Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Mess Of Blues
| Recorded | Sep 3-4, 1963 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 361971 |
The record
Hodges leans into a bluesier, organ-soaked groove here, with Wild Bill Davis and Kenny Burrell giving that alto its warmest, most churchy backdrop. A loose, unhurried session that finds the Ellington stalwart stretching out on early-60s Verve turf built for feeling, not flash.
Session personnel
- Johnny Hodges — alto saxophone [alto sax]
- Ed Shaughnessy — drums
- Osie Johnson — drums
- Kenny Burrell — featuring, guitar
- Wild Bill Davis — organ
- Joe Wilder — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1964 | Verve Records · V/8570 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1964 | Verve Records — STEREO |
| 1964 | Verve Records · VDJ-1 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1964 | Verve Records · VLP 9067 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | Verve Records · SMV-1048 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Verve Records · V/8570 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, MGM Pressing |
| 1964 | Verve Records · V6-8570 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing |
| 1964 | Verve Records · V6/8570 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Verve Records · V6/8570 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Verve Records · V-8570 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1970 | Verve Records · V6-8570 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1974 | World Record Club · S-5674 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 1974 | World Cassette Club · 0612 — Cassette, Album, Club Edition, Stereo |
| 2007 | Lone Hill Jazz · LHJ10285 — CD, Compilation |
Follow the players
Johnny Hodges also plays on
Ed Shaughnessy also plays on
Osie Johnson also plays on