Duke Ellington’s Spacemen – The Cosmic Scene (1958)

Columbia – CL 1198Rec. Dates : April 2 & 3, 1958Stream this Album Piano : Duke EllingtonBass : Jimmy WoodeClarinet : Jimmy HamiltonDrums : Sam WoodyardFlugelhorn : Clark TerryTenor Sax : Paul GonsalvesTrombone : Britt Woodman, John Sanders, Quentin Jackson   Billboard : 10/13/1958 A swinging performance of standard jazz pieces and some new songs

Clark Terry – Duke With A Difference (1958)

Riverside – RLP 12-246Rec. Date : July 29 & September 6, 1957Stream this Album Trumpet : Clark TerryAlto Sax : Johnny HodgesBass : Jimmy WoodeCeleste : Luther HendersonDrums : Sam WoodyardPiano : Billy StrayhornTenor Sax : Paul GonsalvesTrombone : Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, Tyree GlennVibes : Tyree GlennVocals : Marian Bruce   Cashbox : 05/24/1958

Count Basie & Duke Ellington – First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (1962)

Columbia – CL 1715 / CS 8515Rec. Dates : July 6 & 7, 1961Stream this Album Piano : Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billy StrayhornAlto Sax : Marshal Royal, Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Frank WessBaritone Sax : Harry Carney, Charlie FowlkesBass : Eddie Jones, Aaron BellClarinet : Jimmy Hamilton, Marshal Royal, Russell ProcopeDrums : Sonny Payne,

Johnny Hodges – Ellingtonia ’56 (1956)

Norgran – MGN-1055Rec. Dates : January 11 & 12, 1956 Album is Not Streamable Alto Sax : Johnny Hodges, Russell ProcopeBaritone Sax : Harry CarneyBass : Jimmy WoodeClarinet : Jimmy HamiltonDrums : Sam WoodyardPiano : Billy StrayhornTenor Sax : Jimmy Hamilton, Paul GonsalvesTrumpet : Ray Nance, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Willie CookTrombone : Lawrence Brown,

Lawrence Brown & Johnny Hodges – Inspired Abandon (1965)

Impulse! – A-89Rec. Date : March 8, 1965Stream this AlbumLiner Notes courtesy of mcrichley Trombone : Lawrence Brown, Buster CooperAlto Sax : Johnny Hodges, Russell ProcopeBass : Richard DavisClarinet : Russell ProcopeCornet : Ray NanceDrums : Gus Johnson, “Brother” HodgesPiano : Jimmy JonesTenor Sax : Harold Ashby, Paul GonsalvesTrumpet : Cat Anderson Billboard : 09/11/1965Four Stars The four-star rating is awarded new albums with sufficient commercial potential

Johnny Hodges – Triple Play (1967)

RCA Victor – LSP-3867Rec. Dates : New York, January 9, 10, 1967Stream this Album Arranger/Conductor : Jimmy JonesAlto Sax : Johnny HodgesBaritone Sax : Harry CarneyBass : Milt Hinton, Aaron Bell, Joe BenjaminCornet : Ray NanceDrums : Gus Johnson, Rufus Jones, Oliver JacksonGuitar : Tiny Grimes, Les Spann, Billy ButlerPiano : Hank Jones, Nat Pierce, Jimmy JonesTenor Sax : Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy HamiltonTrombone : Buster Cooper, Lawrence Brown, Benny PowellTrumpet : Cat Anderson, Roy EldridgeVibes : Bill Berry

Paul Gonsalves – Gettin’ Together (1961)

Jazzland – JLP 36Rec. Date : December 20, 1960Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Paul GonsalvesBass : Sam JonesCornet : Nat AdderleyDrums : Jimmy CobbPiano : Wynton Kelly Down Beat : 06/22/1961John S. Wilson : 3 stars Like the long drum solos that Duke Ellington seems to think are a necessary part of his band’s performances, Gonsalves’ extended up-tempo solos have always struck

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – Such Sweet Thunder (1957)

Columbia – CL 1033Rec. Date : late 1956 Stream this Album Piano : Duke EllingtonAlto Sax : Johnny Hodges, Russell ProcopeBaritone Sax : Harry CarneyBass : Jimmy WoodeBass Clarinet : Harry CarneyClarinet : Jimmy Hamilton, Russell ProcopeDrums : Sam WoodyardOrchestration : Billy StrayhornTenor Sax : Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy HamiltonTrumpet : Cat Anderson, Clark Terry, Ray