• INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS

Blue 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, flute
• JSAM JONES, bass
• JLOUIS HAYES, drums
• JNew York, August 23, 1961

• JON TRACKS [11-16]: From BLUE RABBIT:
• JMUNDELL LOWE, guitar
• JRICHARD DAVIS, bass
• JOSIE JOHNSON, drums
• JNew York, April 28, 1964

• [17-20] BONUS TRACKS: From BLUE NOTES

TRACKS:

• 01. AND THEN SOME
• 02. I WONDER WHY
• 03. AZURE TE
• 04. BLUE HODGE
• 05. HODGE PODGE
• 06. IT SHOULDN’T HAPPEN TO A DREAM
• 07. WHY ARE YOU BLUE?
• 08. KNUCKLES
• 09. STAND BY BLUES
• 10. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE
• 11. BLUES O’MIGHTY
• 12. FIDDLER’S FANCY
• 13. THINGS AIN’T WHAT THEY USED TO BE
• 14. WISTERIA
• 15. SATIN DOLL
• 16. MUD PIE
• 17. RENT CITY (*)
• 18. SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY (*)
• 19. THE MIDNIGHT SUN WILL NEVER SET (*)
• 20. SNEAKIN’ UP ON YOU (*)"