Back to Back
Studio album by
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges
Released1959
RecordedFebruary 20, 1959 - Columbia Studios, New York
GenreJazz
Length40:02
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz
Duke Ellington chronology
Jazz Party
(1959)		 Back to Back
(1959)		 Side by Side
(1959)
Johnny Hodges chronology
Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin
(1958)		 Back to Back
(1959)		 Side by Side
(1959)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Back to Back is a 1959 studio album by Johnny Hodges and Duke Ellington. It was followed by Side by Side (1959), recorded at the same sessions.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Wabash Blues" (Fred Meinken, Dave Ringle) – 6:22
  2. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 8:05
  3. "Beale Street Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 7:40
  4. "Weary Blues" (Artie Matthews) – 6:50
  5. "St. Louis Blues" (Handy) – 5:45
  6. "Loveless Love" (Handy) – 6:05
  7. "Royal Garden Blues" (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) – 5:20

Personnel

The tracks with Sam Jones were recorded February 20, 1959, while those with Al Hall were recorded 6 days later. A Fresh Sound CD adds the 3 tracks from Side by Side with this same group.

Notes

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 435. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ Back to Back Verve Music Group catalog. Accessed October 23, 2009.
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