Verve session · in the studio

September 1, 1956

Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke

NYC

This day's music is on 2 records: Duke's In Bed, The Anatomy Of Improvisation

In the room

Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Clark Terry – trumpet
Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocal
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Harry Carney – baritone sax
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor sax
Billy Strayhorn – piano
Jimmy Woode – bass
Sam Woodyard – 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
2972-6	A-Oodie-Oobie	MGV-8203
2973-3	Meet Mr. Rabbit	MGV-8203
2974-4	Duke's In Bed	MGV-8203
2975-4	Just Squeeze Me	MGV-8203
2976-3	Ballad For Very Tired And Very Sad Lotus Eaters	MGV-8203
2977-3	Confab With Rab	MGV-8203, MGV-8230
2978-2	It Had To Be You	MGV-8203
2979-1	Black And Tan Fantasy	MGV-8203
2980-5	Take The "A" Train	MGV-8203

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

Where it ended up

Johnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke – Duke's In Bed (Verve MGV-8203)

MGV-8203 · 1956+Duke's In BedJohnny Hodges And The Ellington All-Stars Without Duke

Various Artists – The Anatomy Of Improvisation (Verve MGV-8230)

MGV-8230 · 1957The Anatomy Of ImprovisationVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1055	Ellingtonia '56	Johnny Hodges And His Little Band, Big Band	1956	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-4009	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume Two	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8271	The Big Sound	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men	1958	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8341	Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record	Various Artists	1959	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

8 of them 14 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BCP-60	Historically Speaking - The Duke	Duke Ellington	1956	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 933	At Newport	Duke Ellington / Buck Clayton All-Stars	1956	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 934	Ellington At Newport	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6005	Duke Ellington Presents...	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 951	A Drum Is A Woman	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1033	Such Sweet Thunder	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1957	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1085	Ellington Indigos	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1245	Newport 1958	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1958	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
MGV-4008	Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume One	Ella Fitzgerald	1958	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1323	Ellington Jazz Party	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1959	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6037	Big Band Contrast	Various Artists	1960	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6040	A Jazz Version Of Highlights From The Opera: Porgy & Bess	Mel Torme, Frances Faye	1960	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
BCP-6065	Golden Jazz Instrumentals	Various Artists	1962	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

7 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	CL 1400	Festival Session	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard

6 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MGN-1045	Creamy Featuring Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode
CL 830	Hi-Fi Ellington Uptown	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn
RLP 12-246	Duke With A Difference	Clark Terry	1957	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
RLP 12-284	Saxophone Revolt	Various Artists	1958	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1162	Black, Brown And Beige	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson	1958	Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1541	The Nutcracker Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, Sam Woodyard
MGV-8355	Not So Dukish	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
V-8452	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn And The Orchestra	1962	Johnny Hodges, Quentin Jackson, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn, Sam Woodyard

5 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 825	Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements)	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn
CL 872	Blue Rose	Rosemary Clooney And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1956	Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1198	The Cosmic Scene	Duke Ellington's Spacemen	1958	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
CL 1445	Blues In Orbit	Duke Ellington	1960	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Jimmy Woode
CL 1597	Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard
V-4072	Ella & Duke At The Cote D'Azur	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1967	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

4 of them 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 6024	Mood Ellington	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1948	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
CL 6073	Duke Ellington's Liberian Suite	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1949	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1035	Alto Sax	Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith	1955	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Billy Strayhorn
MGV-8358	Blues-A-Plenty	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1960	Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
A-26	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins	1963	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
A-61	Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges	1964	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
A-99	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1	Various Artists	1964	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Sam Woodyard
A-9108	Once Upon A Time	Earl Hines	1966	Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Ray Nance, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8701	Soul Call	Duke Ellington	1967	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

3 of them 8 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
BLP 5027	Swing Hi-Swing Lo	Various Artists	1953	Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1009	More Of Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGC-640	Harry Carney With Strings	Harry Carney And His Orchestra	1955	Ray Nance, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1060	Used To Be Duke	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1956	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
LP-620	Out On A Limb	Clark Terry	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
LP-626	Cookin'	Paul Gonsalves	1958	Clark Terry, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard
V-4070	Ella At Duke's Place	Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1966	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8732	Hodges & Hines: Swing's Our Thing	Johnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines	1968	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Sam Woodyard

2 of them 38 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7645	Duke Ellington's Orchestra · not on the site yet	Duke Ellington's Orchestra	1933	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
MGN-1004	Memories Of Ellington By Johnny Hodges	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1954	Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn
MGC-639	Our Best	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn
CL 663	Blue Light	Duke Ellington And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
BCP-1019	Basically Duke	Oscar Pettiford	1955	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MGN-1048	Castle Rock	Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra	1955	Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn
CL 814	The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert - Vol. 1	Benny Goodman	1956	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
MG-36104	The Swingin' Miss D	Dinah Washington	1957	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-88	Jazz Music For People Who Don't Care About Money	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MGV-8195	Compendium Of Jazz #2	Various Artists	1956+	Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn
MG-36018	Alto Altitude	Various Artists	1955	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
MG-36130	Dinah Sings Bessie Smith	Dinah Washington	1958	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
LP 1312	The Genius Of Ray Charles	Ray Charles With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1959	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Clark Terry, Jimmy Hamilton
RLP 343	Budd Johnson And The Four Brass Giants	Budd Johnson And The Four Brass Giants	1960	Clark Terry, Ray Nance
MGV-8345	Side By Side	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Plus Others	1960	Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn
CL 637	Lady Day	Billie Holiday	1961	Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney
V-8492	The Eleventh Hour	Johnny Hodges	1962	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance
A-55	Tell It The Way It Is!	Paul Gonsalves	1963	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance
V-8508	Full Nelson	Oliver Nelson	1963	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8544	Hobo Flats	Jimmy Smith	1963	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8796	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra · not on the site yet	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1964	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
A-89	Inspired Abandon	Lawrence Brown's All-Stars With Johnny Hodges	1965	Johnny Hodges, Ray Nance
V-8610	Movin' Wes	Wes Montgomery	1965	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
RLP 478	For Someone I Love	Milt Jackson And Big Brass	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8635	Blue Pyramid	Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis	1966	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8678	Jimmy & Wes: The Dynamic Duo	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8766	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8804	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra · not on the site yet	Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery With Oliver Nelson Orchestra	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
A-9119	Roll 'Em	Shirley Scott Plays The Big Bands	1966	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8680	Blue Notes	Johnny Hodges	1967	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton
V-8714	The Best Of Wes Montgomery	Wes Montgomery With Johnny Pate Orchestra	1967	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8721	The Best Of Jimmy Smith	Jimmy Smith With Oliver Nelson Big Band / Jimmy Smith Trio	1967	Clark Terry, Quentin Jackson
V-8726	Don't Sleep In The Subway	Johnny Hodges	1967	Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton