JOHNNY HODGES | WILD BILL DAVIS ft. KENNY BURRELL - Mess of Blues (2007) FLAC (tracks), lossless

In the 1960s altoist Johnny Hodges took a brief time off from Duke Ellington's orchestra to record eight albums with organist Wild Bill Davis. For this, their third collaboration, the duo welcome guitarist Kenny Burrell, trumpeter Joe Wilder and either Osie Johnson or Ed Shaughnessy on drums. Hodges plays typically beautifully on such numbers as "I Cried for You," "Lost in Meditation" and "Stolen Sweets" and, although no real surprises occur (and the playing time at around a half-hour is quite brief), the performances are up to par. However, the music on this long out-of-print LP has yet to appear on CD. Scott Yanow
"Mess Of Blues"
1     Jones 4:43
Johnny Hodges    
2     I Cried for You 3:02
Gus Arnheim    
3     Love You Madly 3:51
Duke Ellington    
4     Little John, Little John 4:03
Wild Bill Davis / Johnny Hodges    
5     Stolen Sweets 3:14
Wild Bill Davis    
6     A& R Blues 6:07
Wild Bill Davis / Johnny Hodges    
7     Lost in Meditation 3:17
Duke Ellington   
Credits
Johnny Hodges - Alto Sax
Wild Bill Davis - Organ
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
On all tracks except where otherwise indicated, with :
Credits 1-7
Drums – Ed Shaughnessy, Osie Johnson
Trumpet – Joe Wilder
New York, September 3 & 4, 1963.
From "Blue Rabbit"
8     I Let a Song Go out of My Heart 2:40
Duke Ellington / Redmond   
9     Tangerine 3:20
Victor Schertzinger   
10     Creole Love Call 5:34
Duke Ellington   
Credits 8-10
Drums – Bobby Donaldson
Organ – Ray Jackson (replaces Wild Bill Davis)
Bass - Jack Lesberg (#8-9), Wendell Marshall (#10)
New York, May 15 (8-9) & May 17 (10), 1963.
"Stride Right"
11     Caution Blues (Blues in Thirds) 3:58    
Earl Hines   
12     Stride Right 2:54
Earl Hines   
13     Rosetta 3:37
Earl Hines, Henri Woode
14     Perdido 5:09
Hans Lengsfelder   
15     Fantastic, That's You 3:04
George Cates / George Douglas   
16     Tale of the Fox 4:30
Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges   
17     I'm Beginning to See the Light 3:01
Duke Ellington   
18     C Jam Blues 5:08
Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington   
19     Tippin' In 3:10
Marty Symes
Credits 11-19 :
Piano, Organ – Wild Bill Davis out. Earl Hines
Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Joe Marshall
New Jersey, January 14, 1966