Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - 1966 - Jazz Tribune N 1 (1

Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - 1966 - Jazz Tribune N 1 (1992)

This enjoyable double-CD from the RCA's Jazz Tribune series combines together a pair of sessions from altoist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis. The earlier set has the pair joined by guitarists, Mundell Lowe and Dickie Thompson, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Osie Johnson, while the second session has trombonist Lawrence Brown, Bob Brown on tenor and flute, Thompson returning on guitar, and drummer Bobby Durham. Another difference between the two dates is that the later album (which has been reissued on CD in the Bluebird series) was recorded in concert. The music generally sticks to standards (many written by Duke Ellington), ballads and an occasional blues. Hodges and Davis were a surprisingly complementary team (their collaborations were a brief vacation from their usual settings), and they seem to inspire each other. Fine swing-based music. (AllMusic)

CD 1
01 - On The Sunny Side Of The Street
02 - On Green Dolphin Street
03 - Lil' Darlin'
04 - Con Soul And Sax
05 - The Jeep Is Jumpin'
06 - I'm Beginning To See The Light
07 - Sophisticated Lady
08 - Drop Me Off In Harlem
09 - No One
10 - Johnny Come Lately
CD 2
01 - It's Only A Paper Moon
02 - Taffy
03 - Good Queen Bess
04 - L. B. Blues
05 - In A Mellotone
06 - Rockville
07 - I'll Always Love You
08 - It Don't Mean A Thing
09 - Belle Of The Belmont

Personnel:
Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
Lawrence Brown - trombone
George Duvivier
Osie Johnson - drums
Mundell Lowe - guitar
Dicky Thompson
Wild Bill Davis - organ
J. "Dickie" Thompson
Milton Hinton - bass
Robert "Bobby" Durham
R. "Bob" Brown - tenor saxophone, flute

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