6 - The Lotus Eaters

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The Lotus Eaters - Chapter 6

Many YouTube links. Pages load slowly. Use full screen to view videos along with music.

Ballade for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters 3:19 Sept. 1, 1956 from Duke's in Bed

Warm Valley 3:20 Oct. 17, 1940 fromThe Duke at Fargo

Warm Valley 0:51 from The Duke at Fargo

Warm Valley 3:20 Oct. 17, 1940

Johnny Hodges Day Dream 2:56 Nov. 2, 1940 from Hodges' Passion Flower

Johnny Hodges and Billy Strayhorn Day Dream 3:56 Dec. 12, 1961 from Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and Orchestra

Johnny Hodges Passion Flower 3:05 July 3, 1941 from Hodges' Passion Flower

Passion Flower 4:33 Jan. 23, 1956 from Rosemary Clooney and Duke Ellington Blue Rose

A Flower is a Lovesome Thing 3:22 July 17, 1946 Capitol Transcription

Johnny Hodges All Stars A Flower is a Lovesome Thing 2:44 Autumn 1947 from Johnny Hodges All Stars...

A Flower is a Lovesome Thing 3:12 July 14, 1960 from At The Bal Masque Not Available at this time 

Not in Jack's Book 
"Cat" Anderson and the Ellington All Stars A Flower is a Lovesome Thing 4:31 note: end at 8:05 (when Mexican Bandit begins) from Ellingtonia 

Johnny Hodges Violet Blue 2:57 June 1947 from Johnny Hodges All Stars...

Charlotte Russe (aka Lotus Blossom) 3:02 Autumn 1947 from Johnny Hodges All Stars...

Passion Flower (aka Lotus Blossom) 3:16 March 2, 1961 from Piano in the Foreground

Half the Fun 4:19 Aug. 7, 1956 from Such Sweet Thunder

Pretty Girl 8:54 (aka Star-Crossed Lovers) rehearsal Dec. 6, 1956 from Such Sweet Thunder

Star-Crossed Lovers 4:00 May 3, 1957 from Such Sweet Thunder

Johnny Hodges Pretty Girl = (Star-Crossed Lovers) 2:26 Sept. 8, 1955 from Johnny Hodges' Creamy

Elf (= Isfahan) 3:19 July 18, 1963 from Private Collection Vol. 4

Isfahan 4:00 Dec. 20, 1960 from The Far East Suite

Isfahan (alternate take) 4:11 Dec. 20, 1960 The Far East Suite

Freakish Light (= Blood Count) 4:15 March 6, 1967 from Big Bands Live

Blood Count August 28, 1967 from And His Mother Called Him Bill...

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