Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges

Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges, released on Impulse! Records in 1964.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos wrote: "It would be difficult to pick a favorite or a clunker, and you'd be hard-pressed to find anything more inspired or another project loaded with this much talent. Everybody knows Johnny Hodges and this stellar collection of all-stars, because they are absolutely the best at what they do."

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full 4 stars, calling it "essential."

Track listing

1. "Everybody Knows" (Johnny Hodges) – 7:25
2. "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:04
3. "Papa Knows" (J. Hodges) – 6:52
4. "310 Blues" (Strayhorn) – 4:34
5. "The Jeep is Jumpin'" (Duke Ellington, Hodges, Strayhorn) – 2:45
6. "Main Stem" (Ellington) – 3:28
7. "Medley: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart/Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond, Bob Russell – 4:44
8. "Open Mike" (Cat Anderson) – 3:09

The CD version adds 8 bonus tracks, consisting of the entire album Inspired/Abandon by Lawrence Brown's All-Stars feat. Johnny Hodges:

1. "Stompy Jones" (Ellington) – 4:00
2. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Ellington, Mills) – 4:25
3. "Good Queen Bess" (J. Hodges) – 3:07
4. "Little Brother" (J. Hodges, Cue Hodges) – 5:43
5. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, J. Hodges) – 5:43
6. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Ellington, Russell) – 2:34
7. "Ruint" (Ellington, J. Hodges) – 3:21
8. "Sassy Cue" (J. Hodges, C. Hodges) – 3:42

Personnel

Performance

• Johnny Hodges – alto sax
• Cat Anderson – trumpet
• Harold Ashby – tenor sax
• Lawrence Brown – trombone
• Harry Carney – baritone sax
• Buster Cooper – trombone
• Richard Davis – bass
• Rolf Ericson – trumpet
• Paul Gonsalves – tenor sax
• Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor sax

• Johnny Hodges, Jr. – drums
• Gus Johnson – drums
• Herb Jones – trumpet
• – piano
• Ray Nance – trumpet, violin, vocals
• Russell Procope – clarinet, alto sax
• Ernie Shepard – bass
• Grady Tate – drums
• Britt Woodman – trombone

Production

• Cue Hodges – composer
• Billy Strayhorn – composer
• Bob Thiele – original session producer
• Doreen Kalcich – assistant producer
• Bob Simpson – engineer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
• Joseph Doughney – post-production
• Michael Landy – post-production
• Adam Zelinka – post-production
• Michael Pollard – production coordination
• Michael Cuscuna – reissue producer
• Erick Labson – digital remastering

• Dave Grusin – executive producer
• Larry Rosen – executive producer
• Stanley Dance – liner notes
• Frank Driggs – photography
• Charles Stewart – photography
• Emili Bogin – graphic design
• David Gibb – graphic design
• Scott Johnson – graphic design
• Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
• Dan Serrano – graphic design
• Andy Baltimore – creative director

References