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Wings & Things

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Wings & Things
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedJuly 26 & 27, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length35:01
LabelVerve V/V6 8630
ProducerCreed Taylor
Johnny Hodges chronology
Joe's Blues
(1965)
Wings & Things
(1965)
Inspired Abandon
(1965)
Wild Bill Davis chronology
Free Frantic and Funky
(1965)
Wings & Things
(1965)
Blue Pyramid
(1966)

Wings & Things is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis featuring performances recorded in 1965 and released on the Verve label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "The group always swings, and it is interesting to hear Hodges in this setting".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as noted

  1. "Wings and Things" - 7:10
  2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 3:08
  3. "Imbo (Limbo Jazz)" (Duke Ellington) - 3:52
  4. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:00
  5. "Spotted Dog" - 7:20
  6. "Cassanova" (Wild Bill Davis) - 2:43
  7. "Dow De Dow Dow Dow" (Ellington, Hodges) - 3:22
  8. "Peg o' My Heart" (Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher) - 3:26

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series accessed February 17, 2016
  2. ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 17, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Wings & Things – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2016.