duke ellington & johnny hodges - side by side (2 x 45rpm lp)

Name: duke ellington & johnny hodges - side by side (2 x 45rpm lp)
SKU: AVRJ 6109-45
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MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 200gr (black Vinyl) 45rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Standard
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE dukeellington.com

Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Harry Edison – trumpet
Roy Eldridge – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Duke Ellington – piano
Billy Strayhorn – piano
Al Hall – bass
Wendell Marshall – bass
Leslie Spann – guitar, flute
Jo Jones - drum

stompy jones - 6:36
just squeeze me (but don’t tease me) - 4:35
big shoe - 5:33
going up - 4:50
just a memory - 5:51
let's fall in love - 6:46
ruint - 2:31
bend one - 2:57
you need to rock - 5:51

The most awesome, the most swinging rhythm group of all times!

Fantastic winds!

There’s only one guy who can make an alto saxophone sound like this – somewhere between melancholy and aggressiveness!

Superlative after superlative come to mind when you listen to these nine numbers, which were recorded at the end of the Fifties

The idea of scaling down Ellington’s band for jam-session-like numbers is absolutely genial because it offers soloists great opportunities to display their artistry

And these wind musicians are the best of the best, masters of their instruments

We have Roy Eldridge, who influenced the transition from swing to be-bop and a modern style of trumpet playing; Harry Edison, whose light and airy Basie-swing style cannot be denied; and Ben Webster, who amalgamates both the Count’s and the Duke’s style of swing

And then there is Johnny 'The Rabbit' Hodges, whose natural feeling for rhythm and gentle tone is brought to optimal expression within this concept

"Squeeze Me" and "Stompy Jones" both stem from the Forties and are often performed, but in this session they have been rejuvenated in a masterly fashion

The standard "Let’s Fall In Love" demonstrates Lawrence Brown’s highly personal sound on the trombone and then goes on to spotlight Roy Eldridge and Johnny Hodges, both of whom prove that they are at the very zenith of their artistic prowess

"Ruint" and "Going Up" provide a showcase for Johnny Hodges, while "Just A Memory" focuses on the gentle, sometimes rather sentimental sound of Ben Webster

Just as exceptional is the recording quality of this LP

Timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the two sessions, the reissue offers a excellent opportunity to pay homage to the Verve recording engineers

RECORDING August 14 1958 at Nola Studios New York City and February 20 1959 at Columbia Studios New York
ENGINEERING --
LABEL Verve
RE MASTERING George Marino
RE RELEASED 2012
AVERAGE RATING 4.89 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Quality Records
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Swing
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock

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