Verve session · in the studio

September 17, 1953

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra

NYC

This day's music is on 3 records: Our Best, Compendium Of Jazz #1, The Blues

In the room

Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Emmett Berry – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Arthur Clarke – tenor sax
Leroy Lovett – piano
Ray Brown – bass
J.C. Heard – 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
1316-4	Easy Going Home	MGN-1021, MGV-8194, MGN-1061
1317-1	Indiana	MGN-1061
1318-4	Johnny's Blues Parts 1 & 2	MGN-1061

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

Where it ended up

Various Artists – Our Best (Norgran MGN-1021)

MGN-1021 · 1955Our BestVarious Artists

Various Artists – Compendium Of Jazz #1 (Verve MGV-8194)

MGV-8194 · 1956+Compendium Of Jazz #1Various Artists

Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra – The Blues (Norgran MGN-1061)

MGN-1061 · 1956The BluesJohnny Hodges And His Orchestra

Together elsewhere

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

6 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MGN-1024	Dance Bash	Johnny Hodges	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Arthur Clarke, Leroy Lovett, J.C. Heard

5 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-4	Al Hibbler Favorites	Al Hibbler	1954	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, J.C. Heard
MGN-1059	In A Tender Mood	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett, J.C. Heard
MGV-4000	Al Hibbler Sings Love Songs	Al Hibbler	1956	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Ray Brown, J.C. Heard

4 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, Leroy Lovett
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett
MGN-1048	Castle Rock	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry, Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett

3 of them 3 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGC-682	Slide Trombone Featuring Lawrence Brown	Lawrence Brown Quintet	1955	Lawrence Brown, Arthur Clarke, Leroy Lovett
MGV-8002	The Charlie Parker Story #3	Jazz At The Philharmonic	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
V-8409	The Essential Charlie Parker	Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra	1961	Johnny Hodges, Ray Brown, J.C. Heard

2 of them 40 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
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGC-141	Cosmopolite	Benny Carter	1953	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGN-5	Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #1	Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio	1954	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGN-6	Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio #2	Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio	1954	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGN-22	Toshiko	Toshiko's Quartet	1954	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGC-150	The Roy Eldridge Quintet	The Roy Eldridge Quintet	1954	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGN-1001	The Consummate Artistry Of Ben Webster	Ben Webster Quintet	1954	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGN-1005	The President, Lester Young	Lester Young Quartet	1954	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGC-677	Norman Granz' Jam Session #7	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1955	Johnny Hodges, Ray Brown
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MG 12026	Howard McGhee And Milt Jackson	The Howard McGhee Sextet With Milt Jackson	1955	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MG-36017	Trumpet Interlude	Various Artists	1955	Emmett Berry, J.C. Heard
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Emmett Berry
MGC-693	Flip	Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green	1956	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGC-704	Rockin' Chair	Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra	1956	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
MGC-711	Norman Granz' Jam Session #8	Norman Granz' Jam Session	1956	Johnny Hodges, Ray Brown
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
MGN-1054	The President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio	Lester Young With The Oscar Peterson Trio	1956	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
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
MGN-1070	Cosmopolite	Benny Carter And His Orchestra	1956	Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
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-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-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown
V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Johnny Hodges, Lawrence Brown