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In a Tender Mood
Studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Released	1955
Recorded	January 15, February 28, March 3, 1951, and January 13, 1952 New York City and San Francisco, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:10
Label	Norgran MGN 1059
Producer	Norman Granz
Johnny Hodges chronology
Castle Rock (1951–52) In a Tender Mood (1955) The Blues (1952–54)

In a Tender Mood is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1951 and 1952 and released on the Norgran label. ^{[1] [2]}

Contents

• Track listing
• Personnel
• References

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated

1. "Who's Excited" (Johnny Hodges, Mercer Ellington) - 3:05
2. "Standing Room Only" - 2:48
3. "What's I'm Gotchere" (Edith Cue) - 3:56
4. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 6:01
5. "Duke's Blues" - 6:08
6. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 3:21
7. "Tea for Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 3:00
8. "Nothin' Yet" (Emmett Berry) - 2:42

• Recorded in New York City on January 13, 1952 (track 1) and January 17, 1952 (track 2), and in San Francisco, CA on March 25, 1952 (tracks 4–7) and July 17, 1952 (tracks 3 & 8).

Personnel

• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Emmett Berry - trumpet
• Lawrence Brown - trombone
• Flip Phillips (tracks 3 & 8), Al Sears (tracks 1, 2 & 4–7) - tenor saxophone
• Leroy Lovett - piano
• Red Callender (tracks 3 & 8), Barney Richmond (tracks 4–7), Lloyd Trotman (tracks 1 & 2) - bass
• J. C. Heard (tracks 3 & 8), Joe Marshall (tracks 1, 2 & 4–7) - drums

References