Johnny Hodges - The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions (1956-1961) [2000]

Tracks:

CD1
01. Hi 'Ya [3:11]
02. Snibor [7:17]
03. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter [3:30]
04. Texas Blues [11:47]
05. A-Oddie-Oobie [3:32]
06. Meet Mr. Rabbit [7:17]
07. Duke's In Bed [2:56]
08. Just Squeeze Me [3:09]
09. Ballade For Very Tired And Very Sad Lotus Eaters [3:23]
10. Confab With Rab [3:19]
11. It Had To Be You [3:08]
12. Black And Tan Fantasy [6:21]
13. Take The 'A' Train [8:05]
14. Viscount [2:30]
15. Bouquet Of Roses [3:25]
16. Digits [4:18]

CD2
01. Early Morning Rock [3:39]
02. Blues-A-Plenty [3:26]
03. Cool Your Motor [3:40]
04. Gone With The Wind [3:20]
05. Honey Hill [4:05]
06. I Didn't Know About You [3:33]
07. Satin Doll [5:04]
08. Reeling And Rocking [9:37]
09. Don't Take Your Love From Me [3:42]
10. Saturday Afternoon Blues [6:02]
11. Just A Memory [5:55]
12. Let's Fall In Love [6:49]
13. Big Shoe [5:38]
14. Ruint [2:34]
15. Bend One [3:00]
16. You Need To Rock [5:52]

CD3
01. M.H.R. [5:59]
02. Broadway Babe [2:44]
03. Three And Six [2:22]
04. Not So Dukish [7:53]
05. Central Park Swing [3:25]
06. Preacher Blues [8:24]
07. Jeep Bounced Back [3:36]
08. The Last Time I Saw Paris [2:55]
09. First Klass (C'mon Home) [4:02]
10. Second Klass [2:43]
11. Straight Back [3:16]
12. Steerage [7:54]
13. Third Klass [3:33]
14. Meet The Frog [3:07]
15. Nite Life [5:32]
16. My Melancholy Baby [2:59]
17. Lotus Blossom [2:47]
18. Free For All [5:54]

CD4
01. Br' Rabbit [4:13]
02. Starting With You (I'm Through) [3:59]
03. The Hare [6:24]
04. The Things You Miss [3:51]
05. I Told You So [3:30]
06. Wiggle Awhile [4:32]
07. Get Ready [7:10]
08. The Peaches Are Better Down The Road [7:21]
09. Hygiene [5:33]
10. Ben's Web [5:08]
11. Side Door (Don't Kid Yourself) [5:49]
12. Blues'll Blow Your Fuse [4:22]
13. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me [2:47]
14. Dual Highway [3:15]

CD5
01. Big Ears [4:50]
02. Shorty Gull [3:46]
03. Ifida [4:36]
04. Big Smack [4:52]
05. I'd Be There [5:16]
06. Just Another Day [5:48]
07. Lollalagin Now [2:52]
08. Medley: Am I Blue / Something To Remember You By [4:24]
09. Once In A While [3:44]
10. Do Nothing' Till You Hear From Me [2:26]
11. Medley: More Than You Know / Memories Of You [7:13]
12. The Very Thought Of You [3:02]
13. When Your Lover Has Gone [3:43]
14. Blues Serenade [2:57]
15. Night And Day [4:06]
16. Lover Come Back To Me [4:44]
17. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues [5:25]
18. Two Sleepy People [3:00]

CD6
01. Exactly Like You [2:52]
02. I'm Beginning To See The Light [4:01]
03. Val's Lament [4:10]
04. Tipsy Joe [5:30]
05. Waiting On The Champagne [3:25]
06. Sweet Cookie [3:26]
07. Frog Hop [4:14]
08. Zag Zig [3:40]
09. Dag Knows [5:24]
10. Twice Daily [5:22]
11. John Smith [3:07]
12. Romeo [2:21]
13. Black Sapphire [2:36]

Personnel:

Roy Eldridge (Trumpet), Herb Ellis (Guitar), Jimmy Forrest (Tenor Sax), Johnny Hodges (Alto Sax), Jo Jones (Drums), Mel Lewis (Drums), Ray Nance (Trumpet), Les Spann (Guitar), Ben Webster (Tenor Sax), Harold Ashby (Tenor Sax), Shorty Baker (Trumpet), Aaron Bell (Bass), Lou Levy (Piano), Booty Wood (Trombone), Jimmy Woode (Bass), Russell Procope (Alto Sax), Emil Richard (Vibraphone), Quentin Jackson (Trombone), Sonny Greer (Drums), Ray Brown (Bass), Harry Carney (Baritone Sax), Clark Terry (Trumpet), Vic Dickenson (Trombone), Jimmy Hamilton (Clarinet,Tenor Sax), Gus Johnson (Drums), Joe Mondragon (Bass), Wendell Marshall (Bass), Wilfred Middlebrooks (Bass), John Sanders (Trombone), Billy Strayhorn (Piano), Leroy Vinnegar (Bass), Sam Woodyard (Drums)