Johnny Hodges / Wild - Featuring Less Spann & Mundell Lowe [New CD] Sp

• INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKSBlue Hodge is the earliest of several matchups between altoist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis. With the assistance of Les Spann on guitar and flute, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Louis Hayes, Hodges and Davis mostly stick to fresh material, including three then-recent originals by Gary McFarland. Highlights include "Azure Te," "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream," and "There Is No Greater Love," in addition to some swinging blues.PERSONNEL:JOHNNY HODGES, alto sax; WILD BILL DAVIS, organ& GRANT GREEN, guitar on all tracks with:JON TRACKS [1-10]: BLUE HODGE:JLES SPANN, guitar, fluteJSAM JONES, bassJLOUIS HAYES, drumsJNew York, August 23, 1961JON TRACKS [11-16]: From BLUE RABBIT:JMUNDELL LOWE, guitarJRICHARD DAVIS, bassJOSIE JOHNSON, drumsJNew York, April 28, 1964[17-20] BONUS TRACKS: From BLUE NOTESTRACKS:01. AND THEN SOME02. I WONDER WHY03. AZURE TE04. BLUE HODGE05. HODGE PODGE06. IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A DREAM07. WHY ARE YOU BLUE?08. KNUCKLES09. STAND BY BLUES10. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE11. BLUES O’MIGHTY12. FIDDLER’S FANCY13. THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE14. WISTERIA15. SATIN DOLL16. MUD PIE17. RENT CITY (*)18. SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY (*)19. THE MIDNIGHT SUN WILL NEVER SET (*)20. SNEAKIN’ UP ON YOU (*)"