Verve Jazz Masters 35 (1994) more music like this

by Johnny Hodges

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Blowing the Fuse: 28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1951 (2005) more music like this

by Various Artists

This seventh volume -- of 11 in the Bear Family Blowing the Fuse series -- is another case of the woollier and wilder side of R&B as it moved into the 1950s. The 28 tracks from 1951 showcased here offer sure signs of the music's big bang that would erupt as rock & roll in just a few short years. While many of the artists here have appeared on the ...

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The Jeep Is Jumpin' [ASV/Living Era] (2007) more music like this

by Johnny Hodges

In celebration of what would have been his hundredth birthday, saxophonist Johnny Hodges is lovingly commemorated by the Living Era label with a special two-disc Centenary Issue intended as a complementary sequel to Jeep's Blues (Living Era 5180), a 24-track compilation that covered the years 1928-1941. The Jeep Is Jumpin' should not be confused ...

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Live Featuring Jimmy "T99" Nelson (2006) more music like this

by Blue Flagships/Jimmy Nelson

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Castle Rock (1951) more music like this

by Johnny Hodges

Johnny Hodges surprised the jazz world by leaving Duke Ellington's band to go out on his own as a leader in 1951, and the early Castle Rock LP was one of his biggest successes, powered by the appeal of the very rhythmic blues title track (written by tenor saxophonist Al Sears, another Ellington veteran). Billy Strayhorn and trumpeter Emmett Berry ...

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Visits the Johnny Bonanza Show more music like this

by Lester Peabody

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Zoot Suit Riot: Instrumental R'n'B Smash Hits of the 1950s (2005) more music like this

by Various Artists

The British Rev-Ola label kicks it into high gear with Zoot Suit Riot: Instrumental R'n'B Smash Hits of the 1950s. There isn't a downer second on this crunchy, crispy riotous disc of offerings form all the biggies: Roy Milton, Lloyd Price, Johnny Otis, Big Jay McNeely, Cecil Payne, Kid King, and may others. Even Betty Carter's "Hucklebuck" is on ...

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1951-1952 (2005) more music like this

by Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra

Between January 1951 and August 1955, alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges took an extended vacation from Duke Ellington and led his own ensembles in a remarkably fruitful series of recording sessions produced by Norman Granz. Volume three in the Classics Johnny Hodges chronology opens with four outstanding tracks cut on February 28, 1951. Since Hodges ...

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