Wings & Things is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis featuring performances recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | July 26 & 27, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:01 | |||
| Label | Verve V/V6 8630 | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "The group always swings, and it is interesting to hear Hodges in this setting".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Johnny Hodges except as noted
- "Wings and Things" - 7:10
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 3:08
- "Imbo (Limbo Jazz)" (Duke Ellington) - 3:52
- "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:00
- "Spotted Dog" - 7:20
- "Cassanova" (Wild Bill Davis) - 2:43
- "Dow De Dow Dow Dow" (Ellington, Hodges) - 3:22
- "Peg o' My Heart" (Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher) - 3:26
Personnel
edit- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Wild Bill Davis - organ (tracks 1 & 5-8)
- Lawrence Brown - trombone (tracks 1 & 3-8)
- Grant Green - guitar (tracks 1 & 3-8)
- Hank Jones - piano (tracks 2-4)
- Richard Davis - double bass
- Ben Dixon - drums
References
edit- ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series accessed February 17, 2016
- ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 17, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Wings & Things – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2016.