Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hodges - With Billy Strayhorn & The Orchestra
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Artist: Billy Strayhorn, Johnny HodgesEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1999-03-23
Music Label: Polygram Records
Soundtracks:
- Don't Get Around Much Anmore
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
- Gal From Joe's
- Your Love Has Faded
- I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So
- Jeep's Blues
- Day Dream
- Juice A-Plenty
- Azure
- Tailor Made
- Star Dust
Free Music Notes for With Billy Strayhorn & The Orchestra
Free Music Review: Awesome Sound, Too
Hit: 5 Stars
Johnny was a notoriously diffident leader, so his other recordings as headliner (all small groups), while featuring the most beautiful alto player ever, seldom have great arrangements or interplay. With Strays at the helm, this is probably Hodges' most "together" recording.
It is also the best recorded I've heard (as you might imagine from the pseudonym, I have a LOT of his recordings), including my Mosaic boxed set. Jeep has an incredibly delicate tone, and to appreciate the true majesty of his art requires the best possible reproduction.
Side By Side makes a perfect companion. A small group session, again in sparkling fi, which (although Duke is on the cover), features a rare glimpse of Strayhorn just playin' with a small band. Duke plays on half the tracks, Bill on the rest. Bet you can't tell which is which without peeking at the liner notes.
This is fun to play for people who "don't like jazz". Warning: failure to respond to a Johnny Hodges ballad indicates an urgent need for spiritual and/or medical assistance!
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