In a Tender Mood

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In a Tender Mood
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Studio album by
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Released1955
RecordedJanuary 15, February 28, March 3, 1951, and January 13, 1952
New York City and San Francisco, CA
Genre Jazz
Length36:10
Label Norgran MGN 1059
Producer Norman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
Castle Rock
(1951–52)
In a Tender Mood
(1955)
The Blues
(1952–54)

In a Tender Mood is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1951 and 1952 and released on the Norgran label. [1] [2]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

  1. "Who's Excited" (Johnny Hodges, Mercer Ellington) - 3:05
  2. "Standing Room Only" - 2:48
  3. "What's I'm Gotchere" (Edith Cue) - 3:56
  4. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 6:01
  5. "Duke's Blues" - 6:08
  6. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 3:21
  7. "Tea for Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 3:00
  8. "Nothin' Yet" (Emmett Berry) - 2:42

Personnel

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