Johnny Hodges Back To Back With Duke Ellington (2 LP On 1 CD) for Sale

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Johnny Hodges Back To Back With Duke Ellington (2 LP On 1 CD) For Sale

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Johnny Hodges Back To Back With Duke Ellington (2 LP On 1 CD):
$19.99

Personnel:

Harry Edison (tp), Johnny Hodges (as), Duke Ellington (p),Les Spann (g), Sam Jones, Al Hall (b), Jo Jones (d)

Includes extensive booklet with recording details, extensivenotes and rare photos.

Back to back, or side by side, Duke Ellington and JohnnyHodges form a duo which, in terms of sustained jazz artistry, has never beenrivaled. The Ellington fanciers will be well rewarded, for there are manypassages of Dukes unusual and charming solo improvisations. Johnny Hodges, Dukesaid, has complete independence of expression. He says what he wants to say onthe horn, and that is it. He says it in his language, from his perspective,which is specific, and you could say that his is pure artistry. Hodges carriesmost of the melodic statements of well-known blues standards, but gets in hisshare of ad lib choruses along with the swinging trumpet of Harry SweetsEdison. This is one of the most thoroughly relaxed, conversational jazzsessions ever recorded.

TRACKLIST:

01. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) (5:47)

02. Royal Garden Blues (Williams-Williams) (5:24)

03. Beale Street Blues (W.C. Handy) (7:35)

04. Loveless Love (W.C. Handy) (7:09)

05. Basin Street Blues (S. Williams) (8:02)

06. Weary Blues (A. Matthews) (6:54)

07. Squeeze Me (Waller-Williams) (4:36)

08. Wabash Blues (F. Meinken-D. Ringle) (6:25)

09. Stompy Jones (Ellington) (6:37)

10. Going Up (Ellington) (4:51)

Tracks #1-6 and 8 originally issued as

"Back to Back" (Verve MGV-8317).

Tracks #7,9 and 10, were originally issued on

"Side by Side" (Verve MGV-8345).

Personnel on all tracks:

Harry Edison (tp), Johnny Hodges (as), Duke Ellington (p),Les Spann (g), Sam Jones (b), Al Hall (b on #6-10) and Jo Jones (d).

Recorded in New York City, February 20 & 26 (#6-10),1959.

The tracks on this compilation follow the order of theirVerve matrix numbers. However, regarding the recording date, at least onesource says that all tracks were recorded in a single session on February 20.

Original sessions produced by Norman Granz.

This compilation produced by Jordi Pujol.

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Johnny Hodges Back To Back With Duke Ellington (2 LP On 1 CD) For Sale

Johnny Hodges Back To Back With Duke Ellington (2 LP On 1 CD): $19.99

Johnny Hodges Back To Back With Duke Ellington (2 LP On 1 CD):
$19.99