Not So Dukish Explained

Not So Dukish
Type:	Album
Artist:	Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Cover:	Not_So_Dukish.jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	September 10, 1958 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve MGV 8355
Producer:	Norman Granz
Chronology:	Johnny Hodges
Prev Title:	Blues-a-Plenty
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin
Next Year:	1958

Not So Dukish is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1958 and released on the Verve label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

1. "M. H. R." (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) - 5:58
2. "Broadway Babe" (Hodges, Mercer Ellington) - 2:43
3. "Three and Six" (Strayhorn) - 2:20
4. "Not So Dukish" (Jimmy Woode) - 7:51
5. "Central Park Swing" (Jimmy Hamilton) - 3:24
6. "Preacher Blues" - 8:22
7. "Jeep Bounced Back" - 3:35
8. "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:53

Personnel

• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Roy Eldridge, Ray Nance - trumpet
• Lawrence Brown - trombone
• Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet
• Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
• Billy Strayhorn - piano
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Sam Woodyard - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8300-series/#mgv-8355 Verve Records Catalog: 8300 series
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/verve.pdf Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels