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Johnny Hodges – The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-61
Johnny Hodges – The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-61
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Label: Mosaic Records – MD6-200
Format: 6 x CD, Compilation
Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered
Country: US
Released: 2000
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing
Media Condition: Near Mint Minus (NM-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint Minus (NM-)
Limited Edition: 1,996 of 7,500 albums
Tracklist
| 1-1 | Hi' Ya | 3:08 | |
| 1-2 | Snibor | 7:14 | |
| 1-3 | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter | 3:27 | |
| 1-4 | Texas Blues | 11:45 | |
| 1-5 | A-Oddie-Oobie | 3:29 | |
| 1-6 | Meet Mr. Rabbit | 7:14 | |
| 1-7 | Duke's In Bed | 2:51 | |
| 1-8 | Just Squeeze Me | 3:06 | |
| 1-9 | Ballade For Very Tired And Very Sad Lotus Eaters | 3:19 | |
| 1-10 | Confab With Rab | 3:15 | |
| 1-11 | It Had To Be You | 3:05 | |
| 1-12 | Black And Tan Fantasy | 6:10 | |
| 1-13 | Take The "A" Train | 8:00 | |
| 1-14 | Viscount | 2:26 | |
| 1-15 | Bouquet Of Roses | 3:23 | |
| 1-16 | Digits | 4:17 | |
| 2-1 | Early Morning Rock | 3:35 | |
| 2-2 | Blues-A-Plenty | 3:22 | |
| 2-3 | Cool Your Motor | 3:36 | |
| 2-4 | Gone With The Wind | 3:17 | |
| 2-5 | Honey Hill | 4:02 | |
| 2-6 | I Didn't Know About You | 3:31 | |
| 2-7 | Satin Doll | 5:00 | |
| 2-8 | Reeling And Rocking | 9:33 | |
| 2-9 | Don't Take Your Love From Me | 3:38 | |
| 2-10 | Saturday Afternoon Blues | 5:58 | |
| 2-11 | Just A Memory | 5:52 | |
| 2-12 | Let's Fall In Love | 6:45 | |
| 2-13 | Big Shoe | 5:35 | |
| 2-14 | Ruint | 2:31 | |
| 2-15 | Bend One | 2:57 | |
| 2-16 | You Need To Rock | 5:51 | |
| 3-1 | M. H. R. | 5:56 | |
| 3-2 | Broadway Babe | 2:42 | |
| 3-3 | Three And Six | 2:19 | |
| 3-4 | Not So Dukish | 7:50 | |
| 3-5 | Central Park Swing | 3:23 | |
| 3-6 | Preacher Blues | 8:21 | |
| 3-7 | Jeep Bounced Back | 3:34 | |
| 3-8 | The Last Time I Saw Paris | 2:52 | |
| 3-9 | First Klass (C'mon Home) | 3:50 | |
| 3-10 | Second Klass | 2:40 | |
| 3-11 | Straight Back | 3:13 | |
| 3-12 | Steerage | 7:52 | |
| 3-13 | Third Klass | 3:30 | |
| 3-14 | Meet The Frog | 3:04 | |
| 3-15 | Nite Life | 5:28 | |
| 3-16 | My Melancholy Baby | 2:56 | |
| 3-17 | Lotus Blossom | 2:44 | |
| 3-18 | Free For All | 5:53 | |
| 4-1 | Br' Rabbit | 4:10 | |
| 4-2 | Starting With You (I'm Through) | 3:55 | |
| 4-3 | The Hare | 6:21 | |
| 4-4 | The Things You Miss | 3:48 | |
| 4-5 | I Told You So | 3:28 | |
| 4-6 | Wiggle Awhile | 4:29 | |
| 4-7 | Get Ready | 7:07 | |
| 4-8 | The Peaches Are Better Down The Road | 7:18 | |
| 4-9 | Hygiene | 5:30 | |
| 4-10 | Ben's Web | 5:04 | |
| 4-11 | Side Door (Don't Kid Yourself) | 5:46 | |
| 4-12 | Blues'll Blow Your Fuse | 4:18 | |
| 4-13 | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me | 2:44 | |
| 4-14 | Dual Highway | 3:14 | |
| 5-1 | Big Ears | 4:47 | |
| 5-2 | Shorty Gull | 3:42 | |
| 5-3 | Ifida | 4:33 | |
| 5-4 | Big Smack | 4:48 | |
| 5-5 | I'd Be There | 5:13 | |
| 5-6 | Just Another Day | 5:45 | |
| 5-7 | Lollalagin Now | 2:48 | |
| Medley | (4:21) | ||
| 5-8a | Am I Blue | ||
| 5-8b | Something To Remember You By | ||
| 5-9 | Once In A While | 3:42 | |
| 5-10 | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me | 2:23 | |
| Medley | (7:11) | ||
| 5-11a | More Than You Know | ||
| 5-11b | Memories Of You | ||
| 5-12 | The Very Thought Of You | 3:00 | |
| 5-13 | When Your Lover Has Gone | 3:40 | |
| 5-14 | Blues Serenade | 2:54 | |
| 5-15 | Night And Day | 4:05 | |
| 5-16 | Lover Come Back To Me | 4:40 | |
| 5-17 | I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues | 5:23 | |
