Like its companion Side by Side, Back to Back features some high quality "cookin'"
by some high quality jazz greats. Ellington and Hodges are joined by trumpeter
Harry Edison, Jo Jones on drums and Sam Jones on bass during these jam sessions
recorded in 1958 and 1959.
Musicians:
Harry Edison, trumpet
Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone
Duke Ellington, piano
Leslie Spann, guitar
Al Hall, bass (1, 4)
Sam Jones, bass
Jo Jones, drums
Selections:
1. Wabash Blues
2. Basin Street Blues
3. Beale Street Blues
4. Weary Blues
5. The St. Louis Blues
6. Loveless Love
7. Royal Garden Blues
Musicians:
Harry Edison, trumpet
Johnny Hodges, alto saxophone
Duke Ellington, piano
Leslie Spann, guitar
Al Hall, bass (1, 4)
Sam Jones, bass
Jo Jones, drums
Selections:
1. Wabash Blues
2. Basin Street Blues
3. Beale Street Blues
4. Weary Blues
5. The St. Louis Blues
6. Loveless Love
7. Royal Garden Blues