Product Description:
2 LPs on 1 CD: Johnny Hodges: EVERYBODY KNOWS JOHNNY HODGES (1964)/Lawrence Brown: INSPIRED ABANDON (1965).
Compilation producer: Michael Cuscuna.
Includes liner notes by Stanley Dance.
Digitally remastered by Erick Labson.
EVERYBODY KNOWS JOHNNY HODGES:
Personnel: Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone); Ray Nance, Cat Anderson, Rolf Ericson, Herb Jones (trumpet); Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Britt Woodman (trombone); Jimmy Jones (piano); Ernie Shepard (bass); Grady Tate (drums).
Producer: Bob Thiele.
Engineer: Bob Simpson.
Recorded at Capitol Studios, New York, New York on February 6, 1964. Originally released on Impulse (61).
INSPIRED ABANDON:
Personnel: Lawrence Brown (trombone); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Paul Gonsalves, Harold Ashby (tenor saxophone); Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (trumpet); Buster Cooper (trombone); Jimmy Jones (piano); Richard Davis (bass); Johnny Hodges Jr., Gus Johnson (drums).
Producer: Bob Thiele.
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder.
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 8, 1965. Originally released on Impulse (89).
Entertainment Reviews:
Down Beat - 12/92, p.38
4 Stars - Very Good - "..Even on the octet tracks, these vets ably evoke the Ellington effect, the master's voice.."
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