Mercury Records Collection: MG C-111: Johnny Hodges Collates

MG C-111: Johnny Hodges Collates

Label Type :	black/silver Mercury trumpeter type A
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	YMG··C109A F
	SIDE-B	YMG··C109B F1

Comments

“YMG” matrix imprints - which was quite uncommon for Norman Granz's MGC series I believe.

Inside The Groove

A collection of Johnny Hodges' 78rpm/45rpms produced by Norman Granz.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	C 515-3	Castle Rock	-
A-2	C 659-2	Who's Excited	-
A-3	~~C 476-1~~ C 477-2	You Blew Out The Flame In My Heart (aka Rabbit's Blues)	-
A-4	C 517-3	Globetrotter	-
SIDE-B
B-1	C 657-7	A Pound Of Blues	-
B-2	C 656-3	Sideways	-
B-3	C 479-1	Blue Fantasia	-
B-4	C 660-2	Sweepin' The Blues Away	-

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

The Ruppli's discography says A-3 is C 476-1, but it is highly probable that it is C 477-2. Please take a look at the discussion about this topic at Mercury 8937x45 (45rpm) page.

A-3, B-3:
Nelson Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (as), Al Sears (ts),
Leroy Lovett (p), Al McKibbon (b), Sonny Greer (ds).
Recorded in New York City, January 15, 1951.

A-1, A-4:
Emmett Berry (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (as), Al Sears (ts),
Leroy Lovett (p), Lloyd Trotman (b), Sonny Greer (ds).
Recorded in New York City on March 3, 1951.

A-2, B-1, B-2:
Emmett Berry (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb),
Johnny Hodges (as), Al Sears (ts),
Leroy Lovett (p), Lloyd Trotman (b), Joe Marshall (ds).
Recorded in New York City on January 13, 1952.

B-4:
same personnel as A-2.
Recorded in New York City on January 17, 1952.