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Triple Play

Johnny Hodges

Recorded	Jan 9-10, 1967
Label	RCA
Released	1967
Personnel	23 credited players
Discogs	master 419082

The record

RCA paired this saxophonist with rotating trios of guitar, bass, and drums instead of the usual orchestra, letting Harry Carney and Ray Nance drop by for color. Recorded in January 1967, the tone stays liquid and patient throughout.

Session personnel

Harry Carney — baritone saxophone
Aaron Bell — bass
Joe Benjamin — bass
Milt Hinton — bass
Ray Nance — cornet
Gus Johnson — drums
Oliver Jackson — drums
Rufus Jones — drums
Billy Butler — guitar
Les Spann — guitar
Tiny Grimes — guitar
Johnny Hodges — leader, alto saxophone
Hank Jones — piano
Jimmy Jones — piano
Nat Pierce — piano
Jimmy Hamilton — tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves — tenor saxophone
Benny Powell — trombone
Buster Cooper — trombone
Lawrence Brown — trombone
Cat Anderson — trumpet
Roy Eldridge — trumpet
Bill Berry — vibraphone

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 23 pressings on file.

1967	RCA Victor · LPM-3867 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file
1967	RCA Victor · LSP-3867 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
1967	RCA Victor · LSP-3867 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
1967	RCA Victor · LSP 3867 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
1968	Victor · SHP-5731 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Stereo
1968	RCA · 445.045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1968	RCA Victor · 445.045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1976	RCA — STEREO
1979	RCA · FXL1 7102 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1979	RCA · FXL1 7102 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1987	Bluebird (3) · NL85903 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1987	Bluebird (3) · 5903-1-RB — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
1987	RCA · 5903-4-RB — Cassette, Reissue, Dolby
1987	RCA · 09026 68592 2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered