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The Stanley Dance Sessions: Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges / For Professional Collectors. Complete Sessions. Comprehensive Booklet. Meticulous Audio Restoration / Lone Hill Jazz Audio CD 2005 / LHJ10191
UPC 8436019581919
Stanley Frank Dance (15 September 1910, Braintree, Essex – 23 February 1999, Vista, California) was a British jazz writer, business manager, record producer, and historian of the Swing era. He was personally close to Duke Ellington over a long period, as well as many other musicians; because of this friendship Dance was in a position to write "official" biographies. Over his career, his priority was advocating for the music of black ensembles performing sophisticated arrangements, based on Swing-era dance music.
William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include "Take the 'A' Train", "Chelsea Bridge", "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing", and "Lush Life".
Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1946. He is considered one of the definitive alto saxophone players of the big band era (along with Benny Carter).
After beginning his career as a teenager in Boston, Hodges began to travel to New York and played with Lloyd Scott, Sidney Bechet, Luckey Roberts and Chick Webb. When Ellington wanted to expand his band in 1928, Ellington's clarinet player Barney Bigard recommended Hodges. His playing became one of the identifying voices of the Ellington orchestra. From 1951 to 1955, Hodges left the Duke to lead his own band, but returned shortly before Ellington's triumphant return to prominence – the orchestra's performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival.
| Label: | Lone Hill Jazz – LHJ10191 |
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| Format: |
CD, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Style: | Big Band, Swing |
Tracklist:
| 1 |
Cue's Blue Now |
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10:03 |
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| 2 | Gone With The Wind |
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4:19 |
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| 3 | Cherry |
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5:54 |
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| 4 | Watch Your Cue |
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3:11 |
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| 5 | You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me |
|
7:23 |
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| 6 | When I Dream Of You |
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3:33 |
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| 7 | Rose Room |
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6:08 |
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| 8 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
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3:00 |
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| 9 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) |
|
3:39 |
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| 10 | Gal From Joe's |
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2:30 |
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| 11 | Your Love Has Faded |
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3:02 |
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| 12 | I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So |
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3:23 |
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| 13 | Jeep's Blues |
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3:22 |
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| 14 | Day Dream |
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4:00 |
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| 15 | Juice A-Plenty |
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3:22 |
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| 16 | Azure |
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2:35 |
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| 17 | Tailor Made |
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3:38 |
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| 18 | Star Dust |
| 4:30 |
- Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
- Arranged By, Conductor – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Harry Carney (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Bass – Aaron Bell (tracks: 8 to 18), Al Hall (tracks: 1 to 7)
- Bass Trombone – Chuck Connors (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Clarinet – Russell Procope (tracks: 1 to 7)
- Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Russell Procope (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Drums – Oliver Jackson (tracks: 1 to 7), Sam Woodyard (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
- Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 1 to 7), Jimmy Jones (3) (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Tenor Saxophone – Paul Gonsalves (tracks: 8 to 18)
- Trombone – Lawrence Brown (tracks: 8 to 18), Quentin Jackson
- Trumpet – Bill Berry (tracks: 8 to 18), Cat Anderson (tracks: 8 to 18), Ed Mullens (tracks: 8 to 18), Harold "Shorty" Baker, Howard McGhee (tracks: 8 to 18)
