Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges

Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonists Gerry Mulligan and Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1959 released on the Verve label.
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Gerry Mulligan's 1959 studio date with Johnny Hodges is one of the most satisfying sessions of his various meetings with different saxophonists for Verve... Throughout the date, the two saxophonists blend beautifully and complement one another's efforts, even though this was their only opportunity to record together in the studio".
“This is the kind of session about which critical comment is a waste of space. The two men blend just the way you would expect a rabbit to blend with a carrot-top. Casual, unostentatious music that belongs irrevocably to the past, present and future of jazz. - Leonard Feather
“Gerry Mulligan's 1959 studio date with Johnny Hodges is one of the most satisfying sessions of his various meetings with different saxophonists for Verve.” - Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Features:

• Special Vinyl Reissue
• Pure Virgin 180 g Vinyl
• Collectors Edition
• Newly Remastered
• Deluxe Inner Sleeves
• One Pressing Limited Edition

Musicians:

• Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax
• Johnny Hodges, alto sax
• Claude Williamson, piano
• Buddy Clark, bass
• Mel Lewis, drums

Selections:

Side A

1. Sunny
2. What's The Rush
3. Back Beat

Side B

1. What's It's All About
2. 18 Carrots For Rabbit
3. Shady Side