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Blues-a-Plenty
''Blues A-Plenty'' is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the Verve label. Reception The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars. Track listing ''All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated'' # "I Didn't Know About You" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 3:35 # "Cool Your Motor" - 3:39 # "Gone With the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 3:21 # "Honey Hill" - 4:05 # "Blues-a-Plenty" - 3:26 # "Don't Take Your Love from Me" (Henry Nemo) - 3:43 # "Saturday Afternoon Blues" - 6:02 # "Satin Doll" (Ellington) - 5:04 # "Reeling and Rocking" - 9:35 Personnel *Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone *Roy Eldridge - trumpet *Vic Dickenson - trombone *Ben Webster - tenor saxophone *Billy Strayhorn - piano *Jimmy Woode - bass *Sam Woodyard - drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Strayhorn
William Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger, who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include " Take the 'A' Train", " Chelsea Bridge", "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing", and " Lush Life". Early life Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio, United States. His family soon moved to the Homewood section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, his mother's family came from Hillsborough, North Carolina, and she sent him there to protect him from his father's drunken sprees. Strayhorn spent many months of his childhood at his grandparents' house in Hillsborough. In an interview, Strayhorn said that his grandmother was his primary influence during the first ten years of his life. He became interested in music while living with her, playing hymns on her piano, and playing records on her Victrola record player. Return to Pittsburgh and meeting Ellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Dickenson
Victor Dickenson (August 6, 1906 – November 16, 1984) was an American jazz trombonist. His career began in the 1920s and continued through musical partnerships with Count Basie (1940–41), Sidney Bechet (1941), and Earl Hines. Life and career Born in Xenia, Ohio, in 1906, Dickenson wanted to be a plasterer like his father, but he abandoned the idea after injuring himself by falling off a ladder.John S. Wilson"Vic Dickenson, a trombonist with Basie band in 40's, dies" ''The New York Times'', November 18, 1984. He studied organ from 1922, then changed to performing trombone with local bands. He made his recording debut in December 1930 as a vocalist with Luis Russell's band. He joined Blanche Calloway's orchestra in the early 1930s. He led his own groups both on the east and west coast between 1947 and the mid-1950s. From then he was a session man. He appeared on the television program '' The Sound of Jazz'' in 1957 with Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Gerry Mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Sound (Johnny Hodges Album)
''The Big Sound'' is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances with members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label.Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series accessed February 16, 2016 accessed February 16, 2016 Reception The review by[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
