Everett Greene

Everett Greene came to recording quite late in life, releasing his debut album At Last only after turning 60. His professional singing career began in the early 1950s with doo wop groups. During the Korean War he served in the Marines, and upon discharge he made Indianapolis his home. Exposure to local players such as Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, and David Baker sparked an early fascination with jazz that he set aside for decades. While earning his living as a machinist, Greene limited his vocal work mostly to gospel settings. Retirement freed him to perform full time, first as a stage actor in touring productions before jazz reclaimed his attention. His resonant baritone carries echoes of Billy Eckstine and Arthur Prysock yet remains distinct. The year 1994 marked his first album; two more followed, among them My Foolish Heart on the Savant label, and he appeared as guest soloist on a Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra collection devoted to Hoagy Carmichael compositions. Over the years Greene has shared stages and studios with pianists Junior Mance and Gerald Wiggins, organists Groove Holmes and Melvin Rhyne, and saxophonists Houston Person, Lou Donaldson, and David “Fathead” Newman.