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 Lawrence Brown with Johnny Hodges
Released	1965
Recorded	March 8, 1965
Genre	Jazz
Length	31:48
Label	Impulse!
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

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

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

• Lawrence Brown – trombone
• Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
• Ray Nance - cornet
• Cat Anderson - trumpet (tracks 1 & 3-8)
• Buster Cooper - trombone (tracks 1 & 3-8)
• Jimmy Hamilton - clarinet (tracks 1 & 3-8)
• Russell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Harold Ashby, Paul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-8)
• Jimmy Jones - piano
• Richard Davis – bass
• Gus Johnson (tracks 1, 3 & 5-8), Johnny Hodges Jr. (tracks 2 & 4) – drums

References