![[PRE-ORDER] Gerry Mulligan - Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges [Verve Acoustic Sounds Series] [Release Date: 10/24/2025]](http://www.plaidroomrecords.com/cdn/shop/files/AVER_77189__195641__08082025093059-9082.jpg?v=1755091696&width=450)
![[PRE-ORDER] Gerry Mulligan - Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges [Verve Acoustic Sounds Series] [Release Date: 10/24/2025]](http://www.plaidroomrecords.com/cdn/shop/files/AVER_77189__195641__08082025093059-9082_1024x.jpg?v=1755091696)
PRE-ORDER - 10/24/2025 Release Date
This item is a pre-order. It will ship or be available for pickup near the street date. Many items do not arrive at our shop until the release date, so please expect that pre-orders will NOT arrive by release date. For any orders that contain pre-orders, all items will be held until every item from the order is available to ship. Please read our full pre-order FAQ here before pre-ordering.
Description
Acoustic Sounds Series reissues from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises!
Monthly releases highlighting the world's most historic and best jazz records!
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab from the original analog tapes
180-gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets
Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds
The 1959 record Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges, a collaboration between the two great jazz saxophonists, has been reissued as the latest release from Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series.
Recorded on November 17th, 1959, Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges has been heralded as one of Mulligan's best collaborations with fellow instrumentalists. On this date, the two saxophonists were joined by a solid rhythm section of Claude Williamson (piano), Buddy Clark (bass), and Mel Lewis (drums).
The tracklist pulls from both artist's repertoires, featuring three originals each from Mulligan and Hodges. The two complement the other throughout with the exception of Mulligan's "What's the Rush," where the baritonist sits out altogether in favor of Hodges' alto taking the spotlight.
Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges is the second Hodges collaboration to be reissued by Verve. Earlier this year, Acoustic Sounds re-released Side By Side, one of two 1959 LPs he recorded with Duke Ellington.
The Acoustic Sounds series has been ongoing since 2020, reissuing a vast collection of records from Verve/UMe's rich archive. Artists featured have included icons such as Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fiztgerald, Nina Simone, and many more.
Format / LP
Released / 10/24/2025
Catalogue / AVER-77189
Barcode / 602478282171
Artist / Gerry Mulligan
Label / Verve
Genre / Jazz