Portrait of Johnny Hodges, Pt. II (Podcast #19-001)

Ellington Reflections · Jan 5, 2019

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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…