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- From: mingus@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Damballah Wedo)
- Subject: Re: Johnny Hodges
- Organization: The Poto Mitan in the Houmfor
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 07:44:26 GMT
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- > kamine@is.rice.edu (Jorge Hershel Kamine):
- > I would like to study Johnny Hodges tone and stylistic approach
- > to ballads, but I do not know what CD reissues to look at.
- > Although I know his greatest work was with Duke Ellington, I
- > didn't expect that the brief length of big band solos would
- > provide me with enough opportunities to listen to his playing
- > style. I know that some of the recordings of the group he led
- > after leaving Ellington are now available, but I don't know which
- > to choose. I would sincerely appreciate any help, and if you
- > would email suggestions. Thank you.
-
- Check out the Mosaic box of his recordings for Verve (and other
- Norman Granz labels) frmo 1951-55, his time away from Ellington.
- Superb small-group stuff, unfortunately LP-only (Polygram would
- probably not give Cuscuna and Lourie the CD rights).
-
- Of course, good at that material is, it's still the second choice
- to the things with Duke.
- --
- Marcel-Franck Simon mingus@usl.com, usl!mingus
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