The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-1961 - Box Set 6CDs

Tracklist: 

CD 1

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)

CD 2

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)

CD 3

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)

CD 4

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)

CD 5

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)

CD 6

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)

Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges (tracks: 1-1 to 6-13), Russell Procope (tracks: 1-14 to 2-1)

Arranged By – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 6-1 to 6-5), Mercer Ellington (tracks: 6-6 to 6-13)

Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1)

Bass – Aaron Bell (tracks: 4-1 to 4-9, 5-8 to 5-18), Jimmy Woode (tracks: 1-1 to 2-10, 3-1 to 3-8), Joe Mondragon (tracks: 6-1 to 6-5), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks: 6-6 to 6-13), Ray Brown (tracks: 3-9 to 3-18), Wendell Marshall (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16), Wilfred Middlebrooks (tracks: 4-10 to 5-7)

Clarinet – Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13, 1-15 to 2-1, 3-1 to 3-18, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 4-7, 4-9)

Drums – Gus Johnson (tracks: 4-10 to 5-7), Jo Jones (tracks: 2-11 to 2-16, 3-9 to 3-18), Mel Lewis (tracks: 6-1 to 6-13), Sam Woodyard (tracks: 1-1 to 2-10, 3-1 to 3-8, 4-1 to 4-9), Sonny Greer (tracks: 5-8 to 5-18)

Flugelhorn – Clark Terry (tracks: 1-5 to 1-13), Roy Eldridge (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)

Flute – Les Spann (tracks: 3-13)

Guitar – Herb Ellis (tracks: 4-10 to 5-7), Les Spann (tracks: 3-9 to 3-18)

Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: 1-1 to 3-8), Jimmy Jones (3) (tracks: 3-9 to 4-9, 5-8 to 5-18), Lou Levy (tracks: 4-10 to 5-7), Russ Freeman (tracks: 6-1 to 6-13)

Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-8, 2-10 to 3-18, 4-10 to 5-7, 6-1 to 6-5), Harold Ashby (tracks: 4-1 to 4-9), Jimmy Forrest (tracks: 6-7 to 6-12), Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1, 4-1 to 4-9)

Trombone – Booty Wood (tracks: 4-1 to 4-9), John Sanders (tracks: 3-9 to 3-18), Lawrence Brown (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 2-11 to 3-8, 4-1 to 4-9, 5-8, 5-10 to 5-13, 5-15 to 6-2, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7 to 6-12), Quentin Jackson (tracks: 1-5 to 2-1, 3-9 to 3-18), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-8, 2-10)

Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: 1-5 to 2-1), Shorty Baker* (tracks: 1-14 to 2-1, 3-9 to 4-9), Ray Nance (tracks: 1-1 to 2-1, 3-1 to 3-8, 4-1 to 4-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-5, 6-7 to 6-12), Roy Eldridge (tracks: 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 2-8, 2-10 to 3-8)

Vibraphone – Emil Richards (tracks: 6-1 to 6-13)

Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-11, 1-13)

Vocals – Ray Nance (tracks: 1-8)