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A1	Wabash Blues Composed By – Dave Ringle, Fred Meinken	6:31
A2	Basin Street Blues Composed By – Spencer Williams	8:06
A3	Beale Street Blues Composed By – W. C. Handy	7:39
A4	Villes Ville Is The Place, Man (Bonus Track) Composed By – Duke Ellington	2:33
B1	Weary Blues Composed By – Artie Matthews	6:59
B2	St Louis Blues Composed By – W. C. Handy	5:51
B3	Loveless Love Composed By – W. C. Handy	7:13
B4	Royal Garden Blues Composed By – Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams	5:24

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – GZ Digital Media – 85202E

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Johnny Hodges
• Baritone Saxophone – Harry Carney (tracks: A4)
• Bass – Jimmy Woode (tracks: A4), Sam Jones (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
• Drums – Joe Jones* (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4), Sam Woodyard (tracks: A4)
• Guitar – Les Spann (tracks: A1 ti A3, B1 to B4)
• Piano – Duke Ellington
• Trombone – Britt Woodman (tracks: A4), Quentin Jackson (tracks: A4)
• Trumpet – Harry Edison (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4), Ray Nance (tracks: A4)

Notes

New York, Febraury 20, 1959
DMM-Direct Metal Mastering

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8436028696796
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): 85202E1/A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): 85202E1/B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG V-8317	Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges	Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges - Back To Back (Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues) ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Tru)	Verve Records	MG V-8317	US	1959
CLP 1316	Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges	Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges - Back To Back (Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues) ‎(LP)	His Master's Voice	CLP 1316	UK	1959
823 631-1	Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges	Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges - Back To Back (Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues) ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Verve Records	823 631-1	Netherlands	Unknown
2352 072	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges - Back To Back (Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges Play The Blues) ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Verve Records	2352 072	US	Unknown
MG VS-6055	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges	Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges - Back To Back (Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues) ‎(LP, Album, RM)	Verve Records, Classic Records	MG VS-6055	US	1995