Johnny Hodges - Masters Of Jazz

Should you need proof of Johnny Hodges' importance to the Duke Ellington Orchestra look up almost any advertisement for Duke's band during Hodges' tenure. You will see him given individual billing, and that is recognition most sidemen do not enjoy. These recordings were recorded between 1943 and 1964 with one track featuring the full Ellington Orchestra, others feature Ben Webster, John Coltrane, and other Ellington luminaries.Tracks: Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Passion Flower / Perdido / All Of Me / C Jam Blues / I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good / In A Mellowtone / Cambridge Blues / Brute's Roots / Bouncing With Ben / One For The Duke / Walkin' The Frog / Rabbit Pie / On The Sunny Side Of The Street / Good Queen Bess / The Jeep Is Jumpin' / Things Ain't What They Used To Be / Jeep's Blues / Dooji Wooji.