1959-1961 Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Hodges - The Stanley Dance Sessions (2005) {Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10191} [CD]

01. Cue's Blue Now (Strayhorn-Hodges) - 10:03 02. Gone with the Wind (Wrubel-Magidson) - 4:19 03. Cherry (Redman-Gilbert) - 5:55 04. Watch Your Cue (Strayhorn-Hodges) - 3:11 05. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (Kahal-Norman-Fain) - 7:24 06. When I Dream of You (Carpenter-Hines) - 3:33 07. Rose Room (Hickman-Williams) - 6:09 08. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington-Hodges) - 3:01 09. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Ellington-Webster) - 3:39 10. Gal from Joe's (Ellington) - 2:30 11. Your Love Has Faded (Strayhorn-Ellington) - 3:03 12. I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So (Ellington-David) - 3:24 13. Jeep's Blues (Ellington-Hodges) - 3:22 14. Day Dream (Strayhorn-Ellington) - 4:01 15. Juice A-Plenty (Hodges) - 3:22 16. Azure (Ellington) - 2:36 17. Tailor Made (Mullens-Hodges) - 3:39 18. Star Dust (Carmichael) - 4:31

Об альбоме (сборнике) Contains the complete Johnny Hodges LPs: - "Cue For Saxophone" (Featuring Strayhorn on piano) - "Johnny Hodges With Billy Strayhorn and The Orchestra" Some rare non-Ellington material from Billy Strayhorn and Johnny Hodges -- both sessions recorded as part of a series done by producer Stanley Dance at the end of the 50s! The feel here is a almost a bit more open and less restrained than the usual Ellington groove -- with some standout longer tracks, plus a number of more familiar numbers crafted in that rich Strayhorn love of colors and tones -- all topped with beautiful solo work by Johnny Hodges.