Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges

Artist:  Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges
Origin:   USA
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Orchestral Jazz, Standards, Modern Big Band, Progressive Jazz

Original line-up:

Duke Ellington:  Piano
Johnny Hodges:  Saxophone

Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges was an American Composer, Pianist and Bandleader of Jazz Orchestra and Saxophonist Johnny Hodges, together with small-group sessions.

Title:  Play The Blues Back To Back  (2005)
Genre:  Jazz, Swing, Big Band, Orchestral Jazz, Standards, Modern Big Band, Progressive Jazz
Label:  Verve Music Group
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Wabash Blues  (6:31)
 2.  Basin Street  Blues  (8:06)
 3.  Beale Street Blues  (7:39) 
 4.  Weary Blues  (6:59)
 5.  St. Louis Blues  (5:51)
 6.  Loveless Love  (7:13)
 7.  Royal Garden Blues  (5:24)

Personnel:

Duke Ellington:  Piano
Johnny Hodges:  Alto Saxophone
Harry "Sweets" Edison:  Trumpet
Les Spann:  Guitar
Al Hall:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 4
Sam Jones:  Bass on Tracks:  2, 3, 5-7
Jo Jones:  Drums

Play The Blues Back To Back is a 1959 studio album by Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, originally released in 1959 by Verve Music, remastered and reissued on October 24, 2005 by Verve Music Group, featuring Sam Jones, Jo Jones, Harry Edison, Les Spann, and Al Hall.