Charles Green (1893 – November 27, 1935)[2] was an American jazz musician, who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and died in New York City.
He was one of the early jazz trombonists and the soloist in the Fletcher Henderson orchestra (joining slightly before Louis Armstrong).
[4] Green also recorded in the 1920s with several other blues singers, and worked with the bands of Benny Carter (1929–1931 and 1933), Chick Webb (several times during 1930-1934), Jimmie Noone (1931), Don Redman (1932) and at the end with Kaiser Marshall.
A folk song, known by various names, was recorded as "Charley Green, Play That Slide Trombone", by Jim Croce and appears on the albums Facets (1966) and The Faces I've Been (1975).
It has also been performed and recorded by Bessie Smith (as "Trombone Cholly"), Hoyt Axton and the Chicago area folksinger, Jim Craig.