Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra

• Artist: Johnny Hodges
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1962 06
• Total Time: 36:27
• Genre: Jazz

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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Duke Ellington, Bob Russell	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(3:00)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)	Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(3:35)
The Gal from Joe's	Irving Mills, Duke Ellington	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(2:27)
Your Love Has Faded	Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(3:00)
I'm Just a Lucky So and So	Duke Ellington, Mack David	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(3:20)
Jeep's Blues	Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(3:18)
Day Dream	Duke Ellington, John Latouche, Billy Strayhorn	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(3:56)
Juice A-Plenty	Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(3:18)
Azure	Irving Mills, Duke Ellington	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(2:33)
Tailor Made	Johnny Hodges, Ed Mullens	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(3:35)
Stardust	Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish	Johnny Hodges, The Orchestra, Billy Strayhorn	(4:25)

Credits

Russell Procope (Clarinet), Tom Greenwood (Production Assistant), Jimmy Hamilton (Sax (Tenor)), Peter Keepnews (Notes Editing), Ben Young (Research), Aaron Bell (Bass), Howard McGhee (Trumpet), Harry Carney (Sax (Bass)), Chuck Stewart (Photography), Johnny Hodges (Sax (Alto)), Quentin Jackson (Trombone), Loren Schoenberg (Liner Notes), Jimmy Jones (Piano), Carlos Kase (Production Assistant), Rudy Van Gelder (Engineer), Paul Gonsalves (Sax (Tenor)), Jimmy Hamilton (Clarinet), Peter Keepnews (Liner Note Preparation), Patricia Lie (Series Director), Ed Mullens (Trumpet), Billy Strayhorn (Conductor), Hat Nguyen (Series Director), Lawrence Brown (Trombone), Valerie Wagner (Design), Patricia Lie (Art Direction), Bill Berry (Trumpet), Billy Strayhorn (Performer), Ben Young (Supervisor), Kevin Reeves (Mastering), Creed Taylor (Producer), Cynthia Sesso (Photo Research), Harry Carney (Sax (Baritone)), Cat Anderson (Trumpet), Ben Young (Restoration), Sam Woodyard (Drums), Harry Carney (Clarinet (Bass)), Bryan Koniarz (Production Coordination), Chuck Stewart (Cover Photo), Billy Strayhorn (Arranger), Russell Procope (Sax (Alto)), Shorty Baker (Trumpet), Suzanne White (Print Production), Chuck Connors (Trombone (Bass)), Hat Nguyen (Art Direction), Stanley Dance (Liner Notes), The Orchestra (Performer)