DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHNNY HODGES “Back To Back”
01. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) (5:47)
02. Royal Garden Blues (Williams-Williams) (5:24)
03. Beale Street Blues (W.C. Handy) (7:35)
04. Loveless Love (W.C. Handy) (7:09)
05. Basin Street Blues (S. Williams) (8:02)
06. Weary Blues (A. Matthews) (6:54)
07. Squeeze Me (Waller-Williams) (4:36)
08. Wabash Blues (F. Meinken-D. Ringle) (6:25)
09. Stompy Jones (Ellington) (6:37)
10. Going Up (Ellington) (4:51)
Tracks #1-6 and 8 originally issued as "Back to Back" (Verve MGV-8317).
Tracks #7,9 and 10, were originally issued on "Side by Side" (Verve MGV-8345).
Personnel on all tracks:
Harry Edison (tp), Johnny Hodges (as), Duke Ellington (p), Les Spann (g), Sam Jones (b), Al Hall (b on #6-10) and Jo
Jones (d)
Recorded in New York City, February 20 & 26 (#6-10), 1959.