Don't Sleep in the Subway is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances with a big band recorded in 1967 and released on the Verve label.Verve Records Catalog: 8700 series accessed February 19, 2016Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 19, 2016
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "The orchestrations are uneven, but Johnny Hodges is uniformly sharp".
Track listing All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated "Don't Sleep in the Subway" (Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent) - 3:20 "The Wonder of You" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Don George) - 2:44 "Serenade in Blue" (Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish) - 3:08 "Everytime She Walks" (Jimmy Jones) - 3:47 "Wisteria" (Jones, Ellington) - 2:47 "Heel Kickin'" - 3:38 "You've Changed" (Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer) - 2:51 "Some Fun" - 3:40 "Eydie-Dee Dee" - 4:27
Personnel Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone Ernie Royal, Snooky Young - trumpet Bill Berry - trumpet, vibraphone Tony Studd - bass trombone Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess - flute, clarinet, alto saxophone Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone Danny Bank - baritone saxophone, clarinet Hank Jones - piano Everett Barksdale - guitar Milt Hinton - double bass Grady Tate - drums Jimmy Jones - arranger, conductor
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