Inspired Abandon is an album by American jazz trombonist Lawrence Brown with Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography accessed March 24, 2011 The album was rereleased on CD as bonus tracks on the American CD reissue of Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges.
Reception The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.Allmusic Review accessed March 24, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated "Stompy Jones" (Duke Ellington) - 3:57 "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard) - 4:22 "Good Queen Bess" - 3:05 "Little Brother" - 5:14 "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Hodges) - 5:40 "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Ellington) - 2:33 "Ruint" (Ellington, Hodges) - 3:18 "Sassy Cue" - 3:39 Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 8, 1965
Personnel Lawrence Brown – trombone Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone Ray Nance - cornet Cat Anderson - trumpet (tracks 1 & 3–8) Buster Cooper - trombone (tracks 1 & 3–8) Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet (tracks 1 & 3–8) Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3–8) Jimmy Jones - piano Richard Davis – bass Gus Johnson (tracks 1, 3 & 5–8), Johnny Hodges Jr. (tracks 2 & 4) – drums
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