The Greco story is by now quite well documented since taking over the piano chair from Gene DiNovi in the Benny Goodman band when he was only 21 years old. It was with Goodman that the Philadelphia born pianist developed his vocal and arranging techniques which for over four decades have enabled him to maintain his standing in the years of working the Las Vegas lounges and smart night clubs around the world.

Greco is universally recognised as the archetypal "lounge act" -the last of a vanishing breed. Buddy's piano style, formulated in the same era as George Wallington, Al Haig, Gene DiNovi, Nat Cole and others, has taken on a wider aspect with crashing chords, ornate arpeggios and on occasion, a well defined sense of the dramatic to go with the bebop runs. The New York Times described him as "a singing pianist rather than a stand-up vocalist."