| Blue Rabbit | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | May 15 & 16, 1963 and April 28 & 30, 1964 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve V/V6 8599 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Blue Rabbit is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis featuring performances recorded in 1963 and 1964 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]
Reception
| 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
- ↑ Verve Records Catalog: 8500 series accessed February 11, 2016
- ↑ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 11, 2016
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Blue Rabbit – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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