Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Okeh 8623 (1928)

Duke Ellington p, a dir / Bubber Miley, Arthur Whetsel t / Joe Nanton tb / Johnny Hodges cl, as, ss / Harry Carney cl, as, bar / Barney Bigard cl, ts / Fred Guy bj / Lonnie Johnson g / Wellman Braud sb / Sonny Greer d / Baby Cox v.

Recorded in New York on October 1, 1928.


Johnny Hodges & Orchestra (An Ellington Unit) - Bluebird 11021 (1940)

To me, there's not much that can compare to the sound of Hodges' alto.

Cootie Williams t / Lawrence Brown tb / Johnny Hodges as / Harry Carney bar / Duke Ellington p / Jimmy Blanton sb / Sonny Greer d / Billy Strayhorn a (Day Dream).

Recorded in Chicago on November 2, 1940