Compil. 2005 on Lone Hill Jazz label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)
Reissue of two albums originally released as Cue For Saxophone and Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra. Tracks 1 to 7 recorded in New York, April 14, 1959. Tracks 8 to 18 recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, December 11 & 12, 1961.
Billy Strayhorn p, 1915-1967 US arranged by, conductor, piano, album by, written by | |
Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US alto saxophone, album by, written by | |
Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US baritone saxophone, bass clarinet | |
Aaron Bell b, 1921-2003 US bass | |
Al Hall b, 1915-1988 US bass | |
Chuck Connors tb, 1930-1994 US bass trombone | |
Russell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US clarinet, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Jimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US clarinet, tenor saxophone | |
Oliver Jackson dr, 1933-1994 US drums | |
Sam Woodyard dr, 1935-1988 US drums | |
Jimmy Jones p, 1918-1982 piano | |
Paul Gonsalves ts, sax, 1920-1974 US tenor saxophone | |
Lawrence Brown tb, 1907-1988 US trombone | |
Quentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US trombone | |
Bill Berry tr, 1930-2002 US trumpet | |
Cat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US trumpet | |
Ed Mullens tr, 1916-1977 US trumpet, written by | |
Harold Baker tr, 1914-1966 US trumpet | |
Howard McGhee tr, 1918-1987 US trumpet |
Stanley Dance liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Cue's Blue Now | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hodges | 10:03 |
2 | Gone With The Wind | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Allie Wrubel, Herbert Magidson | 4:19 |
3 | Cherry | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Don Redman, Ray Gilbert | 5:54 |
4 | Watch Your Cue | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hodges | 3:11 |
5 | You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman, Sammy Fain | 7:23 |
6 | When I Dream Of You | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Charles Carpenter, Earl Hines | 3:33 |
7 | Rose Room | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Art Hickman, Harry Williams | 6:08 |
8 | Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges | 3:00 |
9 | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster | 3:39 |
10 | Gal From Joe's | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Duke Ellington | 2:30 |
11 | Your Love Has Faded | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington | 3:02 |
12 | I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Duke Ellington, Mack David | 3:23 |
13 | Jeep's Blues | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges | 3:22 |
14 | Day Dream | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington | 4:00 |
15 | Juice A-Plenty | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Johnny Hodges | 3:22 |
16 | Azure | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Duke Ellington | 2:35 |
17 | Tailor Made | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Ed Mullens, Johnny Hodges | 3:38 |
18 | Star Dust | Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges | Hoagy Carmichael | 4:30 |