Johnny Hodges - Johnny Hodges At Sportpalast, Berlin (1961)

Tracklist

CD-1

01 Take the 'A' Train - 2:43
02 In the Kitchen - 7:44
03 Mood Indigo/ - 2:30
/Solitude - 2:27
04 Satin Doll - 2:45
05 I Got it Bad and That Ain't Good - 2:53
06 Rockin'in Rhythm - 4:05
07 Autumn Leaves - 3:51
08 Stompy Jones - 11:47

CD-2

01 C-Jam Blues - 4:48
02 The Jeep Is Jumpin - 2:13
03 Good Queen Bess - 4:06
04 Things Ain't What They Used to Be - 6:15
05 I'll Get By - 2:40
06 I Let a Song Go Out Of My Heart /
/ Don't Get Around Much Anymore - 4:03
07 Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) - 2:32
08 Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - 2:45
09 Rose Of The Rio Grande - 2:33
10 All of Me - 2:29
11 On The Sunny Side Of The Street - 4:09
12 Blue Moon - 2:05
13 Perdido - 9:31

Recording Date - March, 1961

personnel :

Johnny Hodges - alto sax
Lawrence Brown - tmb
Ray Nance - cornet, violin, vocal
Harry Carney - baritone sax
Al Williams - piano
Aaron Bell - bass
Sam Woodyard - dms

This double-CD, a straight reissue of a Pablo double-LP, documents a fun set. Altoist Johnny Hodges and some fellow members of Duke Ellington's Orchestra (Ray Nance on cornet, violin and vocals, trombonist Lawrence Brown, baritonist Harry Carney, bassist Aaron Bell, drummer Sam Woodyard and guest pianist Al Williams) jam through a mostly typical set of standards and Ellington tunes. Everyone gets featured and, even if there are no real surprises, the musicians are consistently heard in top form. Superior small-group swing by some of the best.~ Scott Yanow