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A1	Don't Call Me, I'll Call You Composed By – Anderson*
A2	An Ordinary Thing Composed By – Anderson*
A3	Waiting For Duke Composed By – Anderson*
A4	Dust Bowl Composed By – Hodges*
A5	Little Rabbit Blues Composed By – Hodges*
B1	Johnny Come Lately Composed By – Strayhorn*
B2	Gone And Crazy Composed By – Hodges*
B3	Segdoh Composed By – Hodges*
B4	Viscount Composed By – Hodges*, M. Ellington*
B5	Bouquet Of Roses Composed By – Hodges*, M. Ellington*
B6	Digits Composed By – Terry*
B7	Early Morning Rock Composed By – Hodges*
B8	The Happy One Composed By – Anderson*

Credits

• Bass – Jimmy Woode (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Drums – Sam Woodyard (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Photography [Cover Photo] – Burt Goldblatt
• Piano – Billy Strayhorn (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Reeds – Harry Carney (tracks: A1 to A4), Jimmy Hamilton (tracks: A1 to A4), Johnny Hodges (tracks: A1 to A4), Paul Gonsalves (tracks: A1 to A4), Russell Procope (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Trombone – Britt Woodman (tracks: A1 to A4), John Sanders (tracks: A1 to A4), Quentin Jackson (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Trumpet – Cat Anderson (tracks: A1 to A4), Clark Terry (tracks: A1 to A4), Harold Baker (tracks: A1 to A4), Ray Nance (tracks: A1 to A4), Willie Cook (tracks: A1 to A4)

Notes

Tracks recorded between 12 January 1956 and 3 September 1957, in New York City.
Released in the U.S.A. entitled "The Big Sound", in 1959 without the last track, which was mono, recorded in 1956.
Sleeve: Printed by E.J. Day Group London & Bedford

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG VS-6017	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men*	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men* - The Big Sound ‎(LP, Album)	Verve Records	MG VS-6017	US	1957
MV 2525	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men*	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men* - The Big Sound ‎(LP, Album)	Verve Records	MV 2525	Japan	1975
V-8271	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men*	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men* - The Big Sound ‎(LP, Album, RE, Mono)	Verve Records	V-8271	US	Unknown
UMV 2525	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men*	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men* - The Big Sound ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Verve Records	UMV 2525	Japan	1982
33CX 10136	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men*	Johnny Hodges And The Ellington Men* - The Big Sound ‎(LP, Album)	Columbia	33CX 10136	UK	1959