Norgran MGN-1024 · 12-inch LP · 1955

MGN-1024

Dance Bash

Johnny Hodges

Released: 1955
Tracks: 7

2 more tracks from these dates went to In A Tender Mood
1 more track from these dates went to Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges
3 more tracks from these dates went to The Blues

Who's on it

Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Emmett Berry – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Flip Phillips – tenor sax
Al Hibbler – vocal
Red Callender – bass
J.C. Heard – drums
Ben Webster – tenor sax
Leroy Lovett – piano
Harold Baker – trumpet
Arthur Clarke – tenor sax
Johnny Williams – bass
Louis Bellson – drums

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 3 sessions.

1For This Is My Night Of LoveJuly 17, 1952 · 798-4
2This Love Of MineJuly 22, 1952 · 807-5
3Rose RoomJanuary 7, 1955 · 2149-3
4Blues For BasieJanuary 7, 1955 · 2150-4
5Mood IndigoJanuary 7, 1955 · 2151-1
6Squatty RooJanuary 7, 1955 · 2152-2
7PerdidoJanuary 7, 1955 · 2153-1

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The 3 sessions

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 →
July 22, 1952Los Angeles, CAJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Emmett Berry – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Ben Webster – tenor sax
- Al Hibbler – vocal
- Leroy Lovett – piano
- Red Callender – bass
- J.C. Heard – drums
1 track on this record · 4 takes that dayOpen the session →
January 7, 1955NYCJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
- Harold Baker – trumpet
- Lawrence Brown – trombone
- Arthur Clarke – tenor sax
- Leroy Lovett – piano
- Johnny Williams – bass
- Louis Bellson – drums
5 tracks on this record · 7 takes that dayOpen the session →

Together elsewhere

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

12 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1061	The Blues	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Hibbler, Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster, Leroy Lovett, Harold Baker, Arthur Clarke, Johnny Williams, Louis Bellson

9 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Flip Phillips, Al Hibbler, Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster, Leroy Lovett

8 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1059	In A Tender Mood	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Flip Phillips, Al Hibbler, Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Leroy Lovett

7 of them 4 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, Leroy Lovett, Harold Baker, Johnny Williams, Louis Bellson
MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Hibbler, J.C. Heard, Leroy Lovett, Arthur Clarke
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Harold Baker, Johnny Williams, Louis Bellson
MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Hibbler, J.C. Heard, Leroy Lovett, Arthur Clarke

6 of them 2 albums

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

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1060	Used To Be Duke	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Harold Baker, Johnny Williams, Louis Bellson

4 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Al Hibbler, Harold Baker
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Arthur Clarke, Louis Bellson
MGN-1034	Tenor Saxes	Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura	1955	Red Callender, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster, Louis Bellson
MGN-1048	Castle Rock	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Flip Phillips, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett
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 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Harold Baker
MGC-677	Norman Granz' Jam Session #7	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1955	Johnny Hodges, Flip Phillips, Ben Webster
MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	Emmett Berry, J.C. Heard, Ben Webster
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, Harold Baker
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-4070	Ella At Duke's Place	Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1966	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Louis Bellson
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Ben Webster

2 of them 43 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
MGN-15	Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington	Al Hibbler With Leroy Lovett And His Orchestra	1954	Al Hibbler, Leroy Lovett
MGC-622	Jazz Moods By Illinois Jacquet	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1954	Red Callender, J.C. Heard
MGN-1001	The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Quintet	1954	J.C. Heard, Ben Webster
MGC-640	Harry Carney With Strings	Harry Carney And His Orchestra	1955	Leroy Lovett, Louis Bellson
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGN-1018	Music For Loving	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Ben Webster, Louis Bellson
MGN-1028	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	Ralph Burns Among The JATPs	1955	Flip Phillips, Louis Bellson
MGN-1039	Music With Feeling	Ben Webster With Strings	1955	Ben Webster, Louis Bellson
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
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
MGC-700	Jazz Moods	Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra	1956	Red Callender, J.C. Heard
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MG-36049	Volume II-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: The Piano Players	Various Artists	1956	Flip Phillips, J.C. Heard
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Johnny Hodges, Harold Baker
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Johnny Hodges, Harold Baker
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
A-89	Inspired Abandon	Lawrence Brown's All-Stars With Johnny Hodges	1965	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGV-8196	Norman Granz' Jam Session #9	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956+	Flip Phillips, Louis Bellson
MGV-8220	The Art Tatum-Ben Webster Quartet	The Art Tatum - Ben Webster Quartet	1957	Red Callender, Ben Webster
MG 12096	Trumpets All Out	Various Artists	1957	Emmett Berry, Harold Baker
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Johnny Hodges, Harold Baker
MG 12125	The Many Faces Of The Blues	Various Artists	1958	Emmett Berry, Harold Baker
MG 12126	The Jazz Hour	Various Artists	1958	Emmett Berry, Harold Baker
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Johnny Hodges, Harold Baker
CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Harold Baker
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	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
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
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	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-8635	Blue Pyramid	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1966	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
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