JOHNNY HODGES - At Sportpalast, Berlin (1961-1993) RM | 2xCD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This double-CD, a straight reissue of a Pablo double-LP, documents a fun set. Altoist Johnny Hodges and some fellow members of Duke Ellington's Orchestra (Ray Nance on cornet, violin and vocals, trombonist Lawrence Brown, baritonist Harry Carney, bassist Aaron Bell, drummer Sam Woodyard and guest pianist Al Williams) jam through a mostly typical set of standards and Ellington tunes. Everyone gets featured and, even if there are no real surprises, the musicians are consistently heard in top form. Superior small-group swing by some of the best. Scott Yanow
Tracklist 1 :
1     Take the "A" Train 2'56
Billy Strayhorn
2     In the Kitchen 7'46
Johnny Hodges     
3     Mood Indigo 5'02
Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
4     Solitude 2'49
Eddie DeLange / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
5     Satin Doll 3'00
Duke Ellington / Johnny Mercer / Billy Strayhorn
6     I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 4'47
Duke Ellington / Paul Francis Webster
7     Rockin' in Rhythm 4'15
Harry Carney / Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
8     Autumn Leaves 12'22
Joseph Kosma / Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert
9     Stompy Jones 11'47
Duke Ellington
Tracklist 2 :        
1     C Jam Blues 4'48
Barney Bigard / Duke Ellington
2     The Jeep Is Jumpin' 2'13
Duke Ellington / Johnny Hodges
3     Good Queen Bess 4'06
Johnny Hodges
4     Things Ain't What They Used to Be 6'15
Mercer Ellington / Ted Persons
5     I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) 2'40
Fred E. Ahlert / Roy Turk
6    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart 1'20
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / Henry Nemo / John Redmond
-    Don't Get Around Much Anymore 2'43
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell
7      Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 2'32
Duke Ellington / Lee Gaines
8     Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me 2'46
Duke Ellington / Bob Russell
9     Rose of the Rio Grande 2'33
Ross Gorman / Edgar Leslie / Harry Warren
10     All of Me 2'29
Gerald Marks / Seymour Simons
11     On the Sunny Side of the Street 4'09
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
12    Blue Moon 2'05
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
13    Perdido 9'31
Ervin Drake / Hans Lengsfelder / Juan Tizol
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney
Bass – Aaron Bell
Cornet, Violin, Vocals – Ray Nance
Drums – Sam Woodyard
Piano – Al Williams
Producer – Norman Granz
Remastered By – Phil De Lancie
Trombone – Lawrence Brown
Notas.
Recorded at the Sportpalast, Berlin; March 1961
Track 1-7 misspelled on release