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Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the Blues

Album by Duke Ellington

Back to Back is a 1959 studio album by Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington. It was followed by Side by Side (1959), recorded at the same sessions.[3]

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Track listing

  1. "Wabash Blues" (Fred Meinken, Dave Ringle) – 6:22
  2. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 8:05
  3. "Beale Street Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 7:40
  4. "Weary Blues" (Artie Matthews) – 6:50
  5. "St. Louis Blues" (Handy) – 5:45
  6. "Loveless Love" (Handy) – 6:05
  7. "Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) – 5:20

Personnel

The tracks with Sam Jones were recorded February 20, 1959, while those with Al Hall were recorded 6 days later. A Fresh Sound CD adds the 3 tracks from Side by Side with this same group.

Notes

  1. [1]
    Allmusic review
  2. [2]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 435. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. [3]
    Back to Back Verve Music Group catalog. Accessed October 23, 2009.
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