JOHNNY HODGES - Blues A-Plenty (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) - LP - Deluxe 180g Vinyl [JUN 28]

LP - Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging. 

Johnny Hodges' 1958 album Blues A-Plenty showcases the great alto saxophonist backed by an all-star group featuring Ben Webster, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, and an Ellingtonian rhythm section formed by Billy Strayhorn on piano, Jimmy Woode on bass, and Sam Woodyard on drums.

Hodges was perhaps the most important soloist and sideman in Duke Ellington's orchestra from 1928 up to Hodges' death in 1970. The self-taught player made many solo forays during his long career — one of his '50s outfits included a young John Coltrane — but history remembers Hodges for his virtuosic sidemanship, particularly his sensitive rendering of ballads.

Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Tracklist: 

A1. I Didn't Know About You 
A2. Cool Your Motor
A3. Gone With The Wind
A4. Honey Hill 
A5. Blues A-Plenty 
A6. Don’t Take Your Love From Me 

B1. Saturday Afternoon Blues 
B2. Satin Doll 
B3. Reeling and Rocking