Johnny Hodges - Yearning

[JSngry]

Bite.

 

 

[jlhoots]

I get the Oliver Nelson connection, but for some reason this reminded me to listen to Duke's In Bed ( which has no Oliver Nelson connection).

Edited June 6, 2016 by jlhoots

[JSngry]

Happy listening!

[JSngry]

 

 

 

I love how Earl Hines throws everybody off like, immediately and Grady Tate is all, oh shit, there he goes, and then when Rabbit comes in everybody relaxes again, opens up and flows. Earl Hines was all about conquering by distraction, Johnny Hodges, conquering by relaxation. Remarkable musicians of endless cunning. Damn near every encounter with them a chance to be seduced, blessed, and uniquely enrichened.

 

[JSngry]

 

 

What I enjoy about this album is its hardness. Not vulgar, not garish, jut hardness in every regard, the band, the arrangements, and especially Hodges himself. It's sometimes easy to assign him to the "exquisite" bin, and ok, definitely belongs, but this guy also had a knife when he needed it, always.