| 5-18 | Two Sleepy People | 2:58 | |
| 6-1 | Exactly Like You | 2:49 | |
| 6-2 | I'm Beginning To See The Light | 3:58 | |
| 6-3 | Val's Lament | 4:07 | |
| 6-4 | Tipsy Joe | 5:27 | |
| 6-5 | Waiting On The Champagne | 3:23 | |
| 6-6 | Sweet Cookie | 3:23 | |
| 6-7 | Frog Hop | 4:11 | |
| 6-8 | Zag Zig | 3:38 | |
| 6-9 | Dag Knows | 5:21 | |
| 6-10 | Twice Daily | 5:19 | |
| 6-11 | John Smith | 3:05 | |
| 6-12 | Romeo | 2:18 | |
| 6-13 | Black Sapphire | 2:35 |
Credits
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1-1 to 6-13), Russell Procope (tracks: 1-14 to 2-1)
Arranged By – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 6-1 to 6-5), Mercer Ellington (tracks: 6-6 to 6-13)
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1)
Bass – Aaron Bell (tracks: 4-1 to 4-9, 5-8 to 5-18), Jimmy Woode (tracks: 1-1 to 2-10, 3-1 to 3-8), Joe Mondragon (tracks: 6-1 to 6-5), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks: 6-6 to 6-13), Ray Brown (tracks: 3-9 to 3-18), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Wilfred Middlebrooks (tracks: 4-10 to 5-7)
Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13, 1-15 to 2-1, 3-1 to 3-18, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 4-7, 4-9)
Cover [Cover Photograph By], Photography By – Jack Bradley
Design [Design Direction] – Richard Mantel
Drums – Gus Johnson (tracks: 4-10 to 5-7), Jo Jones (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16, 3-9 to 3-18), Mel Lewis (tracks: 6-1 to 6-13), Sam Woodyard (tracks: 1-1 to 2-10, 3-1 to 3-8, 4-1 to 4-9), Sonny Greer (tracks: 5-8 to 5-18)
Executive Producer – Charlie Lourie
Flugelhorn – Clark Terry (tracks: 1-5 to 1-13), Roy Eldridge (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
Flute – Les Spann (tracks: 3-13)
Guitar – Herb Ellis (tracks: 4-10 to 5-7), Les Spann (tracks: 3-9 to 3-18)
Liner Notes – John Clement (2), Stanley Dance
Photography By – Burt Goldblatt, Dunc Butler*, Ted Williams (6)
Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 1-1 to 3-8), Jimmy Jones (3) (tracks: 3-9 to 4-9, 5-8 to 5-18), Lou Levy (tracks: 4-10 to 5-7), Russ Freeman (tracks: 6-1 to 6-13)
Producer [Original Sessions] – Norman Granz (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1, 2-12 to 2-16, 3-9 to 3-18), Val Valentin (tracks: 4-10 to 6-13)
Reissue Producer [Produced For Release] – Michael Cuscuna
Remastered By [Mastered Using 24-bit Resolution] – Malcolm Addey
Research – Scott Wenzel
Research [Photo Reseach] – Cynthia Sesso
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-8, 2-10 to 3-18, 4-10 to 5-7, 6-1 to 6-5), Harold Ashby (tracks: 4-1 to 4-9), Jimmy Forrest (tracks: 6-7 to 6-12), Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1, 4-1 to 4-9)
Transferred By [Tape Transfers] – Jeff Willens
Trombone – Booty Wood (tracks: 4-1 to 4-9), John Sanders (tracks: 3-9 to 3-18), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-11 to 3-8, 4-1 to 4-9, 5-8, 5-10 to 5-13, 5-15 to 6-2, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7 to 6-12), Quentin Jackson (tracks: 1-5 to 2-1, 3-9 to 3-18), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-8, 2-10)
Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: 1-5 to 2-1), Shorty Baker (tracks: 1-14 to 2-1, 3-9 to 4-9), Ray Nance (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1, 3-1 to 3-8, 4-1 to 4-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7 to 6-12), Roy Eldridge (tracks: 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-8, 2-10 to 3-8)
Vibraphone – Emil Richards (tracks: 6-1 to 6-13)
Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-11, 1-13)
Vocals – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-8)
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