Stride Right

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Stride Right

| type = Album

| artist = Johnny Hodges and Earl "Fatha" Hines

| cover = Stride Right.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1966

| recorded = January 14, 1966

| venue =

| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

| genre = Jazz

| length = 33:02

| label = Verve V/V6 8647

| producer = Creed Taylor

| chronology = Johnny Hodges

| prev_title = Inspired Abandon

| prev_year = 1965

| next_title = Blue Pyramid

| next_year = 1966

}}

Stride Right is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges and pianist/organist Earl "Fatha" Hines featuring performances recorded in 1966 and released on the Verve label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8600-series/#v-v6-8647 Verve Records Catalog: 8600 series] accessed February 19, 2016[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/verve.pdf Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels] accessed February 19, 2016

Reception

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| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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AllMusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated: "The 1966 meeting of alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges and pianist Earl Hines in the studio should be considered a cause for celebration for swing fans. ...highly recommended".{{AllMusic|first=Ken |last=Dryden |class=album |id=mw0000471353 |title=Stride Right – Review |accessdate=February 19, 2016}}

Track listing

All compositions by Earl Hines, except as indicated.

  1. "Caution Blues" - 2:53
  2. "Stride Right" - 2:55
  3. "Rosetta" (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) - 3:34
  4. "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 5:05
  5. "Fantastic, That's You" (George Cates, George Douglas) - 2:52
  6. "Tale of the Fox" (Mercer Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 4:36
  7. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) - 2:55
  8. "C Jam Blues" (Ellington) - 5:05
  9. "Tippin' In" (Bobby Smith, Marty Symes) - 3:07

Personnel

References