Norgran MGN-1004 · 12-inch LP · 1954

MGN-1004

Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Released: 1954
Tracks: 9

5 more tracks from these dates went to Castle Rock
1 more track from these dates went to More Of Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
1 more track from these dates went to Our Best
1 more track from these dates went to Compendium Of Jazz #2
1 more track from these dates went to Alto Sax
5 more tracks from these dates went to In A Tender Mood
1 more track from these dates went to Dance Bash
3 more tracks from these dates went to The Blues

Who's on it

Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Emmett Berry – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Al Sears – tenor sax
Leroy Lovett – piano
Lloyd Trotman – bass
Sonny Greer – drums
Joe Marshall – drums
Flip Phillips – tenor sax
Al Hibbler – vocal
Red Callender – bass
J.C. Heard – drums
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Rudy Williams – tenor sax
Teddy Brannon – piano
Barney Richmond – bass
Al Walker – drums
Osie Johnson – drums

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 6 sessions.

1Good Queen BessFebruary 28, 1951 · 511-1
2SolitudeFebruary 28, 1951 · 513-3
3Sophisticated LadyOn this track: Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Sonny GreerMarch 3, 1951 · 516-5
4Day DreamJanuary 17, 1952 · 661-2
5I Got It Bad And That Ain't GoodJuly 17, 1952 · 800-1
6Come SundayDecember 11, 1952 · 953-3
7In A Mellow ToneApril 9, 1954 · 1545-4
8I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartApril 9, 1954 · 1546-2
9Don't Get Around Much AnymoreApril 9, 1954 · 1547-4

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The 6 sessions

February 28, 1951NYCJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Emmett Berry – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Al Sears – tenor sax
- Leroy Lovett – piano
- Lloyd Trotman – bass
- Sonny Greer – drums
2 tracks on this record · 5 takes that dayOpen the session →
March 3, 1951NYCJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Emmett Berry – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Al Sears – tenor sax
- Leroy Lovett – piano
- Billy Strayhorn – piano
- Lloyd Trotman – bass
- Sonny Greer – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
January 17, 1952NYCJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Emmett Berry – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Al Sears – tenor sax
- Leroy Lovett – piano
- Lloyd Trotman – bass
- Joe Marshall – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
July 17, 1952San Francisco, CAJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Emmett Berry – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Flip Phillips – tenor sax
- Al Hibbler – vocal
- Red Callender – bass
- J.C. Heard – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
December 11, 1952NYCJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Emmett Berry – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- Rudy Williams – tenor sax
- Teddy Brannon – piano
- Barney Richmond – bass
- Al Walker – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
April 9, 1954NYCJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Emmett Berry – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- Leroy Lovett – piano
- Lloyd Trotman – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
3 tracks on this record · 3 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

12 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1059	In A Tender Mood	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Joe Marshall, Flip Phillips, Al Hibbler, Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Barney Richmond
	MGN-1061	The Blues	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Al Hibbler, Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster, Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon, Barney Richmond, Al Walker

10 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-4	Al Hibbler Favorites	Al Hibbler	1954	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Al Hibbler, J.C. Heard, Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon
	MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Al Hibbler, J.C. Heard, Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon

9 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1024	Dance Bash	Johnny Hodges	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Flip Phillips, Al Hibbler, Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster

8 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Sonny Greer, Joe Marshall
	MGN-1048	Castle Rock	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Sonny Greer, Joe Marshall

7 of them 5 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1009	More Of Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Sonny Greer
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Sonny Greer
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Al Hibbler, J.C. Heard
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Al Hibbler, J.C. Heard
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Sonny Greer

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Sonny Greer, Al Hibbler

4 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Ben Webster, Osie Johnson
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Flip Phillips, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Johnny Hodges, Flip Phillips, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster

3 of them 17 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7645	Duke Ellington's Orchestra · not on the site yet	Duke Ellington's Orchestra	1933	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Sonny Greer
MGN-15	Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington	Al Hibbler With Leroy Lovett And His Orchestra	1954	Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Al Hibbler
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Rudy Williams
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Sonny Greer
MGC-677	Norman Granz' Jam Session #7	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1955	Johnny Hodges, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Rudy Williams
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Sonny Greer
MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	Emmett Berry, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Rudy Williams
MGC-711	Norman Granz' Jam Session #8	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956	Johnny Hodges, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Sonny Greer
MGV-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Ben Webster
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Ben Webster
V-8635	Blue Pyramid	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1966	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Joe Marshall
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Sonny Greer
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Ben Webster

2 of them 40 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
PRLP 123	Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two	Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson	1952	Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon
MGN-1001	The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Quintet	1954	J.C. Heard, Ben Webster
MGC-680	The Kid And The Brute	Illinois Jacquet And Ben Webster	1955	Ben Webster, Osie Johnson
MGN-1039	Music With Feeling	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Ben Webster, Osie Johnson
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry
MG-36023	Battle Of The Saxes	Various Artists	1955	J.C. Heard, Ben Webster
MG-36038	Boning Up The 'Bones	Various Artists	1955	J.C. Heard, Ben Webster
MGC-693	Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green	1956	Flip Phillips, J.C. Heard
CL 778	Cat Meets Chick A Story In Jazz	Ada Moore, Buck Clayton And His Orchestra, Jimmy Rushing	1956	Emmett Berry, Osie Johnson
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Lawrence Brown, Al Sears
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGN-1060	Used To Be Duke	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
PRLP 7023	Trombone By Three	J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green	1956	Rudy Williams, Teddy Brannon
MG-36049	Volume II-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: The Piano Players	Various Artists	1956	Flip Phillips, J.C. Heard
MGV-8220	The Art Tatum-Ben Webster Quartet	The Art Tatum - Ben Webster Quartet	1957	Red Callender, Ben Webster
CL 1152	Little Jimmy Rushing And The Big Brass	Jimmy Rushing And His Orchestra	1958	Emmett Berry, Osie Johnson
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGV-8358	Blues-A-Plenty	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
V-8433	The Essential Art Tatum	Art Tatum Solo	1962	Red Callender, Ben Webster
V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
V-8492	The Eleventh Hour	Johnny Hodges	1962	Johnny Hodges, Osie Johnson
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
A-55	Tell It The Way It Is!	Paul Gonsalves	1963	Johnny Hodges, Osie Johnson
A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
A-65	See You At The Fair	Ben Webster	1964	Ben Webster, Osie Johnson
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	Ben Webster, Osie Johnson
V-8561	Sandy's Gone	Johnny Hodges	1964	Johnny Hodges, Osie Johnson
V-8599	Blue Rabbit	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1964	Johnny Hodges, Osie Johnson
A-78	You Better Know It!!!	Lionel Hampton	1965	Ben Webster, Osie Johnson
A-89	Inspired Abandon	Lawrence Brown's All-Stars With Johnny Hodges	1965	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
V-8617	Joe's Blues	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1965	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
V-8630	Wings & Things	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1965	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
V-4070	Ella At Duke's Place	Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1966	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
V-8647	Stride Right	Johnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines	1966	Johnny Hodges, Joe Marshall
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Johnny Hodges, Joe Marshall
V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
PR 7584	The Walter "Foots" Thomas All Stars	Walter "Foots" Thomas And His Jump Cats	1968	Emmett Berry, Ben Webster