Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges with Lawrence Welk's Orchestra
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AMG Review of Johnny Hodges with Lawrence Welk's Orchestra
Scott Yanow
All Music GuideThis was one of the oddest matchups and yet ended up being fairly logical. Altoist Johnny Hodges had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard and Lawrence Welk always loved beautiful music. This Dot recording features Hodges on a dozen standards while accompanied by a string section, brass and a rhythm section. The concise and melodic interpretations are indeed pretty and the arrangements (by a dozen different writers) are generally fine. Plus the album cover (which has a picture of the unlikely duo) is classic.
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