Ellingtonia_'56

<i>Ellingtonia '56</i>

Ellingtonia '56

1956 studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Small Band

Ellingtonia '56 is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances with members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded in 1956 and released on the Norgran label.[1][2]

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Reception

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated.

  1. "Hi 'Ya" (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:10
  2. "Snibor" (Strayhorn) - 7:16
  3. "Texas Blues" - 11:47
  4. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) - 3:29
  5. "Duke's Jam" (Edith Cue Hodges) - 6:25
  6. "Night Walk" (Cat Anderson) - 3:13
  7. "The Happy One" (Anderson) - 2:52
  8. "You Got It Coming" - 6:04

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
  2. [2]
    Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016
  3. [3]
    Ellingtonia (1956) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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