| Green Guitar Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by Bucky Pizzarelli | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | March 5 – June 30, 1972 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Monmouth Evergreen | |||
| Bucky Pizzarelli chronology | ||||
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Green Guitar Blues is an album by jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli that was released in 1972 by Monmouth Green.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
At AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow called the album "quite enjoyable" and "melodic and concise versions of a variety of songs that Pizzarelli enjoys, including swing standards, two originals, a few medleys and a couple of classical numbers." [1] Yanow also notes a "particular highlight is the Dick McDonough-Carl Kress piece 'Chicken a La Swing', which Bucky plays in a guitar duet with his 14-year-old daughter Mary Pizzarelli." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tangerine" | 2:10 | |
| 2. | "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" | 2:37 | |
| 3. | "Breakfast at Tiffany's/Dreamsville" | Henry Mancini | 3:11 |
| 4. | "Bizarre" | 2:24 | |
| 5. | "The Summer Knows" |
| 2:00 |
| 6. | "Green Guitar Blues" | Pizzarelli | 3:29 |
| 7. | "I Don't Know How to Love Him" | 2:07 | |
| 8. | "Satin Doll" | 3:25 | |
| 9. | "Cry Me a River/Girl Talk" | 3:16 | |
| 10. | "Adelita/Prelude No. 4" | 3:49 | |
| 11. | "Chicken a La Swing" | 1:52 | |
| 12. | "Goodbye" | 2:12 |
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