Cue for Saxophone
Cue for Saxophone is an album by pianist and composer Billy Strayhorn's Sextet comprising members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded in 1959 and originally released on the British Felsted in 1959, then reissued by Vocalion in 1962.[1][2]
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Composer/arranger/pianist Billy Strayhorn led surprisingly few sessions throughout his career, and this was only his second full-length album. Actually, the main star is altoist Johnny Hodges (who goes here under the pseudonym of "Cue Porter"), while Strayhorn (who plays piano on the seven songs) only co-wrote two basic tunes... The results are a fine mainstream session".[3]
Track listing
- "Cue's Blue Now" (Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hodges) - 10:07
- "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 4:18
- "Cherry" (Don Redman, Ray Gilbert) - 5:54
- "Watch Your Cue" (Strayhorn, Hodges) - 3:10
- "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" (Irving Kahal, Pierre Norman, Sammy Fain) - 7:23
- "When I Dream Of You" (Charlie Carpenter, Earl Hines) - 3:33
- "Rose Room" (Art Hickman, Harry Williams) - 6:02
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