Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster became friends when they played together
in Duke Ellington's fabulous band of the early Forties.
in Duke Ellington's fabulous band of the early Forties.
Here they show
that their feeling of kinship hasn't gone away, nearly twenty years
after Webster abruptly left the band.
that their feeling of kinship hasn't gone away, nearly twenty years
after Webster abruptly left the band.
Anytime you put two of the Duke's hornmen together, you'll get magic.
The first 12 tracks are from the 60's meeting. Besides tenor and alto,
we have Lou Levy on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Wilfred Middlebrooks on
bass, and Gus Johnson on drums. Tracks 13-17 has Ray Nance on trumpet,
Lawrence Brown on trombone, Emil Richards on vibes, Russ Freeman on
piano, Joe Mondragon on bass, Mel Lewis on drums, and arranged by Jimmy
Hamilton, in Los Angeles, January 31, 1961.
The first 12 tracks are from the 60's meeting. Besides tenor and alto,
we have Lou Levy on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Wilfred Middlebrooks on
bass, and Gus Johnson on drums. Tracks 13-17 has Ray Nance on trumpet,
Lawrence Brown on trombone, Emil Richards on vibes, Russ Freeman on
piano, Joe Mondragon on bass, Mel Lewis on drums, and arranged by Jimmy
Hamilton, in Los Angeles, January 31, 1961.
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