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1964 studio album by Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis
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.
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Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
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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".
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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
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader
Castle Rock (1951–52)
In a Tender Mood (1951–52)
The Blues (1952–54)
Used to Be Duke (1954)
Creamy (1955)
Duke's in Bed (1956)
Ellingtonia '56 (1956)
The Big Sound (1957)
Blues A-Plenty (1958)
Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin (1958)
Not So Dukish (1958)
Side by Side (and
Duke Ellington , 1958–59)
Back to Back (and Duke Ellington, 1959)
Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges (1959)
Blue Hodge (1961)
Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra (1961)
Blue Rabbit (and
Wild Bill Davis , 1963–64)
Sandy's Gone (1963)
Mess of Blues (and
Wild Bill Davis , 1963)
Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges (1964–65)
Blue Pyramid (and Wild Bill Davis, 1965–66)
Con-Soul & Sax (1965–66)
Inspired Abandon (and
Lawrence Brown , 1965)
Joe's Blues (and Wild Bill Davis, 1965)
Wings & Things (nd Wild Bill Davis, 1965)
Blue Notes (1966)
Stride Right (and
Earl Hines , 1966)
Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City (1966)
Don't Sleep in the Subway (1967)
Swing's Our Thing (and Earl Hines, 1967)
Triple Play (1967)
Rippin' & Runnin' (1968)
3 Shades of Blue (1970)
With others
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums with
Johnny Hodges Compositions Related articles