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Portrait of Johnny Hodges, Pt. II (Podcast #19-001)
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“I don’t suppose there is anybody in the business who can do more with a melody than Johnny Hodges.”
–Wild Bill Davis
Johnny Hodges and Billy Strayhorn
The recordings heard on this podcast episode:
Straight Back (CD: “The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-61” Mosaic MD6-200)
Recorded 7 April 1959, New York City
Harold “Shorty” Baker – trumpet; Quentin Jackson, John Sanders – trombone; Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton…
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