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1965 studio album by Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis
Wings & Things
Studio album by Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis
Released1965
RecordedJuly 26 & 27, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length35:01
LabelVerve V/V6 8630
ProducerCreed Taylor
Johnny Hodges chronology
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(1965)
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(1965)
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(1965)
Wild Bill Davis chronology
Free Frantic and Funky
(1965)
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(1965)
Blue Pyramid
(1966)

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "The group always swings, and it is interesting to hear Hodges in this setting".

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as noted

  1. "Wings and Things" - 7:10
  2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 3:08
  3. "Imbo (Limbo Jazz)" (Duke Ellington) - 3:52
  4. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:00
  5. "Spotted Dog" - 7:20
  6. "Cassanova" (Wild Bill Davis) - 2:43
  7. "Dow De Dow Dow Dow" (Ellington, Hodges) - 3:22
  8. "Peg o' My Heart" (Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher) - 3:26

Personnel

References

  1. Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series accessed February 17, 2016
  2. Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 17, 2016
  3. ^ Yanow, Scott. Wings & Things – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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