Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges - Side By Side VINYL LP SPIRAL RECORDS 8105244
Although it is a Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges album, "Side by Side", an album originally from 1959, usually led by Johnny Hodges, who for many years was Duke Ellington's alto saxophonist. Ellington will only appear on three of the songs of this album. The album places Hodges in the foreground, supports him with Ellington or Billy Strayhorn piano and provides other accompaniment by well-known jazz artists like Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, Harry "Sweets" Edison and Jo Jones. The album is a sequel to the popular "Back to Back" album.
Tracklist
A1 Stompy Jones
A2 Squeeze Me
A3 Big Shoe
A4 Going Up
B1 Just A Memory
B2 Let's Fall In Love
B3 Ruint
B4 Bend One
B5 You Need To Rock
B6 Three And Six
