Great concert recordings by Johnny Hodges with the Duke Ellington All Stars at the Sportpalast in March, 1961 . . The Duke was busy composing the music for Paris Blues so Hodges took this group on a short European tour.  Ray Nance, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Al Williams, Aaron Bell and Sam Woodyard play Ellington standards and features for each member.

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