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  • Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges, Back to Back, 1959 on Verve

    Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges, Back to Back, 1959 on Verve

    Great album recorded Feb 20, 1959 in session with Duke Ellington (piano), Johnny Hodges (sax), Al Hall / Sam Jones (bass), Jo Jones (drums), Les Spann (guitar), and Harry Edison (trumpet). (That’s Papa Jo Jones, not Philly Joe Jones). All the productions in the Acoustic Sounds Series sound great, and this is no exception. My…

  • Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, 1975 on Pablo Records.

    Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, 1975 on Pablo Records.

    Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, Oscar Peterson & Harry Edison, 1975 on Pablo Records. Another excellent mid seventies jazz record on the label Norman Granz founded in 1973. I wasn’t as familiar with Harry Edison, but he played with everyone: Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Ella, Nat King Cole, and many more – he…