Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City

Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City
Live album by Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis
Released 1967
Recorded September 10-11, 1966
Venue Grace's Little Belmont, Atlantic City, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length 47:16
Label RCA Victor LPM-3706
Producer Brad McCuen
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Wild Bill Davis & Johnny Hodges in Atlantic City is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis featuring performances recorded in Atlantic City in 1966 and released on the RCA Victor label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic says "This is a top-notch session of top-notch musicians just enjoying one another's company. It's jazz that puts a smile on your face".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except where noted

  1. "Just Squeeze Me" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) – 4:45 Additional track on CD reissue
  2. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:59
  3. "Taffy" (Johnny Hodges, Wild Bill Davis) – 5:38
  4. "Good Queen Bess" – 3:22
  5. "L B Blues" – 5:40
  6. "In a Mellow Tone" (Ellington, Milt Gabler) – 3:47
  7. "Rockville" – 6:36
  8. "I'll Always Love You" (Davis) – 3:51
  9. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:40
  10. "Belle of the Belmont" (Mercer Ellington, Hodges) – 4:58

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Discogs album entry accessed July 27, 2017
  2. 1 2 Koda, Cub. In Atlantic City – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
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