Jazz / Swing
Recorded: December 1961, Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
* tracks 2-6, 8, 10, and 11 probably on December 11
* tracks 1, 7, and 9 probably on December 12
Recorded during the last decade of his long tenure with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, this album finds the great alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges's musical gifts not only intact but stronger than ever. Featuring the Ellington band -- with Jimmy Jones on piano and Billy Strayhorn as bandleader and arranger -- it is a fascinating program of Ellington remakes, including tome of the orchestra's most familiar numbers, all of which have been given subtle new orchestrations by Strayhorn and melodious new interpretations by Hodges.
Johnny Hodges - Alto Saxophone
Billy Strayhorn - Arranger, Conductor
Cat Anderson - Trumpet
Shorty Baker - Trumpet
Bill Berry - Trumpet
Ed Mullens - Trumpet
Lawrence Brown - Trombone
Quentin Jackson - Trombone
Chuck Connors - Bass Trombone
Russell Procope - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Jimmy Hamilton - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
Paul Gonsalves
Harry Carney - Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone
Jimmy Jones - Piano
Aaron Bell - Bass
Sam Woodyard - Drums
Howard McGhee (5, 9, 10) Trumpet |
