The Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | ||||
Released | October 1956[1] | |||
Recorded | July 22, 1952, December 11, 1952, September 17, 1953 and July 2, 1954 San Francisco, CA, New York City and Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Norgran MGN 1061 | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
Johnny Hodges chronology | ||||
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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]
Reception
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The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars out of 5.[3]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Johnny Hodges, except as indicated
- "Rosanne" (Glenn Osser, Edna Osser, Dick Manning) - 3:06
- "Hodge-Podge" (Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington) - 3:33
- "Jappa" - 3:49
- "Through for the Night" (Trummy Young) - 3:14
- "The Sheik of Araby" (Ted Snyder, Harry B. Smith, Francis Wheeler) - 3:12
- "Latino" - 2:57
- "Johnny's Blues" (Edith Cue Hodges) - 7:00
- "Indiana" (Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley) - 3:48
- "Easy Going Bounce" (Leroy Lovett) - 3:30
- "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
[edit]- Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone
- Emmett Berry, (tracks 1-9), Shorty Baker (track 10) - trumpet
- Lawrence Brown - trombone
- Arthur Clarke (tracks 7-9), John Coltrane (track 10), Ben Webster (tracks 1-6), Rudy Williams (tracks 4-6) - tenor saxophone
- Ted Brannon (tracks 4-6), Call Cobbs (track 10), Leroy Lovett (tracks 1-3 & 7-9) - piano
- Ray Brown (tracks 7-9), Red Callender (tracks 1-3), Barney Richmond (tracks 4-6), John Williams (track 10) - bass
- Louis Bellson (track 10), J. C. Heard (tracks 1-3 & 7-9), Al Walker (tracks 4-6) - drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b "October Album Releases" (PDF). The Cash Box. New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. October 6, 1956. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
- ^ a b The Blues – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.