The Blues (Johnny Hodges album)

The Blues
Studio album by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra
Released 1955
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
In a Tender Mood
(1952)
The Blues
(1952-54)
Used to Be Duke
(1954)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

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

Personnel

References

  1. Norgran Records Catalog: 1000 series accessed February 16, 2016
  2. Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 16, 2016
  3. 1 2 The Blues – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
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