Inspired Abandon is an album by American jazz trombonist Lawrence Brown with Johnny Hodges featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.[1] The album was rereleased on CD as bonus tracks on the American CD reissue of Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges.

Inspired Abandon
Studio album by
Released1965
RecordedMarch 8, 1965
GenreJazz
Length31:48
LabelImpulse!
Lawrence Brown chronology
Slide Trombone featuring Lawrence Brown
(1955)
Inspired Abandon
(1965)
Johnny Hodges chronology
Wings & Things
(1965)
Inspired Abandon
(1965)
Stride Right
(1966)

Reception

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The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Johnny Hodges except as indicated
  1. "Stompy Jones" (Duke Ellington) - 3:57
  2. "Mood Indigo" (Ellington, Barney Bigard) - 4:22
  3. "Good Queen Bess" - 3:05
  4. "Little Brother" - 5:14
  5. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Hodges) - 5:40
  6. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" (Ellington) - 2:33
  7. "Ruint" (Ellington, Hodges) - 3:18
  8. "Sassy Cue" - 3:39
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 8, 1965

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 24, 2011
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed March 24, 2011