Verve session · in the studio
April 5, 1958
Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
In the room
- Johnny Hodges – alto sax
Roy Eldridge – trumpet- Vic Dickenson – trombone
Ben Webster – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22154-1 | Blues-A-Plenty | MGV-8358 |
| 22155-3 | Cool Your Motor | MGV-8358 |
| 22156-3 | Gene With The Wind | MGV-8358 |
| 22157-2 | Honey Hill | MGV-8358 |
| 22158-1 | I Didn't Now About You | MGV-8358 |
| 22159-3 | Satin Doll | MGV-8358 |
| 22160-6 | Reeling And Rocking | MGV-8358 |
| 22161-3 | Don't Take Your Love From Me | MGV-8358 |
| 22162-5 | Saturday Afternoon Blues | MGV-8358 |
9 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
6 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8355 | Not So Dukish | Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra | 1960 | Johnny Hodges, Roy Eldridge, Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard |
4 of them 9 albums
3 of them 23 albums
2 of them 29 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 7012 | Jazz Band Ball · not on the site yet | James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazz Men | 1953 | Vic Dickenson, Ben Webster |
 | MGC-639 | Our Best | Various Artists | 1955 | Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn |
 | MGN-1018 | Music For Loving | Ben Webster With Strings | 1955 | Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn |
 | MGN-1024 | Dance Bash | Johnny Hodges | 1955 | Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster |
 | MGN-1034 | Tenor Saxes | Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura | 1955 | Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn |
 | MGN-1035 | Alto Sax | Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith | 1955 | Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn |
 | MGN-1039 | Music With Feeling | Ben Webster With Strings | 1955 | Ben Webster, Billy Strayhorn |
 | MGN-1048 | Castle Rock | Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra | 1955 | Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn |
 | CL 825 | Masterpieces By Ellington (In Uncut Concert Arrangements) | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 1956 | Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn |
 | CL 872 | Blue Rose | Rosemary Clooney And Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 1956 | Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard |
 | MGN-1056 | The Jazz Giants '56 | Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Freddie Green, Gene Ramey | 1956 | Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson |
 | MGN-1061 | The Blues | Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra | 1956 | Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster |
 | LP-620 | Out On A Limb | Clark Terry | 1957 | Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard |
 | LP-626 | Cookin' | Paul Gonsalves | 1958 | Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard |
 | CL 1098 | The Sound Of Jazz | Various Artists | 1958 | Vic Dickenson, Ben Webster |
 | CL 1162 | Black, Brown And Beige | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Mahalia Jackson | 1958 | Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard |
 | CL 1198 | The Cosmic Scene | Duke Ellington's Spacemen | 1958 | Jimmy Woode, Sam Woodyard |
 | CL 1597 | Selections From Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 & 2 And Suite Thursday | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | 1960 | Johnny Hodges, Sam Woodyard |
 | A-26 | Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins | Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins | 1963 | Johnny Hodges, Sam Woodyard |
 | A-99 | The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 | Various Artists | 1964 | Johnny Hodges, Sam Woodyard |
 | MGV-8002 | The Charlie Parker Story #3 | Jazz At The Philharmonic | 1956+ | Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster |
 | MGV-8195 | Compendium Of Jazz #2 | Various Artists | 1956+ | Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn |
 | MGV-8308 | The Lester Young Story | The Lester Young - Buddy Rich Trio | 1959 | Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson |
 | MGV-8318 | Ben Webster And Associates | Ben Webster And Associates | 1959 | Roy Eldridge, Ben Webster |
 | CL 1445 | Blues In Orbit | Duke Ellington | 1960 | Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Woode |
 | V-8409 | The Essential Charlie Parker | Charlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra | 1961 | Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster |
 | V-8504 | Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At The Village Gate! | Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges | 1962 | Johnny Hodges, Roy Eldridge |
 | V-8701 | Soul Call | Duke Ellington | 1967 | Johnny Hodges, Sam Woodyard |
 | V-8732 | Hodges & Hines: Swing's Our Thing | Johnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines | 1968 | Johnny Hodges, Sam Woodyard |