JOHNNY HODGES Creamy LP Norgran Label MGN-1045 1955 NM
$
120
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Description
JOHNNY HODGES 'Creamy' LP A Norgran Label Pressing
MGN-1045 1955. A muenster-dummel HI-FI recording.
The LP is Graded VG+ to NM!
The Front Cover is also VG+
to NM! The Back Cover has
a strip of tape residue and a
review clipped and taped to
it(see picture), otherwise VG+.
There is also a 4" seam split
along the top right. The Overall
Grade is VG to VG+.
Includes a badly worn original
wax paper inner sleeve and a
2 page insert taken from a book
titled 'Johnny Hodges on Hodges
& The Duke'.
The $4 S&H Charge includes Postal Insurance!
Johnny Hodges' small group dates for various Norman Granz-owned labels (Norgran, Clef, and Verve) pleased fans of Duke Ellington, due in part to the frequent presence of fellow sideman from the band. The 1955 Creamy session is no exception, with Clark Terry (trumpet and flügelhorn), baritone saxophonist Harry Carney, clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton (who doubles on tenor sax), and trombonist Lawrence Brown joining Hodges in the front line. The rhythm section consists of Billy Strayhorn, bassist Jimmy Woode, and drummer Sonny Greer. In addition to a long ballad medley with individual features for each player (except for Greer), the remainder of the date is devoted to originals by Hodges or Strayhorn, along with "Scufflin'," an impromptu-sounding swinger credited to the alto saxophonist's wife, Cue Hodges. While there are no real surprises anywhere on this record, it is well worth acquiring. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
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