Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges - Side by Side , Acoustic Sound Series 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Limited Edition

Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges - Side by Side , Acoustic Sound Series 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl, Limited Edition

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DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHNNY HODGES Side By Side ( Verve Acoustic Sounds Series2025 limited edition 9-track stereo LP, mastered by Matthew Luthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analogue tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QualityRecord Pressings. Gatefold tip-on jacket picture sleeve with original liner notes by Nat Hentoff, hype sticker and factory sealed inside its perforated loose bag. Recommended )

When Norman Granz signed Johnny Hodges to a recording contract in 1951, it was a prelude to Hodges' leaving the Duke Ellington orchestra to lead his own small band. Four years later Hodges was back in the Ellington fold, but he continued to record for Granz under his own name.

Side By Side, recorded in 1958 and 1959, is a throwback to the small-group sessions Ellington recorded with Hodges and other members of his orchestra in the 1930s, but with a couple of important differences: the absence of Ellington himself on several cuts (with Billy Strayhorn taking over on piano), and the presence of such notable non-Ellingtonians as drummer Jo Jones and trumpeters Roy Eldridge and Harry "Sweets" Edison. The Verve Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Side A
1. Stompy Jones
2. Squeeze Me
3. Big Shoe
4. Going Up

Side B
1. Just A Memory
2. Let's Fall In Love
3. Ruint
4. Bend One
5. You Need To Rock