JOHNNY HODGES AND HIS ORCHESTRA In A Tender Mood (Rare 1957 US black and silver Verve label 10-track MONO vinyl LP, a panoramic true hi-fi recording supervised by Verve boss Norman Granz. Hodges is accompanied on this marvellous album by an orchestra, among whose members are included Flip Phillips [tenor saxophone], Lawrence Brown [trombone], Leroy Lovett [piano] and Ray Brown [bass]. Front laminatepasted picture sleeve with original 'Specially Imported by E.M.I.' sticker intact top left. A bargain! MGV-8149)