Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges

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Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges
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Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedNovember 17, 1959
Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Length33:11
Label Verve MGV 8367
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Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonists Gerry Mulligan and Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1959 released on the Verve label. [1] [2] [3]

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Gerry Mulligan's 1959 studio date with Johnny Hodges is one of the most satisfying sessions of his various meetings with different saxophonists for Verve... Throughout the date, the two saxophonists blend beautifully and complement one another's efforts, even though this was their only opportunity to record together in the studio". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

  1. "Bunny" (Gerry Mulligan) - 5:40
  2. "What's the Rush" (Mulligan*, Judy Holliday) - 3:40
  3. "Back Beat" - 7:27
  4. "What It's All About" - 3:59
  5. "18 Carrots for Rabbit" (Mulligan) - 5:14
  6. "Shady Side" - 7:04

Personnel

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References

  1. Verve Records Catalog: 8300 series accessed February 11, 2016
  2. Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 11, 2016
  3. Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
  4. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 12, 2016.