Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - 1964 - Blue Rabbit (vinyl

Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - 1964 - Blue Rabbit
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One of altoist Johnny Hodges' many solo records in the 1960s away from Duke Ellington's Orchestra, this out-of-print LP features him in two separate but similar settings. The great saxophonist is joined by either Wild Bill Davis or (on four of the nine songs) the obscure organist Ray Jackson, either Kenny Burrell or Mundell Lowe on guitar, Wendell Marshall, Jack Lesberg or Richard Davis on bass, and Bobby Donaldson or Osie Johnson on drums. The music is fairly typical for a Hodges date, with four Ellington standards, some blues and some basic originals. In a few spots, the organists really do a good job of filling in for the Ellington Orchestra. Tasty and swinging music. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Blues O' Mighty
02 - Fiddler's Fancy
03 - Tangerine
04 - Creole Love Call
05 - Things Ain't What They Used To Be
06 - Wisteria
07 - Satin Doll
08 - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
09 - Mud Pie

Tangerine, I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Recorded May 15, 1963 at RKO
Sound Studios, New York City
Personnel:
Johnny Hodges-alto sax
Ray Jackson-organ
Kenny Burrell-guitar
Bobby Donaldson-drums
Wendell Marshall-bass

Creole Love Call
Recorded May 17, 1963 at RKO
Sound Studios, New York City
Personnel:
Johnny Hodges-alto sax
Ray Jackson-organ
Kenny Burrell-guitar
Bobby Donaldson-drums
Jack Lesberg-bass

Blues O’Mighty, Things Ain't What They Used To Be, Wisteria, Mud Pie
Recorded April 28 & 30, 1964
Personnel:
Johnny Hodges-alto
Wild Bill Davis-organ
Mundell Lowe-guitar
Osie Johnson-drums
Richard Davis-bass

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