The Smooth One
Johnny Hodges
Label : Verve Records
Reference : 2632 082, 2637 377, 2637 378
Date : 1979


A1 | First Klass (C’Mon Home) | I. Mills [Irving Mills], J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
A2 | Second Klass | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
A3 | Straight Back | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
A4 | Steerage | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
A5 | Third Klass | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
B1 | Meet The Frog | J. Hamilton [Jimmy Hamilton] | |
B2 | Nite Life | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
B3 | My Melancholy Baby | Burnett [Ernie Burnett], Norton [George A. Norton] | |
B4 | Lotus Blossom | Strayhorn [Billy Strayhorn] | |
B5 | Free For All | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
C1 | I Told You So | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
C2 | Starting With You (I’m Through) | P. Stewart, D. Ellington [Duke Ellington], J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
C3 | The Hare | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
C4 | The Things You Miss | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
C5 | Wiggle Awhile | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
D1 | Br’ Rabbit | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
D2 | Get Ready | J. Hamilton [Jimmy Hamilton] | |
D3 | Peaches | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] | |
D4 | Hygiene | J. Hodges [Johnny Hodges] |
Alto Saxophone | Johnny Hodges | |
Bass | Aaron Bell | C1-C5,D1-D4 |
Bass | Ray Brown | A1-A5,B1-B5 |
Clarinet,Tenor Saxophone | Jimmy Hamilton | |
Drums | Jo Jones | A1-A5,B1-B5 |
Drums | Sam Woodyard | C1-C5,D1-D4 |
Guitar,Flute | Les Spann | A1-A5,B1-B5 |
Piano | Jimmy Jones | |
Tenor Saxophone | Ben Webster | A1-A5,B1-B5 |
Tenor Saxophone | Harold Ashby | C1-C5,D1-D4 |
Trombone | Mitchell “Bootie“ Wood [Booty Wood] | C1-C5,D1-D4 |
Trombone | John Sanders | A1-A5,B1-B5 |
Trombone | Lawrence Brown | C1-C5,D1-D4 |
Trombone | Quentin Jackson | A1-A5,B1-B5 |
Trumpet | Harold Baker | |
Trumpet | Ray Nance | C1-C5,D1-D4 |
Mastered at Masterdisk
Recorded at Columbia Recording Studios
Recorded at Nola Recording Studios
Sides A & B recorded at Columbia Studios, New York City, April 7, 1959
Sides C & D recorded at Nola Studios, New York City, September 8, 1960
Mastered By : Bob Ludwig
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