In a Tender Mood

In a Tender Mood
Studio album by
Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Released1955
RecordedJanuary 15, February 28, March 3, 1951, and January 13, 1952
New York City and San Francisco, CA
GenreJazz
Length36:10
LabelNorgran MGN 1059
ProducerNorman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
Castle Rock
(1951–52)
In a Tender Mood
(1955)
The Blues
(1952–54)

In a Tender Mood is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1951 and 1952 and released on the Norgran label.[1][2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

  1. "Who's Excited" (Johnny Hodges, Mercer Ellington) - 3:05
  2. "Standing Room Only" - 2:48
  3. "What's I'm Gotchere" (Edith Cue) - 3:56
  4. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 6:01
  5. "Duke's Blues" - 6:08
  6. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 3:21
  7. "Tea for Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 3:00
  8. "Nothin' Yet" (Emmett Berry) - 2:42
  • Recorded in New York City on January 13, 1952 (track 1) and January 17, 1952 (track 2), and in San Francisco, CA on March 25, 1952 (tracks 4–7) and July 17, 1952 (tracks 3 & 8).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
  2. ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016