1964 studio album by Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis
Blue Rabbit Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 and released on the Verve label.[ 1] [ 2]
Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 3]
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music is fairly typical for a Hodges date, with four Ellington standards, some blues and some basic originals. In a few spots, the organists really do a good job of filling in for the Ellington Orchestra. Tasty and swinging music".[ 3]
Track listing "Blues O' Mighty" (Johnny Hodges, Edith Hodges) - 4:54
"Fiddler's Fancy" (Wild Bill Davis) - 2:50
"Tangerine " (Victor Schertzinger , Johnny Mercer ) - 3:17
"Creole Love Call " (Duke Ellington ) - 5:45
"Things Ain't What They Used To Be " (Mercer Ellington , Ted Parsons) - 4:15
"Wisteria" (Mercer Ellington, Jimmy Jones ) - 3:10
"Satin Doll " (Billy Strayhorn , Duke Ellington) - 2:28
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart " (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills , Henry Nemo , John Redmond) - 2:37
"Mud Pie" (Jimmy Hamilton ) - 4:10 Recorded in New York on May 15, 1963 (tracks 3 & 8), May 16, 1963 (track 4), April 28, 1964 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), and April 30, 1964 (tracks 6 & 9)
Personnel Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone Wild Bill Davis (tracks 1, 2, 5-7 & 9), Ray Jackson (tracks 3, 4 & 8) - organ Kenny Burrell (tracks 3, 4 & 8), Mundell Lowe (tracks 1, 2, 5-7 & 9) - guitar Richard Davis (tracks 1, 2, 5-7 & 9), Jack Lesberg (track 4), Wendell Marshall (tracks 3 & 8) - double bass Bobby Donaldson (tracks 3, 4 & 8), Osie Johnson (tracks 1, 2, 5-7 & 9) - drums
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As
Castle Rock In a Tender Mood The Blues Used to Be Duke Creamy Duke's in Bed Ellingtonia '56 The Big Sound Blues A-Plenty Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin Not So Dukish Side by Side Duke Ellington , 1958–59)Back to Back Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges Blue Hodge Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra Blue Rabbit Wild Bill Davis , 1963–64)Sandy's Gone Mess of Blues Wild Bill Davis , 1963)Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges Blue Pyramid Con-Soul & Sax Inspired Abandon Lawrence Brown , 1965)Joe's Blues Wings & Things Blue Notes Stride Right Earl Hines , 1966)Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City Don't Sleep in the Subway Swing's Our Thing Triple Play Rippin' & Runnin' 3 Shades of Blue With
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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