Johnny Hodges Quintet with Lalo Schifrin | Buenos Aires Blues

Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1946.^[1] Along with Benny Carter, Hodges is considered to be one of the definitive alto saxophone players of the big band era.^[2]

After beginning his career as a teenager in Boston, Hodges began to travel to New York and played with Lloyd Scott, Sidney Bechet, Luckey Roberts and Chick Webb. When Ellington wanted to expand his band in 1928, Ellington's clarinet player Barney Bigard recommended Hodges. His playing became one of the identifying voices of the Ellington orchestra. From 1951 to 1955, Hodges left the Duke to lead his own band, but returned shortly before Ellington's triumphant return to prominence – the orchestra's performance at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival.    Read more...

Expressive jazz saxophonist who was a mainstay of the Duke Ellington Orchestra as well as leading his own combo.
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Johnny Hodges Quintet       

with

Lalo Schifrin 

Buenos Aires Blues

1 M̲a̲m̲a̲ ̲K̲n̲o̲w̲s̲ 0:00:02 2 I̲'̲m̲ ̲I̲n̲ ̲A̲n̲o̲t̲h̲e̲r̲ ̲W̲o̲r̲l̲d̲ 0:05:04 3 D̲r̲e̲a̲r̲y̲ ̲D̲a̲y̲s̲ ̲ 0:07:50 4 I̲ ̲C̲a̲n̲'̲t̲ ̲B̲e̲l̲i̲e̲v̲e̲ ̲T̲h̲a̲t̲ ̲Y̲o̲u̲'̲r̲e̲ ̲I̲n̲ ̲L̲o̲v̲e̲ ̲W̲i̲t̲h̲ ̲M̲e̲ 0:11:11 5 B̲.̲A̲.̲ ̲B̲l̲u̲e̲s̲ ̲ 0:16:11 6 W̲a̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲u̲s̲t̲ ̲ 0:20:50 7 A̲l̲l̲ ̲T̲o̲o̲ ̲S̲o̲o̲n̲ ̲ 0:28:12 8 S̲o̲m̲e̲b̲o̲d̲y̲ ̲L̲o̲v̲e̲s̲ ̲M̲e̲ ̲ 0:31:37 9 A̲w̲a̲y̲ ̲F̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲Y̲o̲u̲ ̲ 0:34:27 10 S̲o̲m̲e̲t̲h̲i̲n̲g̲ ̲T̲o̲ ̲L̲i̲v̲e̲ ̲F̲o̲r̲ ̲ 0:37:47 11 I̲n̲ ̲A̲ ̲S̲e̲n̲t̲i̲m̲e̲n̲t̲a̲l̲ ̲M̲o̲o̲d̲ 0:40:09 12 I̲ ̲D̲i̲d̲n̲'̲t̲ ̲K̲n̲o̲w̲ ̲A̲b̲o̲u̲t̲ ̲Y̲o̲u̲ ̲ 0:43:05 13 G̲u̲i̲t̲a̲r̲ ̲A̲m̲o̲u̲r̲ ̲ 0:45:41 14 Y̲o̲u̲ ̲B̲l̲e̲w̲ ̲O̲u̲t̲ ̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲F̲l̲a̲m̲e̲ ̲(̲I̲n̲ ̲M̲y̲ ̲H̲e̲a̲r̲t̲)̲ ̲ 0:49:11 15 T̲h̲e̲m̲e̲ ̲F̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲"̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲E̲l̲e̲v̲e̲n̲t̲h̲ ̲H̲o̲u̲r̲"̲ ̲ 0:51:14 16 L̲o̲v̲e̲ ̲S̲o̲n̲g̲ ̲F̲r̲o̲m̲ ̲"̲M̲u̲t̲i̲n̲y̲ ̲O̲n̲ ̲T̲h̲e̲ ̲B̲o̲u̲n̲t̲y̲"̲ ̲ 0:53:28 17 S̲o̲l̲i̲t̲u̲d̲e̲ ̲ 0:55:24 18 S̲a̲t̲i̲n̲ ̲D̲o̲l̲l̲ ̲ 0:58:00 19 D̲o̲n̲'̲t̲ ̲B̲l̲a̲m̲e̲ ̲M̲e̲ ̲ 0:59:57 20 P̲r̲e̲l̲u̲d̲e̲ ̲T̲o̲ ̲A̲ ̲K̲i̲s̲s̲ ̲ 1:02:43 21 W̲a̲r̲m̲ ̲V̲a̲l̲l̲e̲y̲ 1:05:21

Johnny Hodges (as)

Lalo Schifrin (p)

Barry Galbraith (g)

George Duvivier (b)

Dave Bailey (d) 

Recorded

New York

May 26

1963