Don't Sleep in the Subway is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances with a big band recorded in 1967 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | August 17, 18 & 21, 1967 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve V/V6 8732 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "The orchestrations are uneven, but Johnny Hodges is uniformly sharp".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated
- "Don't Sleep in the Subway" (Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent) - 3:20
- "The Wonder of You" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Don George) - 2:44
- "Serenade in Blue" (Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish) - 3:08
- "Everytime She Walks" (Jimmy Jones) - 3:47
- "Wisteria" (Jones, Ellington) - 2:47
- "Heel Kickin'" - 3:38
- "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer) - 2:51
- "Some Fun" - 3:40
- "Eydie-Dee Dee" - 4:27
Personnel
edit- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Ernie Royal, Snooky Young - trumpet
- Bill Berry - trumpet, vibraphone
- Tony Studd - bass trombone
- Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess - flute, clarinet, alto saxophone
- Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Hank Jones - piano
- Everett Barksdale - guitar
- Milt Hinton - double bass
- Grady Tate - drums
- Jimmy Jones - arranger, conductor
References
edit- ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8700 series accessed February 19, 2016
- ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 19, 2016
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Don't Sleep in the Subway – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2016.