THE COMPLETE ART HODES BLUE NOTE SESSIONS - Mosaic (MR 5-114) 5 LP Jazz Box Set
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From 1944-45, pianist Art Hodes led nine sessions for Blue Note in addition to being a featured sideman on a quartet date headed by drummer Baby Dodds. This limited edition five-LP box set from Mosaic has all 70 selections, including ten that were previously unissued. Hodes, a veteran of 1920s Chicago who later received recognition for his blues playing, loved playing Dixieland and classic jazz.
In settings ranging from a trio to a septet, Hodes inspires and interacts with some of the top trad jazz players of the mid-1940s, including trumpeters Max Kaminsky and (on one session) Wild Bill Davison; trombonists Ray Conniff, Sandy Williams, and Vic Dickenson; clarinetists Rod Cless, Edmond Hall, Mezz Mezzrow, Omer Simeon, and Albert Nicholas; the great soprano innovator Sidney Bechet; bassists Bob Haggart, Israel Crosby, Pops Foster, and Wellman Braud; and drummers Dodds, Danny Alvin, and Fred Moore, among others. The music overall is generally straightforward Dixieland with plenty of exciting ensembles and hot solos. A collector's item that (typically for Mosaic) was perfectly conceived.
This Complete Art Hodes Blue Note Sessions is a non-numbered set, part of a limited edition run of 7500. The 5 LPs are in mint condition as they have never been played. This is a Mosaic Records release from 1985, and includes an informative booklet.
Fantastic jazz combo tunes recorded with a variety of incredible sidemen and featuring Hodes amazing piano skills. This is an incredibly fun set, worth owning for the two versions of Shake That Thing alone!
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