The_Blues_(Johnny_Hodges_album)

<i>The Blues</i> (Johnny Hodges album)

The Blues (Johnny Hodges album)

1956 studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra

The Blues is an album by American jazz saxophonist Johnny Hodges released on the Norgran label in October 1956.[1] It features performances recorded in 1952, 1953 and 1954.[2]

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Reception

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The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars out of 5.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated

  1. "Rosanne" (Glenn Osser, Edna Osser, Dick Manning) - 3:06
  2. "Hodge-Podge" (Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington) - 3:33
  3. "Jappa" - 3:49
  4. "Through for the Night" (Trummy Young) - 3:14
  5. "The Sheik of Araby" (Ted Snyder, Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler) - 3:12
  6. "Latino" - 2:57
  7. "Johnny's Blues" (Edith Cue Hodges) - 7:00
  8. "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) - 3:48
  9. "Easy Going Bounce" (Leroy Lovett) - 3:30
  10. "Burgundy Walk" - 7:05
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, CA on July 22, 1952 (tracks 1-3) in New York City on December 11, 1952 (tracks 4-6) and September 17, 1953 (tracks 7-9) and at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles, CA on July 2, 1954 (track 10)

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. October 6, 1956. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. [2]
    Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
  3. [3]
    The Blues – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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