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Good Queen Bess

Lawrence Brown & Johnny Hodges

Inspired Abandon

Date of recording

8.3.1965, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

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Performers

Lawrence Brown (Soloist) (trumpet)

* 3.8.1907, Lawrence, Kansas (KS), United States

† 5.9.1988, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Johnny Hodges (Soloist) (alto sax)

* 25.7.1906, Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA), United States

† 12.5.1970, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Russell Procope (Soloist) (alto sax, clarinet)

* 11.8.1908, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 21.1.1981, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Paul Gonsalves (Soloist) (tenor sax)

* 12.7.1920, Boston, Massachusetts (MA), United States

† 14.5.1974, London, England, United Kingdom

Harold Ashby (Soloist) (tenor sax)

* 27.3.1925, Kansas City, Missouri (MO), United States

† 13.6.2003, New York City, New York (NY), United States

William "Cat" Anderson (Soloist) (trumpet)

* 12.9.1916, Greenville, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 29.4.1981, Norwalk, California (CA), United States

Buster Cooper (Soloist) (Trombone)

* 4.4.1929, St. Petersburg, Florida (FL), United States

† 13.5.2016, St. Petersburg, Florida (FL), United States

Jimmy Jones (Soloist) (Trombone)

* 30.12.1918

† 29.4.1982

Richard Davis (Soloist) (piano)
Gus Johnson (Soloist) (Double Bass)

* 15.11.1913, Tyler, Texas (TX), United States

† 6.2.2000, Westminster, Colorado (CO), United States

Cat Anderson (Soloist) (trumpet)

* 12.9.1916, Greenville, South Carolina (SC), United States

† 29.4.1981, Norwalk, California (CA), United States

Jimmy Jones (Soloist) (Trombone)

* 30.12.1918, Memphis, Tennessee (TN), United States

† 29.4.1982, Burbank, California (CA), United States

Richard Davis (Soloist) (piano)

* 15.4.1930, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 6.9.2023

Authors

Johnny Hodges (Composer)

* 25.7.1906, Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA), United States

† 12.5.1970, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Album information

Inspired Abandon

Lawrence Brown & Johnny Hodges

Inspired Abandon

Year of production

1965

Record Label

Impulse!

Tracks

  • 1. Stompy Jones
  • 2. Mood Indigo
  • 3. Good Queen Bess
  • 4. Little Brother
  • 5. Jeep's Blues
  • 6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
  • 7. Ruint
  • 8. Sassy Cue