Name: Back To Back
Brand: Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

1000143864

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Verve Acoustic Sounds Series, 180g vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-05-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Unive­rsal

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

602465124491

Total Cap

9999

Black LP

Artist

Duke Ellington

Johnny Hodges

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Verve

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<p>Duke Ellington was an influential American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. He is known for his residency at the Cotton Club from 1927 to 1931 and for composing over a thousand pieces, many of which have become standards in the genre. He frequently collaborated with Billy Strayhorn. Duke Ellington's son, Mercer Ellington, took over leadership of his father's orchestra until his own death in 1996. He is also the grandfather of Edward Ellington.</p>

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Several times in his career, star alto-saxophone soloist Johnny Hodges struck out on his own, only to return each time to Duke Ellington's band. Critic Michael Ullman suggested that the blues classics chosen for this program may have been neutral ground, where Ellington's playing could come to the fore and Hodges' irrepressible sensuality could have free rein. This is one of the very best small-group records Ellington ever made — a perfectly integrated set of music that truly swings the blues

Back To Back

Music US

Discover Back To Back by Duke Ellington on Verve Records. One of Ellington's best small-group records, featuring Johnny Hodges. Music that truly swings the blues.