Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

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Artist name Roles Recordings
Johnny Hodges alto saxophone, saxophone, soprano saxophone A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Blues-A-Plenty, Cool Your Motor, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Gone With the Wind, Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, Honey Hill, I Didn't Know About You, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Reeling and Rocking, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Satin Doll, Saturday Afternoon Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Harry Carney baritone saxophone, reeds A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Sonny Greer drums A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Cootie Williams trumpet A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) piano A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Johnny Hodges alto saxophone, saxophone, soprano saxophone A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Blues-A-Plenty, Cool Your Motor, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Gone With the Wind, Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, Honey Hill, I Didn't Know About You, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Reeling and Rocking, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Satin Doll, Saturday Afternoon Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Harry Carney baritone saxophone, reeds A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Sonny Greer drums A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Cootie Williams trumpet A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Duke Ellington (American composer, pianist, & jazz bandleader) piano A Blues Serenade, A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Empty Ballroom Blues, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Peckin', Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) bass, double bass A Blues Serenade, Dance of the Goons, Dancing on the Stars, Dooji Wooji, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Good Gal Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Rent Party Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, Swingin' on the Campus, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take)
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) trombone A Blues Serenade, Dancing on the Stars, Dream Blues, Empty Ballroom Blues, Hodge Podge, Home Town Blues, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, I'm in Another World, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, Jitterbug's Lullaby, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Krum Elbow Blues, Like a Ship in the Night, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), Love in Swingtime, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Day, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Prelude to a Kiss, Pyramid, Rendezvous With Rhythm, Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, Swingin' in the Dell, The Jeep Is Jumpin', There's Something About an Old Love, Wanderlust, You Can Count on Me, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take)
Billy Strayhorn arranger, piano Blues-A-Plenty, Cool Your Motor, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Dream Blues, Gone With the Wind, Honey Hill, I Didn't Know About You, Kitchen Mechanic's Day, Like a Ship in the Night, Mississippi Dreamboat, My Heart Jumped Over the Moon, Reeling and Rocking, Rent Party Blues, Satin Doll, Saturday Afternoon Blues, Savoy Strut, Savoy Strut (alternate take), Swingin' on the Campus
Otto Hardwick alto saxophone A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, My Day, Peckin', Rendezvous With Rhythm, Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Fred Guy guitar A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Jeep's Blues, My Day, Peckin', Rendezvous With Rhythm, Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Mary McHugh vocal I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?, Lost in Meditation, Lost in Meditation (alternate take), My Day, Prelude to a Kiss, Silvery Moon and Golden Sands, There's Something About an Old Love, You Walked Out of the Picture, You Walked Out of the Picture (alternate take)
Jimmy Woode double bass Blues-A-Plenty, Cool Your Motor, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Gone With the Wind, Honey Hill, I Didn't Know About You, Reeling and Rocking, Satin Doll, Saturday Afternoon Blues
Ben Webster tenor saxophone Blues-A-Plenty, Cool Your Motor, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Gone With the Wind, Honey Hill, I Didn't Know About You, Reeling and Rocking, Satin Doll, Saturday Afternoon Blues
Sam Woodyard drums Blues-A-Plenty, Cool Your Motor, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Gone With the Wind, Honey Hill, I Didn't Know About You, Reeling and Rocking, Satin Doll, Saturday Afternoon Blues
Roy Eldridge trumpet Blues-A-Plenty, Cool Your Motor, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Gone With the Wind, Honey Hill, I Didn't Know About You, Reeling and Rocking, Satin Doll, Saturday Afternoon Blues
Vic Dickenson trombone Blues-A-Plenty, Cool Your Motor, Don't Take Your Love From Me, Gone With the Wind, Honey Hill, I Didn't Know About You, Reeling and Rocking, Satin Doll, Saturday Afternoon Blues
Hayes Alvis bass A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Peckin', You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Barney Bigard reeds A Sailboat in the Moonlight (alternate take), A Salboat in the Moonlight, Foolin' Myself, Foolin' Myself (alternate take), Peckin', You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart), You'll Never Go to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) (alternate take)
Chubby Kemp vocal How I Wish I Was Around, I Met a Guy, Mellow Mood
Jean Eldridge vocal Like a Ship in the Night, Mississippi Dream Boat, Mississippi Dreamboat
Leon Lafell vocal A Blues Serenade, Love in Swingtime
Buddy Clark (US 30/40s singer) vocal A Sallboat in the Moonlight