Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues

Back to Back
Studio album by Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges
Released	1959
Recorded	February 20, 1959 - Columbia Studios, New York
Genre	jazz
Length	40:02
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges chronology
Jazz Party (1959) Back to Back (1959) Side by Side (1959)

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Allmusic	[1]

Back to Back is a 1959 studio album by Johnny Hodges, featuring Duke Ellington. It was followed up by Side by Side (1959), recorded at the same sessions.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Wabash Blues" (Fred Meinken, Dave Ringle) – 6:22
2. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 8:05
3. "Beale Street Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 7:40
4. "Weary Blues" (Artie Matthews) – 6:50
5. "St. Louis Blues" (Handy) – 5:45
6. "Loveless Love" (Handy) – 6:05
7. "Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) – 5:20

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2 and 4

• Duke Ellington – piano
• Johnny Hodges – saxophone: alto
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• Les Spann – flute, guitar
• Al Hall – bass
• Jo Jones – drums

These tracks were recorded February 20, 1959

Notes

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Back to Back Verve Music Group catalog. Accessed October 23, 2009.