Johnny Hodges - Perdido & Creamy '1955 [2010]

Artist	Johnny Hodges Related artists
Album name	Perdido & Creamy
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Date	1955 [2010]
Genre	Jazz
Play time	01:19:40
Format / Bitrate	Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps
Media	CD
Size	419 mb (+3%rec.)
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These 1955 Johnny Hodges sessions feature two remarkable units including mostly
musicians who had been long associated with Duke Ellington. Among them were two
excellent trumpet players with clear ideas about Hodges: Clark Terry and Harold
â€œShortyâ€ Baker. In Terryâ€™s laconic opinion, Johnny had
â€œalways been true to himself.â€ In the meantime, Baker once said that
â€œNobody knows what Johnny Hodges feels inside as he walks out to the mike.
He may look as though heâ€™s on his last walk to the gallows, but he
appreciates the applause and he thanks the audience with a million
dollarsâ€™ worth of melody!â€.

Their insights testify to the respect and regard Johnny Hodges (1907-1970)
enjoyed among musicians. That his popularity with the public, in a five decade
of professional activity, should remain undiminished, similarly testifies to the
fact that artistic ability and integrity do not always go unnoticed and
unrewarded.

Tracks:

01. Rose Room [6:52]
02. Blues For Basie [6:22]
03. Mood Indigo [6:22]
04. Squatty Roo [6:52]
05. Perdido [6:30]
06. Honey Bunny [6:39]
07. Passion [3:24]
08. Pretty Little Girl [2:30]
09. No Use Kickin' [10:35]
10. Ballad Medley [15:21]
11. Scufflin' [8:13] 


Tracks #1-5 originally issued as:
"Perdido" (Verve MGV-8179).

Tracks #6-11 originally issued as:
"Creamy" (Verve MGV-8136).

Personnel:

Johnny Hodges - alto sax
Harold "Shorty" Baker, Clark Terry - trumpet
Jimmy Hamilton - tenor sax, clarinet
Harry Carney - baritone sax
Lawrence Brown - trombone
Arthur "Babe" Clarke - tenor sax
Leroy Lovett, Billy Strayhorn - piano
Johnny Williams, Jimmy Woode - bass
Louie Bellson, Sonny Greer - drums