Ellingtonia '56 is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances with members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded in 1956 and released on the Norgran label.[1][2]

Ellingtonia '56
Studio album by
Johnny Hodges and His Small Band
Released1956
RecordedJanuary 11 & 12, 1956
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelNorgran MGN 1055
ProducerNorman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
Creamy
(1955)
Ellingtonia '56
(1956)
Duke's in Bed
(1956)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated.

  1. "Hi 'Ya" (Johnny Hodges, Billy Strayhorn) - 3:10
  2. "Snibor" (Strayhorn) - 7:16
  3. "Texas Blues" - 11:47
  4. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) - 3:29
  5. "Duke's Jam" (Edith Cue Hodges) - 6:25
  6. "Night Walk" (Cat Anderson) - 3:13
  7. "The Happy One" (Anderson) - 2:52
  8. "You Got It Coming" - 6:04

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
  2. ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016
  3. ^ a b Ellingtonia (1956) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.