Boxset / Compilation · 1966
Tracklist
John Hodges And Orchestra
A1 Things Ain't What They Used To Be 3:37
A2 Squaty Roo 2:22
A3 Passion Flower 3:06
A4 That's The Blues Old Man 2:55
A5 Good Queen Bess 3:00
A6 Day Dream 2:57
A7 Junior Hop 3:06
A8 Going Out The Back Way 2:40
Rex Stewart And Orchestra
B1 Linger Awhile 3:24
B2 Mobile Bay (Blues) 3:05
B3 Some Saturday 2:57
B4 Poor Bubber 3:16
B5 My Sunday Gal 3:08
B6 Menelik (The Lion Of Judah) 3:14
B7 Without A Song 2:44
B8 Subtle Slough (Just Squeeze Me But Don't Tease Me) 3:14
Line-up/Musicians
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: A1 to A8)
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
Bass – Jimmy Blanton
Drums – Sonny Greer
Piano – Duke Ellington
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: B1 to B8)
Trombone – Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Cootie Williams (tracks: A4 to A8), Ray Nance (tracks: A1 to A3), Rex Stewart (tracks: B1 to B8)
About this release
RCA Victor – LPV-533
Four complete, Classic Sessions by two of Duke Ellington's Small, All-Star Units of 1940–41. A5 and A7 are previously unissued takes
Thanks to snobb for the addition