' s ▁name ▁( and ▁H od ges ▁was ▁only ▁listed ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁" C ue ▁Por ter ") ▁because ▁H od ges ▁was ▁contract ually ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁re le asing ▁albums ▁on ▁other ▁record ▁labels : ▁" Since ▁H od ges ▁was ▁under ▁contract ▁with ▁Norman ▁Gran z ▁to ▁record ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁Ver ve ▁Records , ▁Dance ▁found ▁himself ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁re le asing ▁the ▁album ▁under ▁H odge ' s ▁name . ▁As ▁an ▁out , ▁he ▁titled ▁it ▁C ue ▁for ▁Sax oph one , ▁a ▁hint ▁at ▁the ▁featured ▁player ' s ▁identity , ▁and ▁issued ▁the ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Billy ▁St ray horn ' s ▁Sept et . ▁' B illy ▁didn ' t ▁care ,' ▁said ▁Dance . ▁Indeed , ▁as ▁[ d rum mer ▁Oliver ] ▁Jackson ▁explained , ▁St ray horn ▁seemed ▁to ▁ex ert ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁cre ative ▁effort ▁on ▁the ▁project . ▁' He ▁showed ▁up ▁late , ▁and ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁anything ▁planned .... He ▁knock ed ▁off ▁whatever ▁arrang ements ▁we ▁used ▁off ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁his ▁head . ▁He ▁didn ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁give ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁dam n , ▁and ▁the ▁thing ▁had ▁his ▁name ▁on ▁it .... I ▁said , ▁' H ey ▁St ray s , ▁isn ' t ▁this ▁something , ▁man ? ▁All ▁those ▁things ▁you ▁did ▁for ▁Duke , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁people ▁think ▁Duke ▁did ▁' em ? ▁And ▁here ▁there '