The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-61

~ Release by Johnny Hodges (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Hi 'Ya
recording of:
Hi-Yah (in 1956-01)
composer:
Johnny Hodges
3:11
2Snibor
recording of:
SNIBOR (in 1956-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
7:17
3I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
instrumental recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (in 1956-01)
lyricist:
Joe Young
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC, Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music and Rytvoc, Inc.
3:30
4Texas Blues
11:47
5A-Oddie-Oobie
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
3:32
6Meet Mr. Rabbit
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
7:17
7Duke's in Bed
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
2:56
8Just Squeeze Me
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
instrumental recording of:
Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me) (on 1956-09-01)
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1941)
3:09
9Ballade for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
recording of:
Ballad for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters (on 1956-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
3:23
10Confab with Rab
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
3:19
11It Had to Be You
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
instrumental recording of:
It Had to Be You (on 1956-09-01)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1924)
composer:
Isham Jones (in 1924)
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Warner Bros., Inc. and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1924-05-09)
3:08
12Black and Tan Fantasy
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
recording of:
Black and Tan Fantasy (on 1956-09-01)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley
6:21
13Take the "A" Train
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1956-09-01)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1956-09-01)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1956-09-01)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1956-09-01)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1956-09-01)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1956-09-01)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (on 1956-09-01)
recording of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version) (on 1956-09-01)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
8:05
14Viscount
2:30
15Bouquet of Roses
3:25
16Digits
4:18
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1Early Morning Rock
3:39
2Blues-A-Plenty
3:26
3Cool Your Motor
3:40
4Gone With the Wind
instrumental recording of:
Gone With the Wind
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel
publisher:
Bourne Co.
3:20
5Honey Hill
4:05
6I Didn't Know About You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1958-04-05)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-04-05)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-04-05)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-04-05)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-04-05)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-04-05)
trombone:
Vic Dickenson (on 1958-04-05)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-04-05)
instrumental recording of:
I Didn’t Know About You (on 1958-04-05)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1944)
is based on:
Sentimental Lady
3:33
7Satin Doll
instrumental recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp.
5:04
8Reeling and Rocking
9:37
9Don't Take Your Love From Me
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Take Your Love From Me
lyricist and composer:
Henry Nemo
publisher:
Indano Music Co.
3:42
10Saturday Afternoon Blues
6:02
11Just a Memory
5:55
12Let's Fall in Love
instrumental recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
6:49
13Big Shoe
recording of:
Big Shoe
composer:
Jimmy Hamilton
5:38
14Ruint
2:34
15Bend One
3:00
16You Need to Rock
5:52
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1M.H.R.
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-09-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1958-09-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-09-10)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-09-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-09-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-09-10) and Ray Nance (on 1958-09-10)
5:59
2Broadway Babe
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-09-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1958-09-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-09-10)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-09-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-09-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-09-10) and Ray Nance (on 1958-09-10)
recording of:
Broadway Babe (on 1958-09-10)
composer:
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges
2:44
3Three and Six
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-09-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1958-09-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-09-10)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-09-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-09-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-09-10) and Ray Nance (on 1958-09-10)
2:22
4Not So Dukish
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-09-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1958-09-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-09-10)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-09-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-09-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-09-10) and Ray Nance (on 1958-09-10)
7:53
5Central Park Swing
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-09-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1958-09-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-09-10)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-09-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-09-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-09-10) and Ray Nance (on 1958-09-10)
3:25
6Preacher Blues
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-09-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1958-09-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-09-10)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-09-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-09-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-09-10) and Ray Nance (on 1958-09-10)
8:24
7Jeep Bounced Back
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-09-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1958-09-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-09-10)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-09-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-09-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-09-10) and Ray Nance (on 1958-09-10)
3:36
8The Last Time I Saw Paris
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1958-09-10)
clarinet:
Jimmy Hamilton (on 1958-09-10)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1958-09-10)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1958-09-10)
piano:
Billy Strayhorn (on 1958-09-10)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1958-09-10)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (on 1958-09-10)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1958-09-10) and Ray Nance (on 1958-09-10)
instrumental recording of:
The Last Time I Saw Paris (on 1958-09-10)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 winner)
2:55
9First Klass (C'mon Home)
recording of:
First Klass (C'mon Home)
composer:
Johnny Hodges
4:02
10Second Klass
2:43
11Straight Back
3:16
12Steerage
7:54
13Third Klass
3:33
14Meet the Frog
3:07
15Nite Life
5:32
16My Melancholy Baby
instrumental recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
2:59
17Lotus Blossom
recording of:
Lotus Blossom
composer:
Billy Strayhorn
2:47
18Free for All
5:54
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1Br' Rabbit
4:13
2Starting With You (I'm Through)
3:59
3The Hare
6:24
4The Things You Miss
3:51
5I Told You So
3:30
6Wiggle Awhile
4:32
7Get Ready
7:10
8The Peaches Are Better Down the Road
7:21
9Hygiene
5:33
10Ben's Web
5:08
11Side Door (Don't Kid Yourself)
5:49
12Blues'll Blow Your Fuse
4:22
13I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
2:47
14Dual Highway
3:15
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1Big Ears
4:50
2Shorty Gull
3:46
3Ifida
4:36
4Big Smack
4:52
5I'd Be There
5:16
6Just Another Day
5:48
7Lollalagin Now
2:52
8Medley: Am I Blue / Something to Remember You By
4:24
9Once in a While
3:44
10Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
2:26
11Medley: More Than You Know / Memories of You
7:13
12The Very Thought of You
instrumental recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music
3:02
13When Your Lover Has Gone
instrumental recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
3:43
14Blues Serenade
2:57
15Night and Day
instrumental recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
4:06
16Lover, Come Back to Me
instrumental recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon")
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
4:44
17I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
instrumental recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc.
5:25
18Two Sleepy People
instrumental recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory")
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
3:00
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1Exactly Like You
instrumental recording of:
Exactly Like You
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (in 1930)
2:52
2I'm Beginning to See the Light
instrumental recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
4:01
3Val's Lament
4:10
4Tipsy Joe
5:30
5Waiting on the Champagne
3:25
6Sweet Cookie
3:26
7Frog Hop
4:14
8Zag Zig
3:40
9Dag Knows
5:24
10Twice Daily
5:22
11John Smith
3:07
12Romeo
2:21
13Black Sapphire
2:36