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 Thirties, 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.
Tracklist:
1 Stompy Jones
2 Squeeze Me
3 Big Shoe
4 Going Up
5 Just A Memory
6 Let's Fall In Love
7 Ruint
8 Bend One
9 You Need To Rock
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Bass – Al Hall, Wendell Marshall
Drums – Jo Jones
Flute, Guitar – Les Spann
Piano – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster
Trombone – Lawrence Brown
Trumpet – Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge
Recording information:
Title: Side By Side
Artist: Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
Genre: Jazz
Media: 1x Hybrid SACD Stereo , Remastered, . Playable on SACD player or standard CD player
Label: Analogue Productions
Cat#: CVRJ6109SA
Released: 2012 in US
Original release: 1959 by Verve Records MG VS-6109
EAN: 753088610967
Discogs rel.#: 9361462
