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Alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges recorded frequently for Verve in the 1950s and 1960s, although nearly all of the musicians on this CD are from the Ellington orchestra and the arrangements are by Billy Strayhorn. Hodges is never less than superb throughout this reissue, while Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney and non-Ellingtonians Howard McGhee on trumpet and pianist Jimmy Jones also deserve praise. Strayhorn's exotic chart of "Azure" and emotional scoring of "Your Love Has Faded" are especially striking. Recommended.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Bob Russell, ComposerLyricist - Billy Strayhorn, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Billy Strayhorn, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mills, ComposerLyricist - Duke Ellington, Composer - Billy Strayhorn, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Strayhorn, Conductor, Artist, ComposerLyricist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Mack David, ComposerLyricist - Billy Strayhorn, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Billy Strayhorn, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, Composer, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer, Author - Billy Strayhorn, Composer, Author, MainArtist - John Latouche, Composer, Author - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Strayhorn, MainArtist - JOHNNY HODGES, Composer, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Duke Ellington, Composer - Billy Strayhorn, Conductor, Artist - Irving Mills, Author - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Michelle Nicolle, Arranger, Work Arranger - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Strayhorn, Conductor, Artist - JOHNNY HODGES, Composer, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer - Eddie Mullins, Composer
℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - Billy Strayhorn, Conductor, Artist - JOHNNY HODGES, MainArtist - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges recorded frequently for Verve in the 1950s and 1960s, although nearly all of the musicians on this CD are from the Ellington orchestra and the arrangements are by Billy Strayhorn. Hodges is never less than superb throughout this reissue, while Lawrence Brown, Harry Carney and non-Ellingtonians Howard McGhee on trumpet and pianist Jimmy Jones also deserve praise. Strayhorn's exotic chart of "Azure" and emotional scoring of "Your Love Has Faded" are especially striking. Recommended.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:32
- Main artists: Johnny Hodges
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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