Johnny Hodges - With The Lawrence Welk Orchestra

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:24
Size: 72,5 MB
Art: Front

(2:13)  1. Someone To Watch Over Me
(2:31)  2. Misty
(2:34)  3. Fantastic, That's You
(2:35)  4. Stardust
(2:33)  5. I Can't Get Started
(2:10)  6. Haunting Melody
(2:08)  7. When My Baby Smiles At Me
(2:13)  8. Blue Velvet
(2:47)  9. Sophisticated Lady
(2:32) 10. Canadian Sunset
(2:17) 11. In A Sentimental Mood
(1:50) 12. I'm Beginning To See The Light

This was one of the oddest matchups and yet ended up being fairly logical. Altoist Johnny Hodges had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard and Lawrence Welk always loved beautiful music. This Dot recording features Hodges on a dozen standards while accompanied by a string section, brass and a rhythm section. The concise and melodic interpretations are indeed pretty and the arrangements (by a dozen different writers) are generally fine. Plus the album cover (which has a picture of the unlikely duo) is classic. ~Scott Yanow   http://www.allmusic.com/album/johnny-hodges-with-lawrence-welks-orchestra-mw0000022765

Personnel: Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Lawrence Welk (conductor).

With The Lawrence Welk Orchestra

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