Verve session · in the studio

January 13, 1952

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

NYC

This day's music is on 3 records: Castle Rock, Alto Sax, In A Tender Mood

In the room

Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Emmett Berry – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Al Sears – tenor sax
Leroy Lovett – piano
Lloyd Trotman – bass
Joe Marshall – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
656-3	Sideways	MGN-1048
657-7	A Pound Of Blues	MGN-1035, MGN-1048
658-3	Wham	MGN-1048, MGN-1059
659-2	Who's Excited	MGN-1059

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra – Castle Rock (Norgran MGN-1048)

MGN-1048 · 1955Castle RockJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith – Alto Sax (Norgran MGN-1035)

MGN-1035 · 1955Alto SaxBenny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra – In A Tender Mood (Norgran MGN-1059)

MGN-1059 · 1956In A Tender MoodJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 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, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman, Joe Marshall

6 of them 5 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
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
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman

5 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1021	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman
	MGV-8194	Compendium Of Jazz #1	Various Artists	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman

4 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1024	Dance Bash	Johnny Hodges	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett
	MGN-1061	The Blues	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett

3 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Al Sears
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman
V-8635	Blue Pyramid	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1966	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown, Joe Marshall

2 of them 27 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
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGN-15	Al Hibbler Sings Duke Ellington	Al Hibbler With Leroy Lovett And His Orchestra	1954	Leroy Lovett, Lloyd Trotman
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
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
CL 808	Jazz Spectacular	Frankie Laine And Buck Clayton And His Orchestra Featuring J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding	1956	Lawrence Brown, Al Sears
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
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
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-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
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-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
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
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
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