio
Label: Blast First
Charles Gayle – Saxophone [Tenor], Voice
Michael Wimberley – Drums
Hilliard Greene – Bass, Voice
Leroy Jenkins Live, with Leroy Jenkins
Black Saint, 1993
Sweet Dreams, with Pucci Amanda Jhones, featuring Kenny Barron
2/28/97
Jhones, vcl, arr;
Kenny Barron, p;
Hilliard Greene, b;
Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax, d;
Casey Benjamin, as;
Karl Martin Almquist, ts;
Morten Faerestrand, g;
Kenyatta Beasley, tpt.
Terence Conley Arranger
Wild as the Wind, with Pucci Amanda Jhones,
Cadence Records
Casey Benjamin Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
Pucci Amanda Vocals
Wade Barnes Drums
Hilliard Greene Bass
Rory Stuart Guitar
So Blue, with Adele Zane, featured on tracks in duo with Adele Zane
2005
http://www.adelezane.com/music.html
- Each Time, with Adele Zane, features Frank Ponzio on piano
- RECORDINGS WITH JIMMY SCOTT
- Doesn’t Love Mean More?, with Jimmy Scott and The Jazz Expressions
- Heaven, with Jimmy Scott
- Holding Back The Years, with Jimmy Scott and The Jazz Expressions
- Mood Indigo, with Jimmy Scott
- Live In Japan, with Jimmy Scott and The Jazz Expressions
- Unchained Melody, with Jimmy Scott and The Jazz Expressions
- A Rage In Harlem with Jimmy Scott and The Expressions
RECORDINGS WITH THE JAZZ EXPRESSIONS
Self titled The Jazz Expressions, Bluejay Records
Bruce Williams – alto sax
Victor Jones – drums
Michael Kanan – piano
Hilliard Greene – bass/ Music Director
Yoyogi, Bluejay Records and released on Wildflower “On The Road”
Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax – drums
Michael Kanan – piano
Hilliard Greene – bass
The Best Thing In Life, with Connie Speed produced by Jimmy Scott
It Was Only a Dream, with Arthur Leeks produced by Jimmy Scott
Andrea Wolper, with Andrea Wolper, Cadence Records
Release date: 1998
Andrea Wolper: vocals
Bob Bowen: bass
Bernice Brooks: drums
Dave Gibson: drums
Hilliard Greene: bass
Tom McGrath: percussion
Joe Vincent Tranchina: piano
Dream Catcher, with Kevin Norton, Roy Campbell Jr.
CIMP 2003
Kevin Norton – drums and perc.
Roy Campbell, Jr. – trumpet
Tomas Ulrich – cello
Hilliard Greene – bass
Exuberance, with Louie Belogenis, Roy Campbell Jr., Michael Wimberly
Rapt Circle, with Patrick Brennan and Sonic Openings Under Pressure
Patrick Brennan: Alto sax.
Hilliard Greene – Contrabass.
Newman Taylor Baker – Drums.
Juma Santos Ayantola – Dun-dun, congas, bell tree
The Drum Is Honor Enough, with Patrick Brennan and Sonic Openings Under Pressure
Patrick Brennan: Alto sax.
Steve Swell: Trombone.
Hilliard Greene: Bass.
Newman Taylor Baker: Drums
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