DUKE ELLINGTON & JOHNNY HODGES: SIDE BY SIDE

Performer: Duke Ellington, piano; Johnny Hodges, saxophone; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Harry “Sweets” Edison, trumpet; Jo Jones, drums
Author: Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Analogue Productions
Medium: LP
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2025

A new stunning title from the reissue series of the Verve / Universal Music Enterprises catalog curated by Acoustic Sounds.

Every month, at least one new release of the most emblematic albums of great jazz.

Remastering done by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog masters.

180-gram LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings.

Old-style tip-on gatefold cover made by Stoughton Printing.

Series supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds.

With the aim of offering the international audiophile community a state-of-the-art version of some of the most beautiful and historically important albums in jazz history, Acoustic Sounds’ audiophile series from the Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises presents vinyl reissues made using the expertise of some of the world’s most renowned sound engineers and the unparalleled production technologies of Quality Record Pressings. All titles in this series have been carefully remastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl, and presented in luxurious old-style tip-on covers made by Stoughton Printing. Furthermore, all the records are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the most important audiophile record label in the world.

Side By Side is the follow-up to Back To Back, the album that saw Duke Ellington performing alongside Johnny Hodges and a lineup of the best musicians of the time, such as Harry “Sweets” Edison on trumpet, Al Hall on double bass, Leslie Spann on guitar and flute, Jo Jones on drums, Ben Webster on tenor sax, and Billy Strayhorn on piano. The program includes unforgettable tracks like “Stompy Jones”, “Big Shoe”, “Going Up”, “Just a Memory”, “Let’s Fall in Love”, and “Bend One”. An album not to be missed, and one to pair with Back to Back.

Duke Ellington, piano; Johnny Hodges, saxophone; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Ben Webster, tenor sax; Harry “Sweets” Edison, trumpet; Jo Jones, drums

Side A
Stompy Jones
Squeeze Me
Big Shoe
Going Up

Side B
Just A Memory
Let’s Fall In Love
Ruint
Bend One
You Need To Rock