''Sandy's Gone'' is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1963 and released on the

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Reception

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Track listing

''Áll compositions by Claus Ogerman except as indicated'' # "Sandy's Gone" - 2:10 # "Monkey Shack" - 2:16 # "

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" ( Sherman Edwards, Ben Raleigh) - 2:14 # "Scarlett O'Hara" ( Jerry Lordan) - 2:11 # "Candy's Theme" ( Oliver Nelson) - 2:13 # "Follow Me" (Ogerman, Otto) - 1:53 # " Blue Velvet" (

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( Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) - 2:20 # "Since" - 2:20 # ""The Caretakers" Theme" (

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Personnel

* Johnny Hodges -

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* Joe Newman, Joe Wilder -

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

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* Kenny Burrell -

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Milt Hinton Milton John Hinton (June 23, 1910 – December 19, 2000) was an American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included "Sporty" from his years in Chicago, "Fump" from his time on the ...

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* Mel Lewis, Osie Johnson -

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*Orchestra arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman

References

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